Streaming Retro Movie Adventures: Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)

So very John Carpenter.

None of this would have happened if Kim Richards wasn’t so fussy about her ice cream.

Kim Richards, roughly age 11, with pigtails that end with yellow bows, stands holding an ice cream cone in her right hand. The background is ivy.
Trust me, kid: be happy with plain vanilla.

If you’re at all familiar with John Carpenter, you’ll know he made the film as soon as the music starts.

Also: The movie is called “Assault on Precinct 13,” but the chief says it’s “Precinct 9, Division 13,” and when the lieutenant arrives the sign out front says “ANDERSON POLICE STATION DIVISION 14.” This obviously the entire film.

I kid. The whole thing is ridiculous and fun. I especially love the idea that a police station is closing, and no one thinks to put up a sign until the night before.

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