Laurie Zimmer played Leigh in Assault on Precinct 13, whose competence under siege is never remarked upon by the film, which is what makes it notable for 1976. She made very few other films and largely disappeared from public record, which has produced a small amount of cult curiosity.
Austin StokerJohn Carpenter's 1976 LA siege thriller. Decommissioned police station under gang assault.
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