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The Assault

  • 1998
  • PG-13
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
4.1/10
227
YOUR RATING
Stacie Randall and Matt McCoy in The Assault (1998)
ActionThriller

A female cop assigned to protect a dead drug dealer's girlfriend from mob assassins takes her to a home for battered wives. When revenge is the only option, the emotionally scarred women are... Read allA female cop assigned to protect a dead drug dealer's girlfriend from mob assassins takes her to a home for battered wives. When revenge is the only option, the emotionally scarred women are forced to fight back.A female cop assigned to protect a dead drug dealer's girlfriend from mob assassins takes her to a home for battered wives. When revenge is the only option, the emotionally scarred women are forced to fight back.

  • Director
    • Jim Wynorski
  • Writers
    • Rocky DeMarco
    • Steve Jankowski
  • Stars
    • Stacie Randall
    • Matt McCoy
    • Rocky DeMarco
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.1/10
    227
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jim Wynorski
    • Writers
      • Rocky DeMarco
      • Steve Jankowski
    • Stars
      • Stacie Randall
      • Matt McCoy
      • Rocky DeMarco
    • 5User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Stacie Randall
    Stacie Randall
    • Stacy
    Matt McCoy
    Matt McCoy
    • Mike
    Rocky DeMarco
    Rocky DeMarco
    • Toni
    • (as Melissa Brasselle)
    Sandahl Bergman
    Sandahl Bergman
    • Helen
    Leo Rossi
    Leo Rossi
    • Zigowski
    Leslie Ryan
    Leslie Ryan
    • Lisa Wilks
    Lydie Denier
    Lydie Denier
    • Sammy Jo
    Rick Dean
    Rick Dean
    • Blade
    Wanda Acuna
    Wanda Acuna
    • Rita
    Paige Carter
    • Sherese
    Arthur Roberts
    Arthur Roberts
    • Fredericks
    Carrie Dobro
    • Cindy
    Peter Spellos
    Peter Spellos
    • Captain Haymer
    José Ignacio Álvarez
    • Chico
    • (as Joseph Ignacio Álvarez)
    Víctor Quintero
    Víctor Quintero
    • Juan
    Philip Tan
    Philip Tan
    • Patch
    David Bertucci
    David Bertucci
    • Vinnie
    • (as David Ian Taylor)
    Johnny Williams
    Johnny Williams
    • Mario
    • Director
      • Jim Wynorski
    • Writers
      • Rocky DeMarco
      • Steve Jankowski
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    • Trivia
      The end credits teases a sequel called The Assault 2: Toni Fights Back, but it was never made.
    • Goofs
      When Stacy is driving the car and is in a gun battle with bad guys in a red Chevelle during the first 15 - 20 minutes of the movie, the car she is driving alternates between a brown Lincoln Continental and a black Mercury Marque. In addition the red Chevelle alternates between some front grill damage and no grill damage.
    • Soundtracks
      Don't Kick Her in the Butt
      Written by Tommy Chong & Bobby Taylor

      Performed by Bobby Taylor & Carolyn Majors

    User reviews5

    Featured review
    4/10

    A clumsy rip-off of Carpenter's major work

    "The assault" is just a clumsy rip-off of Carpenter's major work "Assault at Precinct 13". The good action and suspense scenes are xerox copies of the corresponding ones in Carpenter's film. An amount of irrelevant stuff is added at the beginning of the movie.

    Anyway, "The assault" could be entertaining. To see tough and (more or less) attractive women shooting down dozens of bad guys is always funny. Needless to say, such a situation contains a remarkable erotic tinge. Personally, I'd have preferred to have no man at all among the defenders of the besieged house. The love story between the female cop and the ex-marine guy is a major weakness of the film. The movie contains a remarkable lot of politically correct feminism. I bet the director Wynorski thought: "I'll get no much credit in making this minor B movie: at least, let's avoid troubles with the feminists".

    Flaws and absurdities are spread along the movie. A main one: the Zombi-like way the bad ones attack the house (and are killed). That was justified in Carpenter's film, since there we had a gang of wholly drugged, death-devoted, crazy fanatics. Here we have a mob of professional criminals: I don't see why they should be desirous to be killed so stupidly. The job by the cast is so and so, but could be worse. And the female characters are nice.

    After all, if you happen to meet "The assault", you may even avoid to switch your TV off.
    • pzanardo
    • Apr 28, 2002
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    • Release date
      • October 8, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El asalto
    • Production companies
      • SACIS
      • Sunset Films International
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo

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