Synopsis

On New Year's Eve, a nearly abandoned Detroit police precinct becomes an improvised shelter for a group of prisoners when a snowstorm halts their transfer. Sergeant Jake Roenick and his small staff soon discover that armed attackers are surrounding the station. Cut off from outside help, police and inmates must overcome their distrust and work together to survive the siege.

Factoids & Trivia

• This 2005 film is a remake of John Carpenter's 1976 action thriller of the same name. The remake replaces the original film's Los Angeles setting with a desolate Detroit precinct threatened by closure.

• Although the story takes place in Detroit, much of the production was filmed in Toronto. The Canadian locations helped provide the snowbound atmosphere while keeping production costs under control.

• The name "Napoleon" is used for Jake Roenick in the opening scene, echoing Napoleon Wilson, the central criminal character in the 1976 film.

• The film was released in the United States on January 19, 2005. Made for an estimated $30 million, it earned approximately $35.3 million worldwide and received mixed critical reviews.

• Graeme Revell composed the score, giving the remake a more contemporary orchestral and electronic sound rather than reproducing John Carpenter's minimalist synth-driven approach from the original.