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NFT: Help me out with a movie title...

M.S. : 4/21/2017 8:04 pm

...it's about a police station in New York under siege by a bunch of bad cops. Very eerie movie, scary, suspenseful. The action takes place right around Christmas time. The good cops on the inside are protecting a drug dealer who can be a key witness.

Any help much appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Assault on Precinct 13?  
B in ALB : 4/21/2017 8:08 pm : link
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Just a guess  
ThatLimerickGuy : 4/21/2017 8:09 pm : link
Is it "16 Blocks" with Bruce Willis and Mos Def?

If not about what year was it released?
It was around 1980 or so... maybe a little later...  
M.S. : 4/21/2017 8:19 pm : link

...action does NOT take place in LA which is Precinct 13.

The action I believe is in New York and it's definitely winter... the police and detective inside are celebrating either Christmas or New Years.

Very scary movie with sinister bad cops on the outside trying to get in.

Not the Bruce Willis film...  
M.S. : 4/21/2017 8:20 pm : link
...I don't think there were any big name stars in this movie.
Fort Apache, The Bronx?  
steve in ky : 4/21/2017 8:23 pm : link
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I googled it and it keeps  
section125 : 4/21/2017 8:26 pm : link
saying Assault on Precinct 13...

Possible you have your facts mixed up?
I think its Assualt on Precinct 13...  
M.S. : 4/21/2017 8:27 pm : link

...but the 2005 newer version.

Thanks!
Yeah  
B in ALB : 4/21/2017 8:28 pm : link
Thought so. I think Ethan Hawke is in it.
RE: I googled it and it keeps  
M.S. : 4/21/2017 8:29 pm : link
In comment 13438020 section125 said:
Quote:
saying Assault on Precinct 13...

Possible you have your facts mixed up?


I'm definitely confused! It was the re-make I was thinking of! Thanks for your help.
actually location was Detroit  
spike : 4/21/2017 8:30 pm : link
"Plot[edit]
Sergeant Jake Roenick (Ethan Hawke), veteran cop Jasper O'Shea (Brian Dennehy) and secretary Iris Ferry (Drea de Matteo) are the only people remaining in a soon to be shut down Detroit police precinct on New Year's Eve. Roenick is deskbound and abusing alcohol and prescription drugs. He is haunted by a botched undercover operation eight months prior that resulted in the deaths of two members of his team. Psychiatrist Alex Sabian (Maria Bello) is treating Roenick at the station.

Meanwhile, crime lord Marion Bishop (Laurence Fishburne) is in custody and accused of killing a police officer. He is being transported to another location by bus with three other criminals: addict Beck (John Leguizamo), petty crook Anna (Aisha Hinds), and counterfeiter Smiley (Ja Rule), but a raging snowstorm forces the two guards to hunker down at Precinct 13 until the storm is over.

Masked gunmen attack the station and kill the prison guards, demanding Bishop handed over to them. The attackers are corrupt street cops and SWAT officers led by Captain Marcus Duvall (Gabriel Byrne). Formerly partners in crime, Duvall and his men must kill Bishop before he can testify about their involvement."


memorable film imo - ( New Window )
RE: Yeah  
M.S. : 4/21/2017 8:30 pm : link
In comment 13438026 B in ALB said:
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Thought so. I think Ethan Hawke is in it.

Exactly... Ethan Hawke. That film scared the heck out of me for some reason!
Definitely  
UConn4523 : 4/21/2017 8:30 pm : link
Assault on Precinct 13. Hawke, Leguizamo, and Fishbourne.
RE: actually location was Detroit  
M.S. : 4/21/2017 8:31 pm : link
In comment 13438029 spike said:
Quote:
"Plot[edit]
Sergeant Jake Roenick (Ethan Hawke), veteran cop Jasper O'Shea (Brian Dennehy) and secretary Iris Ferry (Drea de Matteo) are the only people remaining in a soon to be shut down Detroit police precinct on New Year's Eve. Roenick is deskbound and abusing alcohol and prescription drugs. He is haunted by a botched undercover operation eight months prior that resulted in the deaths of two members of his team. Psychiatrist Alex Sabian (Maria Bello) is treating Roenick at the station.

Meanwhile, crime lord Marion Bishop (Laurence Fishburne) is in custody and accused of killing a police officer. He is being transported to another location by bus with three other criminals: addict Beck (John Leguizamo), petty crook Anna (Aisha Hinds), and counterfeiter Smiley (Ja Rule), but a raging snowstorm forces the two guards to hunker down at Precinct 13 until the storm is over.

Masked gunmen attack the station and kill the prison guards, demanding Bishop handed over to them. The attackers are corrupt street cops and SWAT officers led by Captain Marcus Duvall (Gabriel Byrne). Formerly partners in crime, Duvall and his men must kill Bishop before he can testify about their involvement."
memorable film imo - ( New Window )

Yep... that's it! Thanks so much!
Maniac Cop  
madgiantscow009 : 4/21/2017 9:00 pm : link
2.
Drea de Matteo  
larryinnewhaven : 4/21/2017 11:01 pm : link
seems like she would be fun to spend a weekend with
Wow!  
Percy : 4/22/2017 10:45 am : link
Will watch. Thanks!
Have Watched Now  
Percy : 4/22/2017 12:53 pm : link
Pretty damned good film, actually. Worth watching. Thanks again.
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