Tantrum is a 1995 American Drug Drama film written by Peter Handke and directed by Joel Schumacher starring Ryan Reynolds, Robert Downey Jr., Alfre Woodard, Nicole Kidman, Diane Kruger, and Aaron Ashmore. The film deals with the stories of five individuals and the centre point which connects them being the distribution and taking illegal drugs. All the primary protagonist characters in the film go by a nickname and their real names aren't revealed. The film takes place in the slums of Manhattan and was released worldwide on May 16th, 1995.