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Bad Day on the Block (1997)

88 min · Marital Tragedy, Psychological Thriller, thriller film

Popularity3/5
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Directors

Craig R. Baxley

Cast

Charlie Sheen, David Andrews, Mare Winningham, Noah Fleiss, Chelsea Russo, Dawnn Lewis

The story

The film opens with a fire. Lyle Wilder (Charlie Sheen) is a decorated Los Angeles firefighter who saved an Afro-American baby's life in a crack house fire. He was honored for his bravery.

Catalogue themes and tags

1990s, Burst of Violence, Ermordung, Firefighter, Frauenmörder, Gewalt, Life-Saver, Misshandlung, Nachbarn, Personal Justice, Planned Murder, Prostituiertenmord, Psychoterror, Sadistic, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Violence against Women, Violent Father, Violent Husband, psychophat, Thriller, Crime Fiction, Psychological thriller, Action/Adventure, Drama, Crime Thriller, Action

Genres

Marital Tragedy, Psychological Thriller, thriller film
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