{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprecinct13.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fassault-on-precinct-13-J4jHlMZr","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/914d94cf-fc19-4650-8dff-f497bc80d026/d14152a6-ab1b-40e9-8912-b69a5ae84970/5pbku_ft.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/c4b815f5-9ff7-4077-89f8-b096421061a2\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"In this super-sized episode, Chris and Nick tackle John Carpenter's critically acclaimed second film, Assault on Precinct 13 -- for us, the source of a killer podcast title, and for Carpenter, a springboard to (eventual) Hollywood success. The film is a gritty, low-budget action/thriller that draws on Howard Hawks' Rio Bravo in its story of a straight-laced cop and a smooth-talking criminal who lead a dwindling band of survivors against the vicious street gang that's trapped them in a decommissioned L.A. police station. The discussion covers everything from the film's western influences and homages to its still-striking onscreen brutality to the character dynamics that make it a standout in the Carpenter catalog. "}