Assault on Precinct 13
Directed by John CarpenterLos Angeles. Een man vermoordt op straat een bendelid die zijn dochtertje heeft neergeschoten. De gang is uit op wraak en belaagt een onderbemande politiepost, waar de dader zich schuilhoudt.
Assault on Precinct 13 Ratings & Reviews
- Patrick Wai1 februari 2026Assault on Precinct 13 feels way more modern than a 1976 movie should. It’s great seeing a Black actor in the lead without the film drifting into Blaxploitation, and Austin Stoker is effortlessly cool. The chemistry between Wilson and Leigh is surprisingly strong, and their laid-back performances really highlight how much modern movies overact everything. The absurd number of attacking gang members is borderline ridiculous, but it works — Carpenter clearly wanted endless waves, not realism. The acting can be uneven, but it hardly matters when the tension, pacing, and one-liners (“I was born out of time”) are this good. Bonus points for a very young Kim Richards popping up post–Escape to Witch Mountain. Easily better than the 2005 remake, and a super fun early Carpenter.
- Disent23 december 2025what a tough interracial gang of muchachos - seriously this is stupid af and over-rated - are the gang member all mindless drones? they just keep diving onto bullet like lemmings. makes no sense, its a metaphor for dumb film making. Score is awesome though.
- Ray Hopkin13 oktober 2024One of my favourite John Carpenter movies, I first saw this on Moviedrome back in 1990, and watching again, it has not lost any of its brilliance. A pretty quick set up makes way for a tense stand off with some very characters that make you care for each of them.
- Gianni Cavuoto25 september 2025"Anyone got a smoke"? It's the line that keeps coming up throughout the movie and sums it up nicely. If you are looking to take a little time off your hands and just zone out to a movie this is as good as any you can get. John Carpender adds his trademark style soundtrack to a 70s movie that won't die an easy death....like some of the characters. It's worth a watch for sure and I kinda have a thing for original movies and re-makes. This is not the first movie Carpender remade and it's not gonna be his last for sure.
- Dennis Michael23 augustus 2025I grew up on the movie
- jackmeat14 september 2025My quick rating - 7.4/10. I am going all in on shuffle (no genre). I admittedly have not seen this since the VHS days when I was at West Coast Video, so time for a first watch to a newbie in my collection. The great music right away reminds you that the great John Carpenter is behind the camera for this one. Still just as good as I remembered.
- Lynne20 augustus 2025This movie was hard.
- SoranIsOn6 augustus 2025The synopsis makes more sense than the actual movie. Terrible acting even for the 70s. Silencer on a revolver is the funniest thing in here. Just a hodge podge of dudes getting shot. The one inmate is charismatic and keeps this just barely watchable.
Assault on Precinct 13 Trivia
Assault on Precinct 13 was released on 5 november 1976.
Assault on Precinct 13 was directed by John Carpenter.
Assault on Precinct 13 has a runtime of 90 m.
Assault on Precinct 13 was produced by J. Stein Kaplan.
Los Angeles. Een man vermoordt op straat een bendelid die zijn dochtertje heeft neergeschoten. De gang is uit op wraak en belaagt een onderbemande politiepost, waar de dader zich schuilhoudt.
The key characters in Assault on Precinct 13 are Ethan Bishop (Austin Stoker), Napoleon Wilson (Darwin Joston), Leigh (Laurie Zimmer).
Assault on Precinct 13 is rated 16.
Assault on Precinct 13 is an Action, Misdaad, Thriller film.
Assault on Precinct 13 has an audience rating of 8 out of 10.
Assault on Precinct 13 had a budget of US$ 150K.