LETHAL MULLET PODCAST #327 - ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 (1976)
No demands. No negotiation. Just siege.
At 3:03am, the phones go dead, the lights go out, and a decommissioned police station becomes the Alamo. This week we’re breaking down John Carpenter’s lean, mean, $100k masterpiece that proved you don’t need money, you need nerve.
It’s Rio Bravo meets Night of the Living Dead, with a synth score that invented dread.
In This Episode: The Film: Assault on Precinct 13 - 1976 - Written, Directed, Scored and Edited by John Carpenter. 91 minutes. Made for $100k in 20 days. Starring Austin Stoker as Lt. Ethan Bishop, Darwin Joston as Napoleon Wilson, Laurie Zimmer as Leigh, and Henry Brandon.
What We Cover:
Why Carpenter originally called it THE ANDERSON ALAMO and wrote it in 8 days as "John T. Chance" - John Wayne's character in Rio Bravo
The ice cream truck scene - how killing little Kathy changed the MPAA forever and almost got the film an X rating
How to make $100k look like a million: Panavision anamorphic 2.39:1 projected on a bedsheet, real Venice cop shop locations, and a cast of USC mates and neighbours
The siege mechanics - silenced rifles, no demands, faceless gang, and the most isolated precinct in LA
"Got a smoke?" - Wilson, Leigh, and why Napoleon Wilson steals the whole movie
The score - written in 3 days, drums + synth + electric piano. The blueprint for Halloween
Why it bombed in the US in November '76 and then exploded at the 1977 London Film Festival
Original vs 2005 Remake - why explaining the gang ruins the whole point
Lean, mean, and 91 minutes of a guy in a tan uniform who really should not be in charge. The ultimate single-location siege movie. Without it, no Die Hard. Directed by: John Carpenter Music by: John Carpenter Influences: Howard Hawks' Rio Bravo + Romero's Night of the Living Dead Fun fact: Tony Burton (Duke from Rocky) got cast because he'd actually done time. Where to Watch: Prime & Blu-ray from Shout! Factory.
Talk to us: What’s your favourite Carpenter deep cut? The Fog? Prince of Darkness? They Live? DM us @thelethalmullet - best Bishop vs Wilson takes get read out next week.
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