

When decorated firefighter Lyle Wilder is restrained from seeing his wife and child after abuse allegations, he turns his attention to his neighbours. During a heatwave, what starts as a neighbourly feud turns into outright assault.
Acting
Sheen's unhinged descent into sweaty madness
Direction
Baxley cranks LA heatwave into claustrophobic pressure cooker
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI fire stunts that actually feel dangerous

Director
Craig R. Baxley
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot under the title 'Bad Day on the Block' and buried in direct-to-video purgatory before getting a Sheen career resurgence boost.
Part of a weird 90s micro-genre: respectable working-class jobs (firefighter, cop, mailman) as masks for male violence. Very 'post-OJ anxiety' energy.