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2005 film by Jean-François Richet

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Assault on Precinct 13 is a 2005 American-French crime, action, and thriller film directed by Jean-François Richet. The screenplay was written by John Carpenter, and the cast includes Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne, Brian Dennehy, and Maria Bello. The story is set in Michigan during the New Year. Principal photography took place in Toronto.

The film has a runtime of 109 minutes and was released on January 19, 2005. It was produced by Rogue Pictures, Why Not Productions, Liaison Films, Biscayne Pictures, and Don Carmody Productions. Pascal Caucheteux served as producer, with James DeMonaco as executive producer. Music was composed by Graeme Revell, and Bill Pankow edited the film. Distribution was handled by Rogue and Netflix via video on demand.

Critical reception included a 60% rating, a 5.9 out of 10 score, and a 54 out of 100 assessment. Audience metrics listed a 6.189 vote average on TMDb and a 6.3 rating on IMDb. The production budget was 30,000,000, generating 35,294,470 in revenue. Keywords associated with the film include dying and death, drug abuse, prison cell, junkie, and Mexican standoff.

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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.

Released: 2005-01-19109 minDir: Jean-François RichetThriller, Action, Adventure, CrimeBudget: $30.0MBox office: $35.3M

Cast

  • Ethan Hawke as Sergeant Jake Roenick
  • Laurence Fishburne as Marion Bishop
  • Gabriel Byrne as Captain Marcus Duvall
  • Maria Bello as Dr. Alex Sabian
  • Drea de Matteo as Iris Ferry
  • John Leguizamo as Beck

Themes

  • dying and death
  • drug abuse
  • prison cell
  • junkie
  • mexican standoff
  • snowstorm
  • transport of prisoners
  • molotow cocktail
  • new year's day
  • deception

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Ratings

IMDb

6.3/10

84,539 votes

Year
2005
Runtime
109 min
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama

via IMDb

Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
France
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
John Carpenter
Cast member
Fulvio Cecere
Production company
Rogue
Narrative location
Michigan
Filming location
Toronto
Duration
109
FilmAffinity ID
808254
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
2005-01-19
title
Assault on Precinct 13
distributed by
Netflix
film editor
Bill Pankow
executive producer
James DeMonaco
set during recurring event
New Year
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
54/100
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