Pulse story

movie: Pulse (1988) · 1988-03-11

A highly aggressive and intelligent pulse of electricity terrorizes the occupants of a suburban house in Los Angeles, California.

6 total · 2 choice · 3 major · 1 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
electromagnetic being choice An intelligent pulse of electricity somehow entered the Los Angeles electrical grid system and was terrorizing the occupants of a suburban home.
father and son choice The young boy David had a strained relationship with his divorced father whose house he was staying at for the summer. But their relationship was strengthened by the shared terror of an malevolent electrical entity running amok in their home.
human childhood major The young boy David was moping around because he had to spend the summer at his divorced father's house.
husband and wife major Bill and Ellen Rockland.
stepmother and stepson major David's stepmother Ellen went the extra mile to make David feel welcome at the home she was sharing with his divorced father, Bill.
divorce minor One gathers that Bill had recently gotten divorced from David's mother.