Synopsis/Details
During the first day of a record-breaking New York city heatwave. The lives of disgruntled residents of a poor Washington Heights neighborhood intertwine and collide as the heat rises and tensions boil over to their breaking points. The Firemen at the local firehouse are cracking under pressure, the cities spiraling into bankruptcy, desperate times call for desperate measures. A group of close-knit Cops involved in an under the table protection money racket is coerced into double-crossing their Drug dealing Moneyman by one of their own. A gang of adolescent boys graduates from petty crime and assault to arson and attempted murder. As the lights go out and the city plunges into chaos, two young lovers are separated with their lives hanging in the balance, while an all too familiar psycho-killer stalks the halls of an apartment building...
Story & Logistics
Story Type:
Rescue
Story Situation:
Recovery of a lost one
Story Conclusion:
Happy
Linear Structure:
Linear
Cast Size:
Many
Locations:
Many
Special Effects:
Blood, Other on-set effects
Characters
Lead Role Ages:
Female Adult, Female Young Adult, Female over 45, Male Adult, Male Middle Aged, Male Young Adult, Male over 45
Hero Type:
Anti-Hero, Ordinary, Unfortunate
Villian Type:
Authority Figure, Corrupted, Criminal, Mentally Disturbed, Pure Evil
Stock Character Types:
Bad boy, Damsel in distress, Everyman, Lovers, Outlaw, Southern belle, Tragic hero, Villain, Wise old man
Advanced
Subgenre:
Action Suspense-Thriller, African-American, Crime & Gangster, Crime Drama, Generation Gap, Heroic Bloodshed, Macabre, Serial Killer, Survival, Suspense-Thriller, Teen Terror
Subculture:
Gangs
Action Elements:
Hand to Hand Combat, Physical Stunts, Pyrotechnics, Vehicular Stunts, Weaponry
Equality & Diversity:
Diverse Cast, Income Inequality Focused, Minority-Centric, Minority Protagonist, Race Relations Focused
Life Topics:
Adolescence, Death, Near Death Experience, Parenthood
Drug Topics:
Illegal Drugs
Time Period:
The Seventies (1970–1979)
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Time of Year:
Summer
Illness Topics:
Physical
Relationship Topics:
Abuse, Family, Love
Writer Style:
Joel and Ethan Coen, Quentin Tarantino
