Rundown precinct is about to close its doors forever. Many action thrillers of this genre receive electronic scores these days the recruit, phone booth, etc. Clinton avenging force 1986 alan silvestrivarious artists back to the future 1985 alan silvestri back to the future part. John carpenters assault on precinct has an opening half thats shocking, suspenseful, wellshot and sure to keep your eyes glued to the screen, but when it reaches the actual assault in.
It was a fantastic film, well paced, lean dialogue, well acted and had a fantastic plot that started with. For all of you jaded cynics out there who have gnashed their collective teeth whenever the adorable little kid in a disaster flic or a slasher flic has not. Assault on precinct 2005 loses the carpenteresque weirdness and soundtrack, and tells the story of a remote, rundown police precinct under assault using more conventional cinematography and production. A barely disguised remake of rio bravo, assault on precinct is as dry as rio bravo is.
Jake shoots one villain dead and injures another who manages to get away. See the full list of assault on precinct cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Assault on precinct is a 1976 american independent action thriller film written, directed, scored and edited by. John carpenter made the stylish and violent assault on precinct 1976 before his landmark horror halloween 1978. The only film he directed that was a big hit was halloween, which is the first john carpenter film i saw as well. Zeltaebar armed with better actors and working on a slightly better budget compared to his debut dark star, john carpenter managed to hit a home run with assault on precinct, a loose remake of howard hawks rio bravo from 1959, on what was only his second attempt at directing a feature movie. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing assault on precinct near you. Chance and even composer, carpenter flexes each and every one of his. This early john carpenter movie still holds up as one of the directors best works.
Assault on precinct is the 2005 remake of the 1976 john carpenter thriller. Film captures the special excitement or mood of paranoia that those under siege live for the. Watch assault on precinct online stream full movie. The spy who shagged me 1999 various artists austin powers in goldmember 2002 george s.
Shot on a shoestring and packed with brutal, unrepentant violence. Assault on precinct 1976 various artists austin powers. However, things go wrong when one of the last police officers arrest a very wanted man, and strangely the station is placed. Assault on precinct film society of lincoln center. International man of mystery 1997 various artists austin powers. In this intense action movie, in which it is not always easy to work out who the good guys and who the bad guys are, its a stormy new years eve in a crumbling, out of. Assault on precinct is a movie that tries to elaborately connect modern day police technology and methods to outofdate aspects from john carpenters70s era film. It is a loose remake of john carpenters 1976 film of the same name, with an updated plot. If you like assault on precinct you are looking for tense, suspenseful and exciting movies about with gunfight, survival, siege, police station, police, brutality and convict themes of action, crime and thriller genre shot in usa. A nervestretching horror thriller from the executive producer of assault on precinct and producers of let us prey and the hallow, that sees your worst nightmare brought to terrifying life in the form of new horror icon nails, starring genre favourite shauna macdonald the descent 1. Watch assault on precinct online 2005 movie yidio.
At this time the original assault on precinct was one of the first videos i had seen. Assault on precinct is an action crime film that was released in 2005. Precinct, in this version, is scheduled to close forever at midnight. The shotguns the bus guards came in with disappeared shortly before the assault on the precinct and were never seen again, despite there being no place for them to have gone. One is its adroit pacingallowing time for character interaction and development, but always using it to stoke the suspense and move forward.
The opponents attackers sworn revenge about the murderer now inside the precinct. The sophomore feature from auteurinthemaking john carpenter, assault on precinct reunited the director with douglas h. Go watch howard hawks rio bravo, the movie that inspired it. Police station in ghetto district is suddenly under siege and itself surrounded by violent gangmen heavily superarmed with technological weapons and helicopter. Assault on precinct, in my opinion, is a very underrated john carpenter film as well as an underrated film in general. John carpenters 1976 score for assault on precinct his second featurelength film after 1974s dark star was composed and recorded on a synthesizer in about three days and features, at most, four overlaid music tracks at a time. The second is that richet has somehow recruited a cast of. Sexy secretary iris is among the survivors of the movie. When the lapd kills several members of the south central gang street thunder, the remaining members avenge themselves by way of a bloody war waged against cops and citizens alike. A police sergeant must rally the cops and prisoners together to protect themselves on new years eve, just as corrupt policeman surround the station with the intent of killing all to keep their deception in the ranks. A great deal of machine gun fire riddles the precinct, causing some property damage.
Fortytwo years later, it stands as perhaps the starkest illustration of its creators gifts for staging and sustaining onscreen carnage. At first john carpenter wanted to call the film the anderson alamo the original title of his screenplay, and at one point he changed the working title to the siege. The film is set in and around a police station that is going through the process of being shuttered. Ckk, the films distributor, was responsible for the misnomer. Doesnt have the 70s grit thing going on, but its the same basic concept and unusual honor codes the heroes not being the fairplay sorts of guys youd expect as well as dark stuff like dean martins character being a degenerate alcoholic. Kiss kiss bang bang 2005 official trailer robert downey jr. Functioning as writer, director, editor a task he performed under the pseudonym john t. With ethan hawke, laurence fishburne, gabriel byrne, maria bello. Directed by jeanfrancois richet, ethan hawke is the pillpopping alcoholic jake roenick who must round up his troops on the last day at precinct on new years eve in detroit. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. While en route to prison, a bus carrying criminals marion laurence fishburne, beck john leguizamo and anna aisha hinds is rerouted to detroits soontobeclosed precinct because of a dangerous winter storm. Assault on precinct the 1976 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Jean richets remake of the carpenter thriller assault on precinct is surprisingly entertaining.
But as the casualties mount and the supplies run low, they must choose between a daring escape attempt, a fiery offensive, or certain death. But everything changes when some of detroits most lethal prisoners arrive. Think james camerons character development in aliens. In this action thriller, an understaffed police station enlists the help of criminals when they become a target of a deadly street gang. I have to begin by saying that graeme revells score for assault on precinct genuinely surprised me. Watch assault on precinct online 1976 movie yidio. For his second feature film and first production utilizing rented soundstage space, professional actors and an actual shooting schedule, john carpenter attempted to pay homage to howard hawks rio bravo 1959 but wound up with something closer kin by his own admission to george romeros night of the living dead 1968. Assault on precinct delivers the action movie goods largely for two reasons.
Assault on precinct is an action movie that was ahead. Assault on precinct was reviled upon its release as exploitative trash and then reevaluated after the massive success of halloween. A description of tropes appearing in assault on precinct 2005. I feel that john carpenter himself is a criminally underrated director and i know i am not alone in this.
Watch assault on precinct starring ethan hawke in this drama on directv. Propelled by carpenters signature atmospheric music and suspenseful approach assault on precinct is an incendiary thriller of high impact. Watch assault on precinct starring austin stoker in this actionadventure on directv. Knowing works of his such as tomb raider, or the droning electronics of open water, i had expected a synth approach for this film. But revell also has composed some amazing orchestral. From john carpenter halloween, the thing and prince of darkness, assault on precinct combines the elements of a classic western and a. Splitting the difference, assault on precinct also bears a striking. Assault on precinct full movie 1976 lets join, fullhd movies seasonepisode here. With austin stoker, darwin joston, laurie zimmer, martin west. A concussion grenade goes off in the precinct, followed by another explosion that blows open part of a wall. Assault on precinct limited edition steelbook blu. Stacked against almost any composer working in the mid70s, the scores minimalism forced upon carpenter by the funding constraints that also thrust him. Assault on precinct 1976 movie mistakes, goofs and. Watch assault on precinct 1976 full movie free online.
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