Falling Down (1993)

Director:

Joel Schumacher

Writer (WGA):

Ebbe Roe Smith (written by)

Release Date:

26 February 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

The adventures of an ordinary man at war with the everyday world.

Plot:

An unemployed defence worker frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society, begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.

Plot Keywords:

Video | Anti Hero | Disturbing | Vigilante | Desperation

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Michael Douglas	...	William 'D-Fens' Foster
Robert Duvall	...	Detective Martin Prendergast
Barbara Hershey	...	Elizabeth 'Beth' Travino
Tuesday Weld	...	Amanda Prendergast
Rachel Ticotin	...	Detective Sandra Torres
Frederic Forrest	...	Nick, The Nazi Surplus Store Owner
Lois Smith	...	Mrs. Foster / William's Mother
Joey Hope Singer	...	Adele Foster-Travino
Ebbe Roe Smith	...	Guy on Freeway
Michael Paul Chan	...	Mr. Lee
Raymond J. Barry	...	Captain Yardley
D.W. Moffett	...	Detective Lydecker
Steve Park	...	Detective Brian
Kimberly Scott	...	Detective Jones
James Keane	...	Detective Keene

Also Known As:

Chute libre (France)
Día de furia, Un (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Falling Down - Ein ganz normaler Tag (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Összeomlás (Hungary) [hu]
Enragé, L' (Canada: French title) [fr]
Giorno di ordinaria follia, Un (Italy) [it]
Mia xehoristi mera (Greece) (TV title) [el]
Pad (Serbia) [sr]
Prosti pad (Slovenia) [sl]
Rankka päivä (Finland) [fi]
Um Dia de Fúria (Brazil) [pt]
Um Dia de Raiva (Portugal) [pt]
Upadek (Poland) [pl]
Xehoristi mera (Greece) [el]

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and strong language.

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

France | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

South Korea:18 (re-rating) | Philippines:R-18 | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:(Banned) (original rating) | Iceland:16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Canada:16+ | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Peru:14 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

1000 North Crescent Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Alcor Films

Trivia:

'Robert Duvall (I)' , Frederic Forrest, and James Keane all appeared in Apocalypse Now (1979).

Goofs:

Continuity: When D-fens is on the gang's property fixing his shoe his socks are black. Earlier in the film they can be seen to be white.

Quotes:

Bill Foster: I am not economically viable.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Batoru rowaiaru (2000)

Soundtrack:

ESTUPIDA DE MI

American Beauty meets George Carlin

Joel Schumacher's Falling Down is really an under-rated film. Michael Douglas gives his best performance yet as a middle aged man who is now gone completely insane. I compare it to American Beauty and George Carlin because basically that is what this is. A regular guy who's had enough of life (and goes around lecturing people about how life for him sucks). Still, Schumacher, Douglas and co-star Robert Duvall try their best and succeed with perfect precision. One of the best films of 1993.