Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)

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

Writers:

John Carpenter (earlier film), James DeMonaco (screenplay)

Stars:

Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne, Gabriel Byrne

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ethan Hawke	...	Sgt. Jake Roenick
Laurence Fishburne	...	Marion Bishop
Gabriel Byrne	...	Capt. Marcus Duvall
Maria Bello	...	Dr. Alex Sabian
Drea de Matteo	...	Iris Ferry
John Leguizamo	...	Beck
Brian Dennehy	...	Sgt. Jasper O'Shea
Ja Rule	...	Smiley (as Jeffrey 'Ja Rule' Atkins)
Currie Graham	...	Mike Kahane
Aisha Hinds	...	Anna
Matt Craven	...	Officer Kevin Capra
Fulvio Cecere	...	Ray Portnow
Peter Bryant	...	Lt. Holloway
Kim Coates	...	Officer Rosen
Hugh Dillon	...	Tony

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

man's best friend | police station | deception | hand to hand combat | amazing grace hymn | 

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Taglines:

Unite and fight.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and language throughout, and for some drug content

Details

Official Sites:

Metropolitan Filmexport [France]

Country:

France USA

Language:

English Serbian

Release Date:

19 January 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Masacre en la cárcel 13

Filming Locations:

St. Andrew's Church, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,502,724, 23 January 2005, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$19,976,073, 20 February 2005

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rogue Pictures,Why Not Productions,Liaison Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At least 7 people get shot in the head.

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Goofs

Other than the prisoner transfer bus on its way to Precint 13, no other vehicles are shown to have any traction problems on the snow-covered roads.

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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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Connections

Referenced in The Benchwarmers (2006)

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Soundtracks

Generique Assault
Written by Graeme Revell, White & Spirit and Kris Parker
Remixed by White & Spirit
Performed by KRS-One

User Reviews

A solid action thriller

I haven't seen Carpenter's original version but the remake seems like a very solid modern action crime/thriller with an interesting cast. Ethan Hawke may never be recognized as a great young actor by the vast majority of moviegoers but in my opinion he hasn't made a serious flop in his career so far.

The rest of the cast did equally well if not better at times. A special praise goes to Laurence Fishburne who gave the best performance in the movie.Overall the film has enough to offer to be considered worthy of a second view but it still lacks a few factors that could boost it further from the mass of similar movies.

...... 3/5 ......