Assault on Precinct 13

1976 · directed by John Carpenter

Rating

80/100

Hit

yes

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.

Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), directed by John Carpenter, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Austin Stoker
• Darwin Joston
• Laurie Zimmer
• Martin West
• Tony Burton
• Charles Cyphers
• Nancy Kyes
• Peter Bruni
• John J. Fox
• Marc Ross

Crew

• Douglas Knapp — Director of Photography
• John Carpenter — Editor
• John Carpenter — Original Music Composer
• John Carpenter — Writer

More from John Carpenter

1. Halloween (1978) — 84/100 · hit
2. The Thing (1982) — 80/100 · hit
3. Escape from New York (1981) — 75/100
4. Someone's Watching Me! (1978) — 74/100 · TV film, not counted
5. Cigarette Burns (2005) — 74/100 · TV film, not counted
6. They Live (1988) — 72/100

How these numbers work: Methodology