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** ''Series/ThePunisher2017'' episode "Trouble the Water" uses the premise with Frank Castle as the prisoner let out of his cell to fight the bad guys, who are specifically after him. Once he's allowed to do his thing, [[OneManArmy Frank doesn't need much help.]]

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** ''Series/ThePunisher2017'' episode "Trouble the Water" uses the premise with Frank Castle as the prisoner let out of his cell to fight the bad guys, who are specifically after him.Frank and the young girl he's protecting. Once he's allowed to do his thing, [[OneManArmy Frank doesn't need much help.]]
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** ''Series/ThePunisher2017'' episode "Trouble the Water" uses the premise with Frank Castle as the prisoner let out of his cell to fight the bad guys, who are specifically after him.

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** ''Series/ThePunisher2017'' episode "Trouble the Water" uses the premise with Frank Castle as the prisoner let out of his cell to fight the bad guys, who are specifically after him. Once he's allowed to do his thing, [[OneManArmy Frank doesn't need much help.]]
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** The ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' episode "Assault on 42" has the superheroes aligning with the inmates of a prison for supervillains to fight off TheSwarm of InsectoidAliens attacking the prison.

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** ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes''. The ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' episode "Assault on 42" has the superheroes aligning with the inmates of a prison for supervillains to fight off TheSwarm of InsectoidAliens attacking the prison.
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** The French movie ''TheNest'' can be seen as tribute to this movie.
** In ''Film/FromDuskTillDawn'' (which has a similar TheSiege premise after a lengthy DevelopingDoomedCharacters) Scott's t-shirt reads "Precinct 13".
** The ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' episode "Assault on 42" has the superheroes aligning with the inmates of a prison for supervillains to fight off TheSwarm of InsectoidAliens attacking the prison.
** ''Series/{{Angel}}''. While waiting to fight off an attack on the Hyperion Hotel, Wesley and Gunn discuss what action hero they feel like imitating. Wes likes Creator/JohnWayne in ''Film/RioBravo'' while Gunn prefers Austin Stoker (Lt. Bishop) in ''Assault on Precinct 13''. Cordelia tells them to sell their DVD players and get a life.
** ''Series/ThePunisher2017'' episode "Trouble the Water" uses the premise with Frank Castle as the prisoner let out of his cell to fight the bad guys, who are specifically after him.
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* InspirationForTheWork: Creator/JohnCarpenter was inspired by ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968'' and ''Film/RioBravo''.

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* DawsonCasting: Reference is made to "the juvenile gang problem", and Street Thunder is further referred to as a "youth gang", yet all its members appear to be much older.



* NoBudget: The film had a very small budget, as witnessed by the copyright owner "CKK Corporation" (which is short for the initials of Creator/JohnCarpenter and co-producers J.S. Kaplan and Joseph Kaufman, who financed the film out of their own pockets).

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* NoBudget: The film had a very small budget, as witnessed by the budget of $100,000. In fact, its copyright owner is the "CKK Corporation" (which is short for the initials of Creator/JohnCarpenter and co-producers J.S. Kaplan and Joseph Kaufman, who financed the film out of their own pockets).

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* NoBudget: The film had a very small budget, as witnessed by the copyright owner "CKK Corporation" (which is short for the initials of Creator/JohnCarpenter and co-producers J.S. Kaplan and Joseph Kaufman, who financed the film out of their own pockets).

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* InspirationForTheWork: Creator/JohnCarpenter was inspired by ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968'' and ''Film/RioBravo''.
* MidDevelopmentGenreShift: Creator/JohnCarpenter had hoped to make a Creator/HowardHawks-style Western like ''Film/ElDorado'' or ''Film/RioLobo'', but when the $100,000 budget prohibited it, Carpenter refashioned the basic scenario of ''Film/RioBravo'' into a modern setting.
* NoBudget: The film had a very small budget, as witnessed by the copyright owner "CKK Corporation" (which is short for the initials of Creator/JohnCarpenter and co-producers J.S. Kaplan and Joseph Kaufman, who financed the film out of their own pockets).pockets).
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* NoBudget: The film had a very small budget, as witnessed by the copyright owner "CKK Corporation" (which is short for the initials of John Carpenter and co-producers J.S. Kaplan and Joseph Kaufman, who financed the film out of their own pockets).

