One man decides to wage war against a gang of teenage punks besieging an affluent California community. Based on a true incident.
Acting
Robert Culp's simmering suburban dad breakdown is uncomfortably real.
Direction
Heffron squeezes genuine tension from made-for-TV limitations.
Director
Richard T. Heffron
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired during peak 'urban decay' panic, when suburban white fear of 'punk' youth became profitable TV content.
The real incident involved a San Fernando Valley engineer whose dog was killed by teens; the film's dog death scene used a trained animal and caused crew walkouts.
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