Assault on Precinct 13
“A white-hot night of hate!”
A highway patrol officer, two criminals, and a station secretary form an unlikely alliance to defend a defunct Los Angeles precinct against a siege by a bloodthirsty street gang.
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Cast
36 people
Austin Stoker
Ethan Bishop
Known for
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Return to the Planet of the Apes
Darwin Joston
Napoleon Wilson
Known for
Eraserhead
The Fog
Laurie Zimmer
Leigh
Also in
A Dirty Story
American Raspberry
Martin West
Lawson
Known for
Mac and Me
Soldier Blue
Tony Burton
Wells
Known for
The Shining
Rocky II
Charles Cyphers
Starker
Known for
Halloween
Escape from New York
Nancy Kyes
Julie
Known for
Halloween
The Fog
Peter Bruni
Ice Cream Man
Also in
The Incredible Hulk
The Chicken Chronicles
John J. Fox
Warden
Known for
Someone's Watching Me!
Something Evil
Marc Ross
Patrolman Tramer
Also in
Matt Helm
Katherine
Alan Koss
Patrolman Baxter
Known for
Cheers
Henry Brandon
Chaney
Known for
The Searchers
Babes in Toyland
John Carpenter Director · Douglas Knapp Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $12K · Budget $150K · United States release October 8, 1976
Box office
Budget
$150,000
Worldwide gross
$11,748
Gross vs. budget
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Production
Overseas FilmGroup
Production
The CKK Corporation
Production
United States
Produced in
The Anderson Alamo · The Siege
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · October 8, 1976
Theatrical
United States · October 8, 1976
Limited theatrical
United States · November 25, 1997
Physical · DVD
United States
November 5, 1976 · Theatrical
February 3, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
January 20, 2023 · Theatrical · 4K re-release
France
July 5, 1978 · Theatrical
Germany
March 9, 1979 · Theatrical
Italy
March 23, 1979 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 20, 2002 · Physical · DVD
June 12, 2004 · TV · Veronica
Spain
January 23, 1980 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 10, 1978 · Theatrical
April 28, 1986 · Physical · DVD
February 26, 2008 · Physical
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