Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)

Director:

Jean-François Richet

Writers (WGA):

John Carpenter (earlier film)
James DeMonaco (screenplay)

Release Date:

19 January 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Unite and fight.

Plot:

A police sergeant must rally the cops and prisoners together to protect themselves on New Year's Eve, just as corrupt policeman surround the station with the intent of killing all to keep their deception in the ranks.

Plot Keywords:

New Year's Eve | Police | Police Station | Prisoner | Deception

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ethan Hawke	...	Sgt. Jake Roenick
Laurence Fishburne	...	Marion Bishop
Gabriel Byrne	...	Capt. Marcus Duvall
Maria Bello	...	Dr. Alex Sabian
Drea de Matteo	...	Iris Ferry
John Leguizamo	...	Beck
Brian Dennehy	...	Sgt. Jasper O'Shea
Ja Rule	...	Smiley (as Jeffrey 'Ja Rule' Atkins)
Currie Graham	...	Mike Kahane
Aisha Hinds	...	Anna
Matt Craven	...	Officer Kevin Capra
Fulvio Cecere	...	Ray Portnow
Peter Bryant	...	Lt. Holloway
Kim Coates	...	Officer Rosen
Hugh Dillon	...	Tony

Also Known As:

Assaut sur le central 13 (France)
Asalto al distrito 13 (Spain) [es]
Assalto à 13ª Delegacia (Brazil) [pt]
Assault on Precinct 13 (Italy) [it]
Atak na posterunek (Poland) [pl]
Baskin (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Beleiringen: Assault on precinct 13 (Norway) [no]
Das Ende - Assault on Precinct 13 (Germany) [de]
Epithesi sto stathmo 13 (Greece) [el]
Hyökkäys poliisiasemalle 13 (Finland) (poster title) [fi]
Masacre en la cárcel (Venezuela) [es]
Masacre en la cárcel 13 (Argentina) [es]
Rünnak 13. jaoskonnale (Estonia) [et]
Sidste nat på station 13 (Denmark) [da]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and language throughout, and for some drug content.

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA | France

Language:

English | Serbian

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:16 | Brazil:16 | Malaysia:18SG | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:18 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Iceland:16 | Ireland:16 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:NC-16 (cut) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #41325) | Ireland:18 (video rating) | South Korea:18

Filming Locations:

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Company:

Rogue Pictures

Trivia:

Laurence Fishburne's character is called Bishop. This was also the last name of the protagonist of the original Assault on Precinct 13 (1976).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Alex and Jake talk after Alex returns, you can see the amount of snow that's sticking to the window go up and down.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Jake Roenick: Listen to me. What are we talking about, really? Getting high? No. We're talking about a journey, man. A subconscious safari. A mental expedition, OK, a mind trek. This planet has been raped, pillaged and fucked! And the mind is the only uncharted territory
[picks up cocaine]
Jake Roenick: And this shit is the ship. It's the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria and you... are fuckin' Magellan.
[spills a little bit of cocaine]
Jake Roenick: Oh fuck... I spilled some.
[laughs hysterically]
Jake Roenick: So what do you say my Serbian motherfucking friend? Do you want to take a trip or do you want to sit on your ass?
Marko: Yeah, OK, Napoleon... let's see what you got.

Movie Connections:

Features New Year's Rockin' Eve 2005 (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Generique Assault

What the hell is this!!!!!

Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne, John Leguizamo, Ja Rule, Drea De Matteo, Gabriel Byrne. Directed by Jean-Francois Richet. Based on John Carpenter's original.

What the hell is this? This movie is nothing like the original, and this act of be-foulment makes me outraged. How can you turn John Carpenter's fantastic version into a ghetto/gangster cop film. It is a horrible act. There is a difference in good and too much. The movie really didn't need all the shooting and running, look at the old one well there is shooting and running but in a decent amount. Jean-Francois Richet has no place in Hollywood with remakes stick to your own ideas. My final rating 6/10.