Rural man builds A-frame house in 1980s New York City, vandals burn it down

soup_sam

This house is completely out of place in early 1980s New York City and the man faces many hardships in finishing the construction. It is burned down by a gang of criminals known to the builder as it nears completion. The arsonists are caught in the act and then the cops let this fish-out-of-water country bumpkin punch the leader of this gang in the stomach. I believe a native New York woman was a romantic interest for this outsider as well.

Originally asked by Jeremy Leipzig on Stack Exchange (movies) (CC BY-SA 3.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

Could be " Dream House (1981)". From this page, the synopsis: Charley Gross is a vacationing Georgia construction worker who meets and falls for Manhattan's comely Director of Urban Renewal, Laura. Despite facing rejection, Gross sets out to build a dream house for the both of them in one of New York's ghetto neighborhoods. Here's a promo pic from the movie: There's not much information on the movie (apart from synopses), but there's a news article here .

Full answer by rumandwrite: https://movies.stackexchange.com/a/18244 (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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