Bad Day on the Block (1997)

Director:

Craig R. Baxley

Writer:

Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh (written by)

Release Date:

22 August 1997 (Turkey)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

He's destroyed everything close to him. Now he's going next door.

Plot:

Decorated Los Angeles firefighter Lyle Wilder once saved a baby's life in a crack-house fire, but without anyone knowing it...

Plot Keywords:

Firefighter | Russian Roulette | Neighbor | Black Woman Murdered | Ethnic Hatred

Cast

Charlie Sheen	...	Lyle Wilder
Mare Winningham	...	Catherine Braverton
David Andrews	...	Reese Braverton
Noah Fleiss	...	Zach Braverton
Chelsea Russo	...	Marcie Braverton
John Ratzenberger	...	Al Calavito
Dawnn Lewis	...	Sandy Tierra
Keone Young	...	Ron the Repairman
Reggie Jackson	...	Himself
Cody Jones	...	D.J.
David Hewlett	...	Andrew
Phillip Jarrett	...	Firefighter
Kim Roberts	...	911 Operator
Dawn Roach	...	911 Operator
Catherine Swing	...	Crack House Reporter
Tino Monte	...	TV Newscaster
Sheldon Turcott	...	Network Newscaster
David Sutcliffe	...	Helicopter Observer
Karen Brigman	...	Marge
Michelle Moffat	...	Angel (as Michelle Moffatt)
Errol G. Farquharson	...	Gangbanger #1 (as Errol Farquharson)
Robert Thomas	...	Gangbanger #2
Roy T. Anderson	...	Gangbanger #3
Rory Flynn	...	Kenny Wilder
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sandra Oh
Jordan-Patrick Marcantonio	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Craig R. Baxley

Writing credits
Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh		(written by)

Produced by
Alan Beattie	....	producer
Chris Chesser	....	producer
David Gaines	....	associate producer
Frank K. Isaac	....	co-producer
Barr B. Potter	....	executive producer (as Barr Potter)

Original Music by
Gary Chang

Cinematography by
David Connell

Film Editing by
Sonny Baskin

Casting by
Karen Rea

Production Design by
Philip Leonard

Costume Design by
Linda Kemp		(as Lynda Kemp)

Makeup Department
Paul Jones	....	special makeup designer
Katherine Southern	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jim Chad	....	trainee assistant director
Kate Weiss	....	trainee assistant director

Art Department
Peter Hudecki	....	storyboard artist
Michael Williams'Willis'	....	construction laborer
Richard M. Snider	....	greensman
Clive Thomasson	....	co-decorator

Sound Department
Denis Bellingham	....	boom operator
Richard F.W. Davis	....	sound effects editor
Marilyn Graf	....	foley mixer
Cindy Jo Hinkleman	....	assistant sound editor
Adam Kroloff	....	sound effects editor
Doug Madick	....	foley artist
Paul Menichini	....	sound effects editor
Bruce Nazarian	....	supervising sound editor
Richard Partlow	....	foley artist (as Rick Partlow)
Sergio Reyes	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Troy	....	dialogue editor

Special Effects by
Michael Kavanagh	....	special effects coordinator
Dawn Rivard	....	special effects
Jeff Skochko	....	special effects assistant
David Loveday	....	model maker (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Christopher Dusendschon	....	hazeltine optical element timing: THDX (uncredited)
Christopher Dusendschon	....	in-show optical compositor: THDX (uncredited)

Stunts
Eddie Braun	....	stunt double
Tommy Chang	....	stunt double: Keon Young
Mary Fallick	....	stunt double
Cameron Fergus	....	stunt double
Robert Hannah	....	stunt double
Susan Horton	....	stunt double: Dawnn Lewis
Jamie Jones	....	stunt coordinator
Alison Reid	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
John Ferguson	....	gaffer
Michael Galbraith	....	best boy
Patrick King	....	dolly grip
Michael Kohne	....	key grip
Rudolf Mammitzsch	....	camera trainee
Bob Marshak	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Aric Dupere	....	extras casting assistant
Donna Dupere	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Loreen Lightfoot	....	costume cutter/stitcher
Sheila E. Pruden	....	assistant costume designer

Music Department
Todd Hayen	....	conductor
Todd Hayen	....	orchestrator
Sherry Whitfield	....	music editor

Other crew
Jeff Ballard	....	publicist
Kristine M. Gilbert	....	production coordinator
Craig Goodwill	....	editorial/production assistant
Sara Holmes	....	assistant accountant
Fred Kamping	....	location manager
Simone Stock	....	assistant: Craig R. Baxley
Charles Taylor	....	armorer
Charles Taylor	....	weapons handler
Dave Tommasini	....	helicopter pilot
Braden Wright	....	unit publicist (as Darryl Wright)

Thanks
Bret Michaels	....	special thanks
Shane Stanley	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Largo Entertainment
• Sheen/Michaels Entertainment

Distributors

• Arcade Movie Company (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2000) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1999) (USA) (VHS)
• Epix Media (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
• Europa Carat (Brazil) (VHS)
• Louie Productions LLC
• New City Releasing
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (1999) (Argentina) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Movie Armaments Group  firearms supplied by

Also Known As:

"The Fireman" - International (English title)
"Under Pressure" - USA (video title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/terror and language

Runtime:

88 min | Argentina:104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:R | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | France:U | Germany:16 (video premiere) | USA:R | UK:15 | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 (video premiere)

Filming Locations:

Stouffville, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Largo Entertainment

Goofs:

Factual errors: When the model airplane flies through the window, the glass breaks apart in small pieces like safety glass of a car, normal window glass does not break like this.

Quotes:

Lyle Wilder:Two kids... a husband... Marge though you had something great going on here... special she called it. "Why can't we be more like them? Why can't you play with your son like Reese does? Huh? Why?"
Catherine Braverton:[to her kids] Go upstairs to your room... run
Lyle Wilder:[Now glaring at Catherine] You talked to her a lot didn't you? She worshipped you didn't she? Marge thought she knew me... most of the time!
Catherine Braverton:Lyle I'm sorry if we were an issue between you and Marge... but that has nothing to do with us now... please leave
Lyle Wilder:Kenny used to say please a lot to me... I had to be very stern with Kenny... foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child... the rod of discipline will remove it far from him. Mother was ruining him... she was always babying him.
[...]

OK for a formula-driven psycho-next-door film.

About the only creative twist in this film is that the psycho next door is a decorated, respected fireman.

Get this bit of originality: he also spouts a few Bible verses along the way. Wow, impressive.

That said, there are bigger wastes of time out there, and it's good for a bit of entertainment if there's nothing else on TV. I wouldn't pay to rent it, though.

The only thought-provoking feature of the film has to do with the usefulness of firearms in the hands of good citizens.