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Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) 6.3
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6.3/10 from 51,210 users
Metascore: 54/100
Reviews: 210 user | 145 critic | 39 from Metacritic.com A police sergeant must rally the cops and prisoners together to protect themselves on New Year's Eve, just as corrupt policeman surround the station with the intent of killing all to keep their deception in the ranks. Director:Jean-François Richet |
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| Ethan Hawke | ... | ||
| Laurence Fishburne | ... | ||
| Gabriel Byrne | ... | ||
| Maria Bello | ... | ||
| Drea de Matteo | ... | ||
| John Leguizamo | ... | ||
| Brian Dennehy | ... | ||
| Ja Rule | ... |
Smiley
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| Currie Graham | ... | ||
| Aisha Hinds | ... | ||
| Matt Craven | ... |
Officer Kevin Capra
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| Fulvio Cecere | ... |
Ray Portnow
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Peter Bryant | ... |
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On New Year's Eve, inside a police station that's about to be closed for good, officer Jake Roenick must cobble together a force made up cops and criminals to save themselves from a mob looking to kill mobster Marion Bishop. Written by IMDb Editors
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The only people more dangerous that the hardened criminals... are the cops. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong violence and language throughout, and for some drug content | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
19 January 2005 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Masacre en la cárcel 13 See more »Box Office
Budget:
$20,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$128,413 (South Africa) (27 May 2005)Gross:
$281,429 (South Africa) (17 June 2005)Company Credits
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Jake Roenick: Listen to me. What are we talking about, really? Getting high? No. We're talking about a journey, man. A subconscious safari. A mental expedition, OK, a mind trek. This planet has been raped, pillaged and fucked! And the mind is the only uncharted territory
[picks up cocaine]
Jake Roenick: And this shit is the ship. It's the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria and you... are fuckin' Magellan.
[spills a little bit of cocaine]
Jake Roenick: Oh fuck... I spilled some.
[laughs hysterically]
Jake Roenick: So what do you say my ...
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At least 7 people get shot in the head. See more »Goofs
When the SUV flips over after having its tire shot out, a stuntman's elbow pad is visible in the window of the SUV while it is turning over. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Jake Roenick: Listen to me. What are we talking about, really? Getting high? No. We're talking about a journey, man. A subconscious safari. A mental expedition, OK, a mind trek. This planet has been raped, pillaged and fucked! And the mind is the only uncharted territory
[picks up cocaine]
Jake Roenick: And this shit is the ship. It's the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria and you... are fuckin' Magellan.
[spills a little bit of cocaine]
Jake Roenick: Oh fuck... I spilled some.
[laughs hysterically]
Jake Roenick: So what do you say my ...
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Jean Richet's remake of the Carpenter thriller Assault on Precinct 13 is surprisingly entertaining. Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) loses the Carpenteresque weirdness and soundtrack, and tells the story of a remote, run-down police precinct under assault using more conventional cinematography and production. This is an achievement, but not because of the difficulty of following in the footsteps of Carpenter - because the film entertains without doing so, and because the narrative - just like all of Carpenter's films- manages to keep going without regard for the improbability of the plot. In other words, the Director kept a straight face and made the film entertaining enough to allow for a certain amount of suspended disbelief.
Strong, fast, characterization - part of the legacy of Carpenter's film
- makes a big difference early on. The cast is uniformly excellent and
the main characters - unusual for this genre - are all unique, believable and consistent. Fishburn plays a big bad guy incarcerated by fiat in the small, run-down Precinct 13. Hawke is the Sergeant in charge of the precinct - a man with psychological and drug problems associated with a traumatic event which opens the film. These two improbable allies must pool their resources to defend the precinct against... who?The film is first and foremost an action film. The action is typical for the genre as of 2005 - i.e. - much of what takes place is only believable because of its entertainment value and internal consistently. Suspense is well constructed throughout the film, and the pace of the film reaches a frenetic level about 1/3rd of the way through, never letting up. The cinematography is surprisingly dissimilar to the original. Richet's film is more of a standard suspense thriller than anything bearing Carpenter's signature.
Recommended for its entertainment value, solid cast, and well-constructed (though somewhat ridiculous) plot.