Bad Day on the Block 1997 R, 88 min. Genre: Thriller aka: Under Pressure The Fireman
Director: Craig R. Baxley Cast: Charlie Sheen, Mare Winningham, David Andrews, Noah Fleiss, Chelsea Russo, John Ratzenberger, Dawnn Lewis, Keone Young, Elias Zarou, Michelle Moffatt, Cody Jones, David Hewlett
Lyle Wilder (Charlie Sheen) is a decorated firefighter, but his wife and son have seen his violent side and leave. Lyle takes it out on the neighbors who he believes are to blame for his problems.
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Jasper, Texas 2003 R, 114 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Jeff Byrd Cast: Louis Gossett Jr., Jon Voight, Joe Morton, Emily Yancy, Bokeem Woodbine, Blu Mankuma, Roy T. Anderson, Karen Robinson, Michelle Moffatt, Demor Barnes, Ron White, Eugene Clark, Samantha Bee
This Showtime film is based on events that transpired after three White men dragged a Black man to death after tying him to their pickup truck in 1998. A media frenzy stormed through Jasper–straining relationships, including those of the White sheriff (Jon Voight) and the town's first Black mayor (Louis Gossett Jr.).
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| 1. Bad Day on the Block (1997) aka: Under Pressure aka: The Fireman
2. Jasper, Texas (2003)
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