Assault on Precinct 13 [HD] DVD

Assault on Precinct 13
This action-packed remake of the John Carpenter classic tells the tale of an under-manned Detroit police precinct on its last day of operation that finds itself under siege by a ruthless force that will not stop. This time, a notorious cop-killer and mobster Marion Bishop (Laurence Fishbourne) is unexpectedly brought into the precinct during a blizzard on New Year's Eve, much to the dismay of police sergeant Jake Roenick (Ethan Hawke). By nightfall, the remaining cops and prisoners find themselves fighting for their lives against a group of rogue cops intent on taking down Bishop before he testifies against them in the courtroom. Now it's up to the officers, secretaries, and inmates on the inside to band together just to survive this one night. Also starring Gabriel Byrne, John Leguizamo, Drea de Matteo, and Brian Dennehy. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide

Cast Ethan Hawke as Sgt. Jake Roenick Laurence Fishburne as Marion Bishop Drea de Matteo as Iris Ferry Brian Dennehy as Jasper O'Shea John Leguizamo as Beck Ja Rule as Smiley Maria Bello as Alex Sabian Gabriel Byrne as Marcus Duvall

Crew Nigel Churcher - Art Director Denis Bellingham - Boom Operator Jason McFarling - Boom Operator Suzanne Smith - Casting Billy Hopkins - Casting Robin D. Cook - Casting Kerry Barden - Casting Andrew Bell - Consultant/advisor John Giangrande - Consultant/advisor Dieter Boeheim - Consultant/advisor Tom Galazka - Consultant/advisor Paul Holder - Consultant/advisor Dev Singh - Coordinator Mario Klemens - Conductor Vicki Graef - Costume Designer Georgina Yarhi - Costume Designer Pierre Henry - First Assistant Director Martin Walters - First Assistant Director Jean-François Richet - Director Bill Pankow - Editor Don Carmody - Executive Producer Joseph Kaufman - Executive Producer Sebastian Lemercier - Executive Producer Francine Francis-Lee - Hair Styles Jonathan N. Matthews - Location Manager Aaron Pozzer - Lighting Mark Stepanek - Lighting Sean Cohen - Lighting Shane Glading - Lighting Graeme Revell - Composer (Music Score) John Houlihan - Musical Direction/Supervision Mario Cacioppo - Makeup Paul Jones - Makeup Special Effects Andris Matiss - Camera Operator Renato Di Giuseppe - Camera Operator Tony Guerin - Camera Operator Joachim Martin - Camera Operator Paul Denham Austerberry - Production Designer Louis De Ernsted - Cinematographer Robert Gantz - Cinematographer Deb Le Faive - Production Manager Sarah McMurdo - Production Manager Pascal Caucheteux - Producer Stephane Sperry - Producer Chad Malbon - Producer Jeffrey Silver - Producer David Fremlin - Set Designer Mayumi Konishi - Set Designer Laird McMurray Film Services - Special Effects David Lee - Sound Mixer Craig Henighan - Sound/Sound Designer Paula Fairfield - Sound/Sound Designer Egerton Marcus - Stunts Shane Cardwell - Stunts Brian Jagersky - Stunts Taryn Ash - Stunts Curtis Hibert - Stunts Howard Green - Stunts Catherine Gourdier - Stunts Robert Thomas - Stunts Moses Nyarko - Stunts Len Wagner - Stunts Bryan Thomas - Stunts Jim Lytle - Stunts Brad Bennett - Stunts Marco Bianco - Stunts Chris Frampton - Stunts Dwayne McLean - Stunts John Stoneham Jr. - Stunts Lloyd Adams - Stunts Robert Racki - Stunts Tom Galacka - Stunts Scott Douglas - Stunts Suzy Parker - Stunts Dean Copkov - Stunts Paul Holder - Stunts Christopher McGuire - Stunts Donovan Boucher - Stunts Rick Parker - Stunts Vanessa Reid - Stunts Steve Lucescu - Stunts Coordinator John Carpenter - Screen Story James DeMonaco - Screenwriter Brad Cowan - Production Assistant Anthony Pace - Production Assistant Dennis Berardi - Visual Effects Supervisor Nathan Robitaille - Sound Effects Editor Lee De Lang - Sound Effects Editor Carla Murray - Sound Effects Editor Jane Conway - Animal Trainer/Wrangler Amy J. Kaufman - Executive in Charge of Production Jeff Roth - Executive in Charge of Production