Enemy Territory

Barry, a formerly successful insurance executive whose career and life have been steadily ruined by alcoholism, is dispatched to the notorious Lincoln Towers in New York City to try to sell a life insurance policy to the elderly Elva Briggs [Frances Foster]. The mission unfolds as Will [Ray Parker Jr.], a soft-spoken but tough employee of the telephone company, also makes his way to the building to reconnect lines and meet his girlfriend. Fate snarls their plans when Barry, while trying to locate Elva’s apartment, accidentally brushes shoulders with Decon [Theo Caesar], drawing the attention of a fanatical gang known as the Vampires who rule the Towers. The gang is led by their ruthless yet charismatic leader, the Count [Tony Todd], a figure who treats the group like a cult and seems almost indestructible to his followers.

An early attempt on Barry’s life leaves the building’s security guard dead and Decon dead, and Barry finds himself trapped inside the perilous maze of the Towers. With the vampires closing in, Barry’s chances look bleak, but he forms a reluctant alliance with Will and the two begin to navigate the dangerous corridors together. They hide in Elva’s apartment, only to be forced to flee again when the Vampires mount a fresh assault. In the chaos, they encounter Elva’s granddaughter Toni Briggs [Stacey Dash], who is visiting with her neighbors and quickly proves to be a key ally in their fight for survival. Toni urges them to seek out Mr. Parker [Jan-Michael Vincent], a bigoted but formidable Vietnam veteran who has carved out a dangerous retreat of his own inside the building, complete with a wheelchair-mounted arsenal of concealed weapons.

Parker’s aid comes at a price, and Toni returns to check on her grandmother only to discover that Elva has been beaten and pressed to reveal Barry and Will’s location. With the Vampires closing in, Barry and Will surrender in a bid to save Elva and Toni, while Parker stands guard with his own ferocious defences. The showdown escalates as Parker and the Vampires clash, and Barry and Will slip away for what may be their last chance. Elva and Parker retreat into Parker’s apartment, where Parker is fatally shot—dying a moment later as Elva struggles to hold him conscious.

Seeking a way out that even the Vampires don’t know, the trio heads to the home of Chet Cole [Deon Richmond], a young boy living with his mother who is rumored to hold the key out of the maze. Chet joins them as they descend toward the basement through an elevator shaft. Inside the basement, Chet shows them the exit, but the opening is too narrow for Barry and Will to squeeze through. Toni, however, fits through and makes a break for help, only to be grabbed by Psycho [Robert Lee Rush], a crazed member of the gang. Barry intervenes, killing Psycho with a baseball bat borrowed from Chet, and Toni fades into the other room to call for help.

In the ensuing pause, Will devises a new plan: they return upstairs to fetch the money Elva gave Barry and use it as a distraction to lure the remaining Vampires away from the basement door. As the Count and his followers flood the area, the money proves to be a successful feint, and Barry and Will seize a crucial window of escape, though Barry is wounded in the ankle during the scramble. The dawn light begins to creep over the city as the remaining Vampires press the chase.

Out on the streets, Will and a bloodied Barry sprint for safety, pursued by the last of the gang who crave vengeance after Decon and Psycho’s deaths. Will faces the Count in a final, brutal showdown, trading blows and firing repeatedly until the Count is knocked to the ground. The other Vampires waver, realizing their leader’s vulnerabilities, and Barry seizes the moment to strike the Count with a swing seat, ending his tyranny. The remaining vampires, enraged, turn their violence toward the duo, but Elva reappears at a window, firing Parker’s machine gun to keep them at bay. As the sun rises, Toni and the police finally arrive to restore order, and the surviving members of the gang scatter.

The night ends with Will, Toni, and Barry standing together as he is loaded into an ambulance, having survived a night of terrifying confrontation in a building that felt more like a fortress than a home. The city’s first light signals a fragile return to safety, and the trio faces the uncertain days ahead with a shared resolve born of hardship and tenacity.

Last Updated: October 09, 2025 at 14:17