The peace is shattered by two converging paths of misfortune. First, a prison transport bus is forced to make an emergency stop when a prisoner falls ill. Among the convicts is Napoleon Wilson, a stone-cold killer on his way to death row. Second, a grieving father named Lawson stumbles into the precinct, catatonic with shock. He has just avenged his young daughter—murdered in cold blood by the "Street Thunder" gang—and now the entire syndicate is hunting him.
Details on the iconic synth soundtrack composed by John Carpenter. Assault on Precinct 13(1976)
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In a desolate pocket of Los Angeles, Precinct 9, Division 13 is a ghost of a building. It is slated for closure, its phones disconnected and its staff whittled down to a skeleton crew of three: world-weary secretary Leigh, officer Julie, and Lieutenant Ethan Bishop, a man overseeing the station's final quiet hours. Second, a grieving father named Lawson stumbles into
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provides the tactical muscle, trading deadpan quips with Leigh between waves of attackers.
maintains a calm, commanding presence as the gang begins to crawl through the windows like a human wave. The Final Stand