John Carpenter’s Assault On Precinct 13 – the 1976 siege classic – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, July 22 – 10:30 pm only
Directed by John Carpenter – 1976 – 91m – No Matinees.
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Written, directed, scored, and edited by John Carpenter two years prior to Halloween, Assault On Precinct 13 combines the template of Night of the Living Dead with the spirit of Rio Bravo to forge a movie like no other. The story follows a group of police offers (including the mighty Austin Stoker) and convicts as they join forces inside a soon-to-be-closed L.A. police station. The reason? They must defend themselves against Street Thunder, a vicious gang who have taken a blood oath to kill someone trapped inside the precinct. Combining gritty action with arthouse style, Assault On Precinct 13 features powerful Cinemascope compositions, a pulsing synth score, and an immersive mood that only Carpenter can deliver.
“A joy to behold: a taut, aesthetic blast of violence.” – Ian NathanEmpire Magazine
“As formally compact and rigorously efficient as anything the genre filmmaker ever made.” – Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness
“Mr. Carpenter is an extremely resourceful director whose ability to construct films entirely out of action and movement suggests that he may one day be a director to rank with Don Siegel.” – Vincent Canby, New York Times
The Guild Cinema is located at 3405 Central Ave NE in the Nob Hill area.
Website: GuildCinema.com