Assault on Precinct 13 (2005 film)
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Jean-Francois Richet |
| Produced by | Pascal Caucheteux Jeffrey Silver Stephane Sperry |
| Written by | James DeMonaco |
| Based on | Assault on Precinct 13 written by John Carpenter |
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| Music by | Graeme Revell |
| Distributed by | Rogue Pictures |
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Release date
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January 19, 2005 (United States) March 2, 2005 (France) |
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Running time
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109 minutes |
| Country | United States France |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million |
| Box office | $35.3 million |
Assault on Precinct 13 is a 2005 American-French action thriller film directed by Jean-François Richet, starring Ethan Hawke and Laurence Fishburne. The cast also includes John Leguizamo, Maria Bello, Ja Rule and Drea de Matteo. It is a loose remake of John Carpenter's 1976 film of the same name, with an updated plot.
Sergeant Jake Roenick (Ethan Hawke), veteran cop Jasper O'Shea (Brian Dennehy) and secretary Iris Ferry (Drea de Matteo) are the only people remaining in a soon to be shut down Detroit police precinct on New Year's Eve. Roenick is deskbound and abusing alcohol and prescription drugs. He is haunted by a botched undercover operation eight months prior that resulted in the deaths of two members of his team. Psychiatrist Alex Sabian (Maria Bello) is treating Roenick at the station.
Meanwhile, crime lord Marion Bishop (Laurence Fishburne) is in custody and accused of killing a police officer. He is being transported to another location by bus with three other criminals: addict Beck (John Leguizamo), petty crook Anna (Aisha Hinds), and counterfeiter Smiley (Ja Rule), but a raging snowstorm forces the two guards to hunker down at Precinct 13 until the storm is over.
Masked gunmen attack the station and kill the prison guards, demanding Bishop handed over to them. The attackers are corrupt street cops and SWAT officers led by Captain Marcus Duvall (Gabriel Byrne). Formerly partners in crime, Duvall and his men must kill Bishop before he can testify about their involvement.
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