Directed by:
John CarpenterScreenplay:
John CarpenterCinematography:
Douglas KnappComposer:
John CarpenterCast:
Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston, Laurie Zimmer, Martin West, Tony Burton, Charles Cyphers, Nancy Kyes, Peter Bruni, John J. Fox, Henry Brandon, Kim Richards (more)Plots(1)
Director John Carpenter's second film is a brutal, realistic story about the siege of a small police precinct by a violent and well-armed gang. The gang is seeking the man who killed some of their members in revenge for the accidental shooting of his daughter. After the father enacts his revenge, he wanders to the police precinct in a distraught state. The poorly manned precinct is being phased out of use, and is unprepared for the relentless assault which ensues. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Austin Stoker
Best movies:
Roots (1977) (series)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Victory at Entebbe (1976) (TV movie)
Darwin Joston
USA
Best movies:
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Eraserhead (1977)
The Fog (1980)
Laurie Zimmer
Best movies:
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Martin West
USA
Best movies:
Soldier Blue (1970)
Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker (1989) (TV movie)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Tony Burton
USA
Best movies:
The Shining (1980)
Rocky (1976)
Rocky IV (1985)
Charles Cyphers
USA
Best movies:
Roots (1977) (series)
Coming Home (1978)
Halloween (1978)
Nancy Kyes
USA
Best movies:
Halloween (1978)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Halloween II (1981)
Peter Bruni
USA
Best movies:
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
John J. Fox
USA
Best movies:
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
The Reivers (1969)
Someone's Watching Me! (1978) (TV movie)
Henry Brandon
German Empire
Best movies:
Edge of Darkness (1943)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
If I Were King (1938)
Kim Richards
USA
Best movies:
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Black Snake Moan (2006)
Tuff Turf (1985)
Frank Doubleday
USA
Best movies:
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Broadcast News (1987)
Escape from New York (1981)
Joe Woo Jr.
Best movies:
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Randy Moore
Best movies:
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
James Jeter
USA
Best movies:
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
A Perfect World (1993)
The Chase (1966)
Bill Taylor
USA
Best movies:
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
The Fog (1980)
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
Alan Koss
Best movies:
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)
Wavelength (1983)