Mark Chong - Technical Director Robert Levine - Unit Publicist Kristy Blackwell - CGI Effects Mr. X Inc. - Digital Effects Lara Johnston - Associate Editor Kathy Nelson - Executive Music Producer Jayson Clute - First Assistant Camera Dean Stinchcombe - First Assistant Camera Peter Battistone - First Assistant Camera Andy Jekabsons - First Assistant Camera Marek Krawczyk - Gaffer Bryan Forde - Gaffer Richard Allen - Gaffer Chris Takacs - Gaffer Mark Dufour - Grip Terry Barbet - Grip Carson Foster - Grip Derek Parkes - Grip Michael Burak - Key Grip Donald Irvine - Key Grip Ashley Revell - Music Editor Lorraine Samuel - Post Production Coordinator Gregor Hutchison - Post Production Supervisor Dana L. Ramsay - Production Coordinator Ron Hewitt - Properties Master Acme FX - Pyrotechnic Special Effects Chris Dustin - Re-Recording Mixer Keith Elliot - Re-Recording Mixer Jason Perreira - Re-Recording Mixer Todd Beckett - Re-Recording Mixer Mark Zsifkovits - Re-Recording Mixer Nadia Guglieri - Script Supervisor Sandy Morrow - Script Supervisor Dug Rotstein - Script Supervisor Agnie Poninska - Second Assistant Director Michael Kavanagh - Special Effects Assistant Carla Murray - Sound Effects Director Laird McMurray - Special Effects Coordinator John MacGillivary - Special Effects Coordinator Andris Matiss - Steadicam Operator Michael Gibson - Still Photographer Craig Henighan - Supervising Sound Editor Paula Fairfield - Supervising Sound Editor Eric J. Robertson - Visual Effects Producer Jill Purdy - ADR Editor Scott Lyons - Assistant Art Director Marya Duplaga - Assistant Costumer Designer Fina Khan - Assistant Hair Drazen Baric - Assistant Location Manager Mario Cacioppo - Assistant Makeup Edelgard Pfluegel - Assistant Makeup Anthony Pangalos - Assistant Production Coordinator Melissa Girotti - Assistant Production Coordinator Michael Huschka - Assistant Properties Alex Bullick - Assistant Sound Editor Jason Hamilton - Best Boy Electric Danny Piva - Best Boy Electric Greg Haddow - Best Boy Electric Thomas Care - Best Boy Grip Robert Orzechowski - Best Boy Grip Ramon Reyes - Best Boy Grip Lisa Martin - Buyer Theresa Buckley - Buyer Dawn Rivard - Buyer Rachel Thompson - Camera Loader David Rumley - Camera Loader Paul Schnee - Casting Assistant Deborah Maxwell Dion - Casting Associate Phillip Tellez - Construction Coordinator Philip A. Giglio - Electrician Kenneth Wyke - Electrician Delroy P. Jarrett - Electrician Jane Rogers - Extra Casting Carla Spizziri - First Assistant Accountant Lincoln D'Souza - First Assistant Accountant Gina Wark - Foley Artist Steve Baine - Foley Artist James D. Brown - Key Hairstylist Donald J. Mowat - Key Make-up Rex Fields - Leadman Sara Johnson - Personal Assistant Jessica Lukian - Personal Assistant Hayley Tyson - Personal Assistant Stephen Milo - Personal Assistant Bromley Switzer - Personal Assistant James Burke - Personal Assistant Michael Kessler - Personal Assistant Meghan Davies - Personal Assistant Kyle Kitagawa - Personal Assistant Jan Nizen - Production Accountant Brian Carson - Scenic Artist Federico De Marco - Second Assistant Camera Marcel Janisse - Second Assistant Camera Liz Caruana - Second Assistant Camera Simon Board - Second Unit Assistant Director Penny Charter - Second Unit Assistant Director Steven Middlebrook - Set Dresser John Rankin - Set Dresser Jeremy Simser - Storyboard Artist Jim Kennedy - Transportation Coordinator Steven Essam - Set Decorator Mike Ellis - Senior Producer Monty Montgomerie - Cable Person Trina Petrik - Craft Service/Catering Starcraft - Craft Service/Catering By David's Capers - Craft Service/Catering Regina Petrik - Craft Service/Catering Capers Catering - Craft Service/Catering Leslie Brown - Craft Service/Catering Beverly Bremner - Craft Service/Catering Ben Cekuta - Driver Bruce Raymer - Driver Brian Lytle - Driver Pal Dongo - Driver Robert Tanaglia - Driver Walter Di Bacco - Driver Don Retzer - Driver