The Trigger Effect

Midnight, a grid-wide hum. The lights die. A single battery-powered radio crackles with static. Three strangers barricade themselves indoors, rationing dwindling food and cash. The city outside erupts in sirens, then in gunfire. Lumet’s *Dog Day Afternoon* meets *The Twilight Zone* with a suburban edge.

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David Koepp directed The Trigger Effect in 1996. See David Koepp's full filmography, where to start with David Koepp, or where to go after you've seen everything by David Koepp.

The Trigger Effect was released in 1996 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 94 minutes.