Review of Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) by Sean Carlson for IGN — 20 Jul 1994
The film was designed to be an homage to the John Wayne classic Rio Bravo directed by Carpenter's idol Howard Hawks.The parallels between the film and the westerns that Carpenter holds dear are clear from the get go, none more so striking then the sight of the gang warlords mingling their blood in a bowl in for a symbolic blood oath that echoes similar scenes that found Indians becoming blood brothers in westerns long since forgotten.
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This review of Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) was written by Sean Carlson and published by IGN on 20 Jul 1994.
Assault on Precinct 13 has generally received positive reviews.
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