Gerald Savoy - Driver Jeff Peebles - Driver Mike Leslie-Smith - Driver Ricardo Burkhardt - Driver Joseph Muscat - Driver Peter Persaud - Foley Recordist Neil Gover - Generator Operator Eleanor Mendes - Production Secretary David Lee - Production Sound Mixer Panno Therapeutic - Set Medic/First Aid Earl Araneta - Set Medic/First Aid Darryl Irwin - Special Effects Technician Stephen C. Wallace - Special Effects Technician Bill McShane - Special Effects Technician Mark Andrews - Special Effects Technician Jason Board - Special Effects Technician Romie Soogree - Special Effects Technician Arthur Langevin - Special Effects Technician Cody Gibson - Special Effects Technician Ted Ross - Special Effects Technician Agnie Poninska - Third Assistant Director Mike Peleshok - Third Assistant Director Ben Gervais - Video Assist Brendan Bresnahan - Video Assist Devastudios - Title Design Trent Richmond - First Assistant Sound Editor Robert Penn Warren - Carpenter Wayne Collins - Carpenter Tony Parkin - Carpenter Henry Llola - Carpenter Ming Yee - Assistant Head Carpenter Jason Snea - Compositor Eric Myles - Compositor Rob Gyorgy - Compositor

Assault on Precinct 13
In the post-millennia world of remakes, Assault on Precinct 13 gets a surprisingly solid high score thanks to some well-handled tense action and characters that are just juicy enough to make the audience give a damn. One thing this rehash isn't is tame -- this is one violent shoot 'em-up where main characters are killed off while many others are offed in jarring and bloody ways. Ethan Hawke and Laurence Fishburne make for a decent enough buddy pairing, though it's Hawke who keeps the film together from his spastic opening scene through his pill-popping exchanges with Maria Bello. In fact, the strong female characters give the film another notch on its scoreboard with Bello and Drea de Matteo holding their own, despite being surrounded by methed-up junkies like John Leguizamo (whose samurai sword scene gets high gonzo marks) and Ja Rule as Smiley, your friendly neighborhood thug with a penchant for baseball bats and third-person speak. When it comes down to it though, a great action movie survives because of its director, and acclaimed Frenchman Jean-François Richet certainly does not disappoint. Along with Brian De Palma's longtime editor Bill Pankow, Richet handles the action almost perfectly, which thankfully means little shaky-cam during the gunfights in favor of much-needed spatial positioning of the camera. There are a few downsides that this assault does have to answer for -- the first being that Gabriel Byrne's character is completely needless, bringing the film to a halt every time he and his goons show up to "talk" about how clever the people inside are. Also, the film's climax features a forest...in the middle of downtown Detroit! Not only is that a blatant lie, but it is never shown in any of the overhead shots of the building, which the forest is supposedly right behind. Those bellyaches aside, this is one assault that shouldn't be written off simply because of its nature but rather should be enjoyed as its own little slice of overly violent action joy. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: English, Spanish, French Subtitle Options: English, Spanish, French Sound Processing: DD2: Dolby Digital Stereo Additional Features: Armed and dangerous: Assault's weapons specialist receals how he matched gun to character for the film's explosive shootout sequences Behind precinct walls: How the precinct building was constructed, from concept to computer to sceen Plan of attack: Assault's stunt coordinator reveals the planning behind some of the film's most explosive stunts Feature commentary with director Jean-François Richet, writer James DeMonaco and producer Jeffrey Silver Explosive deleted scenes And more! MPAA Rating: R DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: Content Length: 109 min