Assault on Precinct 13 - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Assault on Precinct 13"
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Timing:
1:31 (91 min)
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Actors and characters
Martin West
Character Lawson
Peter Bruni
Character Ice Cream Man
John J. Fox
Character Warden
Marc Ross
Character Patrolman Tramer
Alan Koss
Character Patrolman Baxter
Gilbert De la Pena
Character Chicano Warlord
Peter Frankland
Character Caudell
Al Nakauchi
Character Oriental Warlord
Gilman Rankin
Character Bus Driver
Cliff Battuello
Character First Guard
Horace Johnson
Character Second Guard
Valentine Villareal
Character Chicano Tough
Kenny Miyamoto
Character Oriental Tough
Jerry Viramontes
Character Chicano Hood
Len Whitaker
Character Black Hood
Kris Young
Character Gang Member
Randy Moore
Character Gang Member
Warren Bradley III
Character Gang Member
Joe Woo Jr.
Character Gang Member
Bill Taylor
Character Gang Member
Brent Keast
Character Radio Announcer (voice)
Maynard Smith
Character Police Commissioner (voice)
James Jeter
Character Precinct Captain
James Johnson
Character Black Warlord
What's left behind the scenes
- After the release of 'Dark Star' (1974), a group of investors gave John Carpenter carte blanche to direct any film, provided the budget did not exceed a certain amount. Although Carpenter wanted to make a Western, he understood that he did not have enough financial resources to realize it. Therefore, he created 'Assault on Precinct 13' as a stylized modern Western, which can be considered a remake of 'Rio Bravo' (1959) to some extent.
- In the film, the siege takes place not of the thirteenth, but of the fourteenth police station.
- John Carpenter played one of the many bandits trying to break into the police station through the windows.
- The new police station address – 1977 Ellendale Place (which can be seen on a wooden sign in front of the station) – exactly matches the real address where John Carpenter lived when he first came to Los Angeles.
- The character of Darwin Joston, Napoleon Wilson, is partly based on the character of Charles Bronson in the film *Once Upon a Time in the West* (1968).
- The ratings board intended to give the film an 'X' rating if the ice cream truck scene wasn't cut. The distribution company advised John Carpenter to submit a version with the scene removed to the 'MPAA' to get an 'R' rating, but to release the uncut version in theaters. The trick worked.
- According to John Carpenter, the film's music was written under the influence of Lalo Schifrin's compositions for *Dirty Harry* (1971) and Led Zeppelin's song 'Immigrant Song'.
- The story told by Ethan Bishop (Austin Stoker) about his father sending him to the police station at the age of six with a note actually happened to Alfred Hitchcock. This can be read in François Truffaut's book *Hitchcock*.
- The shooting period lasted 20 days.
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