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Movie Description
A laid-off defense worker, kept from seeing his child on her birthday by a restraining order, looks at the landscape of moral decay in Los Angeles on one hot, congested day and, after being mugged, snaps. What follows is his bitter and pathetic mission of justice, vengeance and vindication that reads uncomfortably like too many news stories. Michael Douglas is identified only by his character's license plate, D-FENS, in this attack on social ills, a film originally seen as the displacement of power felt by many white American males.
Synopsis
The film that brought to the fore issues of white male paranoia in a changing, multi-cultural United States. A stressed-out former defense worker finally cracks when he's caught in a traffic jam. With gun in hand, he abandons his car and journeys on foot through Los Angeles, violently confronting the "alien" forces he holds responsible for his predicament.
Film Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1
Snap Case
Pan & Scan - 1.33
Letterboxed
Audio:
Dolby Digital Surround - English
Dolby Digital Surround - French
Additional Release Material:
Trailers - 1.Original Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Screenwriter Ebbe Roe Smith received the 1994 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay from the Mystery Writers of America.
Filmed in Los Angeles, California. Shooting began March 25, 1992; completed June 11, 1992.
Estimated budget $30 million.
Released in USA February 26, 1993. Shown at Cannes (in competition) May 13-24, 1993. Released on video August 11, 1993.
Jane Bovingdon did the special photography.
Rated BBFC 18
Shot in Panavision.
Industry Reviews
"...[Schumacher] gives this explosive drama a whiplash intensity that never lets up....FALLING DOWN puts a human face on a cold statistic and then dares us to look away..."
Rolling Stone - p.71-2 - Peter Travers
"...A wickedly mischievous, entertaining suspense thriller....Douglas is terrific..."
New York Times - p.C3 - Vincent Canby
"...A technically proficient grabber....[A] consistently engrossing movie..."
USA Today - p.1D - Mike Clark
"...[A] powerful portrait of social alienation....The film provides Douglas with a real performer's showcase, and he delivers a strong, intense portrayal of a walking time bomb..."
Variety - Brian Lowry
"...Douglas' performance is effective. Letting his eyes well up with sadness and fury, he's an Ordinary American-turned-passionate zombie..."
Entertainment Weekly - Owen Gleiberman (02/26/1993)
"...The movie stars Michael Douglas, in a performance of considerable subtlety and some courage....FALLING DOWN does a good job of representing a real feeling in our society today..."
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (02/26/1993)
Quotations
"I'm the bad guy?" -- D-Fens
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