Assault on Precinct 13

This taut action flick from writer-director John Carpenter pits an understaffed police station against a bloodthirsty gang's angry horde gathering outside the precinct's walls.

Not sure I'd ever use the word "taut" to describe a movie. Just seems kinda wrong...

Also, take note that this is the original one, not the remake with Laurence Fishburne and Ethan Hawke.

Very John Carpenter-esque main theme. Heavy on the bass and synthesizers.

Apparently if you randomly shoot from a long distance into a police station, each shot will hit a different pile of papers, causing them to fly through the air.

And apparently, if you're a criminal who's killed a bunch of people, you can rapid fire a pump action shotgun. Or perhaps get multiple shots from each shell. Not really sure which, but it does seem to be a pretty useful skill. I guess that's one positive thing for the whole "being on death row" sorta deal...