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Judgment Night is a 1993 film, directed by Stephen Hopkins and starring Emilio Estévez, Cuba Gooding Jr., Denis Leary, Stephen Dorff. The DVD version of the film was released on May 1, 2001. The movie plot revolves around a group of friends on the run from a group of criminals after they witness a murder.

Plot summary

The beginning of the movie reveals that the main characters living in modern Los Angeles, Ray (Jeremy Piven), Mike (Cuba Gooding Jr.), and Frank (Emilio Estevez) are about to go on roadtrip to a boxing match. Moments later it is revealed by the arrival of Frank's John (Stephen Dorff) that Frank invited him because one of their other friends canceled. The four friends then proceed on their roadtrip on Frank's rented RV.

On the way to the boxing match, the four are caught in a traffic jam. After a minor dispute between John and another driver over which one of their cars should have yielded the right of way, Ray decides to save themselves time and backs off the highway in search of a shortcut into a low-income residential neighborhood. After driving along the main residential road the four friends are alarmed by the apparent sound of their vehicle running over something. The three friends excluding Ray decide to leave the vehicle in the fear that someone was ran over and might need medical help. They come across an unknown man named Teddy (Michael DeLorenzo) who appears to be hurt and drag him into the vehicle. After realizing that the man is shot, they decided to drive in the direction from which a siren sound is coming from hoping that is the police who might be able to help.

After the friends are unable to spot any police vehicle, their car is suddenly struck by another car causing them to drive into a narrow ditch sustaining major damage. Moments later after the crash, Teddy is dragged out of the car by three unknown men. The apparent leader of the group, Fallon (Denis Leary) soon arrives on the vehicle that struck the RV. After overhearing their conversation, it is revealed that Teddy is suspected of stealing money from them. Within a couple of minutes, Fallon shoots Teddy. Fallon then reminds the group of their criminal policy that no witnesses must be left alive and proceeds to approach the damaged RV. The four friends, still inside, fearing for their lives set fire to their vehicle and run off on foot with the murderers in pursuit.

The film continues with the four friends hiding and trying to outrun the murderers who do seem to give up on the chase. The four friends eventually end up on the rooftop of an apartment building managing to cross to the neighboring building's roof with a ladder. Ray, because of his suggested fear of heights chooses to stay behind and try to negotiate with the now approaching murderers. After he fails to convince Fallon to spare their lives, Fallon pushes him off the roof to his death.

The now remaining three of the friends manage to get down to the main floor, climbing into the sewer system. In the sewer, they agree on Mike suggestion that the three try to fight back against the murderers. One of the murderers is the first to find them whom they kill after a brief confrontation. Choosing not to risk their lives any more, the friends continue to keep running. Within the sewer, the remaining murderers find their dead group member, after which Fallon proceeds to drown one other man with him because he made a comment Fallon seemed very annoyed with.

After brief hiding, the three remaining friends fall into a false sense of security that they managed to get away. They choose to break the window of a closed grocery store to trigger the alarm to await the arrival of the police. Shortly after they realize that the murderers have found them. After brief fighting between the two groups, Frank and John are wounded and the last remaining acquaintance of Fallon is shot dead. Knowing that the three no longer can run, Frank chooses to finally try to overpower Fallon. After a struggle between the two Frank manages to push Fallon off the stairs killing him. None of the murderers left alive any longer, the movie ends with the police investigating the crime scene and it is foreshadowed that Frank's and John's wounds might not be fatal as they are wheeled away by the medics.

Soundtrack

A soundtrack for the film titled Judgment Night: Music From The Motion Picture was released the same year on September 14, 1993. The soundtrack managed to achieve moderate success on the charts. Every song was a collaboration between hip-hop artists and alternative artists, including Faith No More, Slayer, Dinosaur Jr., De La Soul, and Ice-T. Sir Mix-a-Lot teamed with Mudhoney for the surf-infused "Freak Momma" and Run-DMC and Living Colour performed "Me, Myself, & My Microphone."

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