Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)

Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)

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The Anderson Alamo
John Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13
The Siege

Tagline(s):	A White-Hot Night of Hate!
	L.A.'s Deadliest Street Gang Just Declared War on the Cops.
	The gang that swore a blood oath to destroy Precinct 13... and every cop in it!
	A cop with a war on his hands. His enemy...an army of street killers. His only ally...a convicted murderer.

Nomination Year: 1996

SYNOPSIS:

An unlikely partnership between a Highway Patrol Officer, two criminals, and a station secretary is formed to defend a defunct Los Angeles precinct office against a siege by a bloodthirsty street gang.

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Smithee Award Nominations

"Cutting Butter With A Chainsaw"
This Plot Has Several Holes A hail, no, SEVERAL hails of bullets fly all over the station. Minutes and minutes. Like popcorn, there's always a couple kernels left, too.

Directors

Director	Claim to Fame
John Carpenter	Giant in the horror/sci-fi directing biz: Halloween, The Thing, Christine, Starman, to name but a few -- and of course, some Smithee films.

Cast

Actor	Character	Claim to Fame
Austin Stoker	Ethan Bishop	MacDonald in Battle for the Planet of the Apes.
Darwin Joston	Napoleon Wilson	"Got a smoke?" Darwin was Dr. Phibes in The Fog and Paul in Eraserhead.
Laurie Zimmer	Leigh
Martin West	Lawson	Was Wickett in Mac and Me.
Tony Burton	Wells	Was corner-man Duke in the Rocky movies.
Charles Cyphers	Starker	Played a coach on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." And on "Sliders." And on "California Dreams." And on "Dragnet." And on "Phyllis."
John J. Fox	Warden	AKA John "Red" Fox (NOT Redd Foxx), he was known for playing many small roles as cops, guards, bailiffs, and bartenders.
Henry Brandon	Chaney	Golden-age character actor with a looooong career from 1932 to 1989, usually playing handsome villains, such as Renouf in the original Beau Geste.


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