The Trigger Effect

1996 film by David Koepp
Movie film Q1198844
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The Trigger Effect

Summary

The Trigger Effect is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (166 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Trigger Effect's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Trigger Effect's director is recorded as David Koepp[4].
  • The Trigger Effect's screenwriter is recorded as James Burke[5].
  • The Trigger Effect's screenwriter is recorded as David Koepp[6].
  • The Trigger Effect's composer is recorded as James Newton Howard[7].
  • The Trigger Effect's genre is recorded as action film[8].
  • The Trigger Effect's genre is recorded as drama film[9].
  • The Trigger Effect's based on is recorded as Connections[10].
  • The Trigger Effect's cast member is recorded as Kyle MacLachlan[11].
  • The Trigger Effect's cast member is recorded as Elisabeth Shue[12].
  • The Trigger Effect's cast member is recorded as Dermot Mulroney[13].
  • The Trigger Effect's cast member is recorded as Bill Smitrovich[14].
  • The Trigger Effect's cast member is recorded as Michael Rooker[15].
  • The Trigger Effect's cast member is recorded as Richard T. Jones[16].
  • The Trigger Effect's cast member is recorded as Rick Worthy[17].
  • The Trigger Effect's cast member is recorded as Greg Grunberg[18].
  • The Trigger Effect's cast member is recorded as Richard Schiff[19].
  • The Trigger Effect's cast member is recorded as William Lucking[20].
  • The Trigger Effect's cast member is recorded as Jack Noseworthy[21].
  • The Trigger Effect's cast member is recorded as David O'Donnell[22].
  • The Trigger Effect's producer is recorded as Laurie MacDonald[23].
  • The Trigger Effect's producer is recorded as Walter F. Parkes[24].
  • The Trigger Effect's production company is recorded as Amblin Entertainment[25].
  • The Trigger Effect's director of photography is recorded as Newton Thomas Sigel[26].
  • The Trigger Effect's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0117965[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Laurie MacDonald[23] and Walter F. Parkes[24]. The Trigger Effect's director is recorded as David Koepp[4]. Screenwriters include James Burke[5] and David Koepp[6]. Cast members include Kyle MacLachlan[11], Elisabeth Shue[12], Dermot Mulroney[13], Bill Smitrovich[14], Michael Rooker[15], and Richard T. Jones[16].

Publication

The Trigger Effect's publication date is recorded as +1996-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[29]. Genres include action film[8] and drama film[9].

Reception

Reviews include 6.4/10[30], 66/100[31], and 73%[32].

Why It Matters

The Trigger Effect ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (166 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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