Bad Day on the Block

"Everyone has a breaking point"

Aug 22 1997 R 1h 28m
Drama, Thriller

The heat is at record highs, the air conditioner is broken, the milk has gone bad, the repairman can't find the house... and then there's the neighbor. Lyle Wilder, a celebrated firefighter, whose scorn for the young Braverton family next door turns to outright assault as his heroic exterior begins to unravel from the inside.

Plot

A decorated firefighter has his wife and son leave him because of his violent tendencies, including playing a game of Russian Roulette with his wife. Only trouble is he believes that the loving neighbor couple and their two children are to blame for them leaving by filling his wife's head with nonsense. He then sets out to discipline the family for their failings. But when the couple reports him to the police, the police will not believe the couple because of the fireman's status in the community. Things escalate until he kills a repairman, then the police and finally launches a totally terroristic attack on the family including again playing Russian Roulette with them.

Written by

Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh

Directed by

Craig R. Baxley

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Largo Entertainment

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
2,157
Average Rating
5.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA