The Trigger Effect

Name: The Trigger Effect
Director: David Koepp
Released: 1996-01-01

1996 film by David Koepp

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Also known as Trigger Effect

Released: 1996
Director: David Koepp
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1.imdb.com/title/tt0117965/Retrieved 2016-04-11
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Screenwriter: James Burke
, David Koepp
Producer: Laurie MacDonald
, Walter F. Parkes
Cast: Kyle MacLachlan
, Elisabeth Shue
, Dermot Mulroney
, Bill Smitrovich
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Runtime: 91 min
Genre: action film
, drama film
Country of origin: United States

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The Trigger Effect is a 1996 American thriller film written and directed by David Koepp and starring Kyle MacLachlan, Elisabeth Shue and Dermot Mulroney. It is the only Amblin Entertainment film to be distributed by Gramercy Pictures. The film follows the downward spiral of society during a widespread and lengthy power outage in Southern California. The film was inspired by the 1978 documentary television series Connections, and the 1960 The Twilight Zone episode "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street", which starred Koepp's uncle, actor Claude Akins.

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Based on: Connections
Director of photography: Newton Thomas Sigel
Narrative location: California
Filming location: California
Title: The Trigger Effect
Color: color
FSK film rating: FSK 12
Film editor: Jill Savitt
Executive producer: Laurie MacDonald
Medierådet rating: For ages 15 and up
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1.Stated in Danish Film Database
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Distribution format: video on demand
Review score: 73%(May 23, 2025) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 26 critic review
66/100(February 5, 2024) review score by: Metacritic · number of reviews/ratings: 19 critic review
6.4/10(October 6, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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1.Stated in Rotten Tomatoes“The Trigger Effect”Retrieved 2021-10-06
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CNC film rating (France): no age restriction
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1.cnc.fr/professionnels/visas-et-classification/94810Retrieved 2023-02-03
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