The Trigger Effect offers a captivating tale of paranoia and societal collapse, even if it runs out of thrills early on.
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Movie Info
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Director -
David Koepp -
Producer -
Michael Grillo -
Screenwriter -
James Burke , David Koepp -
Distributor -
Gramercy Pictures -
Production Co -
Universal Pictures , Amblin Entertainment -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Aug 30, 1996, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Nov 10, 2014 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$3.6M -
Runtime -
1h 35m -
Sound Mix -
Surround