#TheTriggerEffect is a 1996 American #thrillerFilm written and directed by #DavidKoepp (in his feature directorial debut) and starring #KyleMacLachlan, #ElisabethShue and #DermotMulroney. The film follows the downward spiral of society during a widespread and lengthy #powerOutage in #SouthernCalifornia. The film was inspired by the 1978 documentary television series #Connections, and the 1960 #TheTwilightZone episode "#TheMonstersAreDueOnMapleStreet", which starred Koepp's uncle.