Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
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Milagro Cinemas Norwalk
13917 Pioneer Blvd, Norwalk, CAPre-order your tickets now
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- Restored Collectors Edition (00:31)
Movie Info & Cast
Synopsis
A highway patrol officer, two criminals, and a station secretary defend a defunct Los Angeles precinct office against a siege by a bloodthirsty street gang.
Cast
- Austin Stoker
- Darwin Joston
- Laurie Zimmer
- Martin West
- Tony Burton
- Charles Cyphers
- Nancy Kyes
- Peter Bruni
- John J. Fox
- Marc Ross
Letterboxd User Reviews
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- Jun 5, 2015
John Carpenter is the best director of all time.
AleeexAug 17, 2021I knew the ice cream scene was coming but I still gasped when it happened
Patrick WillemsNov 21, 2013An interracial gang wages an all-out assault on a police station. In their way is a street smart cop, a hottie with a nice rack, and a con who really wants a smoke. A blood-oath. An ice cream truck. A Real Housewife of Beverly Hills's last scoop of vanilla. A father's swift…
Todd Gaines - Nov 7, 2017
88 One of the greatest zombie movies ever made.
SilentDawnNov 23, 2013Da-bunna-nana, Da-bunna-nana, Da-bunna-nana, Da bunna-nana.
GroovemanOct 18, 2021Every time I see this I get more convinced that there's never been anything as cinematic as those pieces of paper getting hit in the first attack. A masterpiece of spare down understatement. A very elaborate thrill machine that is pitched as low key as possible and it is…
Filipe Furtado - Jan 16, 2022
this movie is about john carpenter writing "anybody got a smoke?" and thinking it's the funniest joke of all time
adamboltNov 15, 2013"Can't argue with a confident man." or "Got a smoke?"
matt lynchJun 6, 2020I don't know who to root for!
Will Menaker
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Top Reviews
- Johnson C. Blanchard lovedAssault on Precinct 13
John Carpenter excels at making movies in claustrophobic conditions. This is another exemplary showing of that skill. Darwin Joston steals the show with his dark humor and scene presence. Somehow I'm glad that at the end there is not a gratuitous kiss with the girl (fan service)
Ryan Tower likedAssault on Precinct 13Enjoyable, realistic, decades ahead of its time. A great debut for John Carpenter. The movie is fun but the score, actors, & concepts far outweigh the overall product. It’s a snapshot into the 70’s w a message about guns. Hero’s “coolness” vs a violent gang First time watched
James New likedAssault on Precinct 13I love John Carpenter’s hands-on style of filmmaking. His direction and score are both amazing and it’s perfectly paced. Feels like a feature length version of that one sequence in ‘The Terminator’. Great film, cannot understate how good the score is
- jam jammy jambam likedAssault on Precinct 13
Extremely effective siege flick with tight cinematography and a memorable score. I liked the lack of backstory, but needed a little more context on the clearly left-wing — inspired at the very least — militia and their motives.
Edward Kronkvist likedAssault on Precinct 13For being the legendary film director John Carpenter’s first film he stuck the landing. Great special effects, cool story, catchy sound track and overall super entertaining.
Vogue Italia is "meh" onAssault on Precinct 133/18/26: I hate John Carpenter. He got lucky with The Thing and In The Mount of Madness. He makes such dull “hmnheeeugh” boy action movies and is such a mysoginist.
- Arsal likedAssault on Precinct 13
Tense, stripped-down, and brutal. Carpenter crafts pure, relentless tension with minimal resources. It’s a raw siege thriller that still hits hard despite its age.
Figo Nyberg likedAssault on Precinct 13Enjoyable movie with a lot of action. Great start for being John Carpenter first film.
Nothuman likedAssault on Precinct 13Very entertaining overall good time
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- FLFernando Lei
Metacritic
USER SCORE (46)
Generally favorable reviews based on 46 Reviews
In combining the dread and survival politics of George Romero and The Night Of The Living Dead with the macho heroics and succinct wit of Howard Hawks, Carpenter found his own voice and changed the course of genre filmmaking.
Nathan Rabin
The Dissolve
Assault on Precinct 13 is a much more complex film than Mr. Carpenter's Halloween, though it's not really about anything more complicated than a scare down the spine. A lot of its eerie power comes from the kind of unexplained, almost supernatural events one expects to find in a horror movie but not in a melodrama of this sort.
Vincent Canby
The New York Times
As incisive as it is thrilling, Carpenter’s film is also gorgeous. Carpenter’s imagery is a thing of propulsive beauty that both enhances suspense and expresses his characters’ ever-changing relations to one another. It’s a fleet, ferocious piece of genre craftsmanship.
Nick Schager
The A.V. Club
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) (1976) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as R, meaning that Under 17 requires an adult accompaniment.
How long is Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) (1976)?
The movie is 1hr 31min long.
What's Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) (1976) about?
A highway patrol officer, two criminals, and a station secretary defend a defunct Los Angeles precinct office against a siege by a bloodthirsty street gang.
Who's the cast of Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) (1976)?
- Austin Stoker as Ethan Bishop
- Darwin Joston as Napoleon Wilson
- Laurie Zimmer as Leigh
- Martin West as Lawson
- Tony Burton as Wells
- Charles Cyphers as Starker
- Nancy Kyes as Julie
- Peter Bruni as Ice Cream Man
- John J. Fox as Warden
- Marc Ross as Patrolman Tramer
Who's the director behind Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) (1976)?
John Carpenter directed Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) (1976).
Who produced Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) (1976)?
J. Stein Kaplan produced Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) (1976).
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