WHERE WERE YOU IN 1976?: ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13

Where Were You in 1976? A Look Back at Bicentennial Cinema: Assault on Precinct 13, 6pm Bicentennial Pre-show by Deserted Films, 6:30pm Film

Thursday, June 25

Assault on Precinct 13 (1976, John Carpenter)

“Look at that, two cops wishing me luck. I'm doomed.”

Along with everything else it has going for it, Assault is just a beautiful, tight little film, built on the narrative foundation of Howard Hawks’ Rio Bravo. So that means you will be riveted to the action from the first frame…and you will have the pleasure of beholding some of Carpenter’s very best (because he was operating under the influence of a master) dialogue.  NOTE: as with every John Carpenter film, you will have a hard time shaking the soundtrack. So, give in to it and track it down online. It makes for some pretty strange party music!  

ABOUT THE SERIES

Where Were You in 1976?

A look back at bicentennial cinema…

The USA turns 250 years old this year. It’s a BIG birthday! So we’ve put together a series that looks back at our last big birthday…the bicentennial of 1976. Four “prime time” movies in the evenings and one VERY SPECIAL all-ages, FREE, family friendly matinee brought to you by the Palm Springs Public Library. It’s our birthday gift toPalm Springs and we can’t wait to see you!

Deserted Films, the Palm Springs Public Library, and the Palm Springs Cultural Center have teamed up to bring you 5 key films to get us thinking about where we were when we hit 200.

Deserted Films will present a special pre-show (6-6:30) before each feature… and we’ve got some spectacular bicentennial-era home movies and other goodies to share!

Enjoy the PSCC AC! Meet interesting people! See things you can’t see on TV or anywhere else! And support a couple of filmy nonprofits that need your help in the Summer!

Come make the Palm Springs Cultural Center your third place to relax into a look back at 1976 and help Deserted Films continue their mission to digitize home movies shot in and around our valley!