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* NoBudget: The film had a very small budget, as witnessed by the copyright owner "CKK Corporation" (which is short for the initials of John Carpenter Creator/JohnCarpenter and co-producers J.S. Kaplan and Joseph Kaufman, who financed the film out of their own pockets).
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* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Charles Cyphers (Starker) and Nancy Loomis (Julie) are probably both better known for their appearances in Carpenter's next film, ''[[Film/{{Halloween1978}} Halloween]]''.
** Frank Doubleday, the guy playing the gang member who [[spoiler: kills the little girl Kathy]] would go on to play the similarly psychotic criminal Romero in John Carpenter's next action movie, ''Film/EscapeFromNewYork.''
** Kim Richards, of ''EscapeToWitchMountain'' fame, plays Lawson's daughter.
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* NoBudget: The film had a very small budget, as witnessed by the copyright owner "CKK Corporation" (which is short for the initials of Carpenter and co-producers J.S. Kaplan and Joseph Kaufman, who financed the film out of their own pockets).

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* NoBudget: The film had a very small budget, as witnessed by the copyright owner "CKK Corporation" (which is short for the initials of John Carpenter and co-producers J.S. Kaplan and Joseph Kaufman, who financed the film out of their own pockets).
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* NoBudget: The film had a very small budget, as witnessed by the copyright owner "CKK Corporation" (which is short for the initials of Carpenter and his two associates (co-producers) J.S. Kaplan and Joseph Kaufman, who financed the film out of their own pockets).

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* NoBudget: The film had a very small budget, as witnessed by the copyright owner "CKK Corporation" (which is short for the initials of Carpenter and his two associates (co-producers) co-producers J.S. Kaplan and Joseph Kaufman, who financed the film out of their own pockets).
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* NoBudget: The film had a very small budget, as witnessed by the copyright owner "CKK Corporation", which is short for the initials of Carpenter and his two associates (co-producers) J.S. Kaplan and Joseph Kaufman, who financed the film out of their own pockets.

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* NoBudget: The film had a very small budget, as witnessed by the copyright owner "CKK Corporation", which Corporation" (which is short for the initials of Carpenter and his two associates (co-producers) J.S. Kaplan and Joseph Kaufman, who financed the film out of their own pockets.pockets).
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* NoBudget: The film had a very small budget, witnessed by the copyright owner is listed as "CKK Corporation" which is short for the initials of Carpenter and his two associates (co-producers) J.S. Kaplan and Joseph Kaufman, who financed the film out of their own pockets.

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* NoBudget: The film had a very small budget, as witnessed by the copyright owner is listed as "CKK Corporation" Corporation", which is short for the initials of Carpenter and his two associates (co-producers) J.S. Kaplan and Joseph Kaufman, who financed the film out of their own pockets.
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* NoBudget: The film had a very small budget, witnessed by the copyright owner is listed as "CKK Corporation" which is short for the initials of Carpenter and his two associates (co-producers) J.S. Kaplan and Joseph Kaufman, who financed the film out of their own pockets.
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* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Charles Cyphers (Starker) and Nancy Loomis (Julie) are probably both better known for their appearances in Carpenter's next film, ''[[Film/{{Halloween1978}} Halloween]]''.
** Frank Doubleday, the guy playing the gang member who [[spoiler: kills the little girl Kathy]] would go on to play the similarly psychotic criminal Romero in John Carpenter's next action movie, ''Film/EscapeFromNewYork.''
** Kim Richards, of ''EscapeToWitchMountain'' fame, plays Lawson's daughter.

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