The Trigger Effect

How tenuous is man's hold on civilisation when survival becomes an issue? When the lights go out and stay out for several days, suburbanites Matthew and Annie learn the hard way that man is 'by nature' a predatory creature. Matthew's long-time friend, Joe, happens by on the second day and a rivalry between the two friends simmers as Annie cares for her sick baby. When rumours of looting spread through the neighbourhood, the two men buy a rifle for protection but Annie throws it in the pool. Later, that same night, Joe hears a prowler downstairs and awakens Matthew. They chase the stranger from the house and out into the street where a neighbour shoots him to death. No longer safe in their own home, they decide to drive to Annie's parents some 500 miles away. Before they reach their destination, more trouble comes their way when they stop to siphon gas from an abandoned car and discover the driver in the back seat... Is this what is meant by 'man's inhumanity to man?', Thriller starring Kyle MacLachlan and Elisabeth Shue as a suburban couple whose easy life is thrown into turmoil following a black-out which paralyses the city for days. With a sick child and armed looters on the rampage, the family decides to leave town in search of a safer environment - but getting past the city limits proves harder and more dangerous than they ever imagined.