Parents Guide for
Falling Down (1993) More at IMDbPro »

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William Foster (Michael Douglas) cause damage in a shop with a baseball bat.

Two gang members threaten Foster with a butterfly knife which is flicked open, twirled and shown in a glamourous way complete with sound effects.

Foster beats two gang members with a baseball bat.

There is a drive-by shooting in which a gang member leaning out of a car window shoots innocent by-standers and property.

Foster shoots a gang member in the back of his leg, bullet impact and wound shown in close-up.

Foster holds the customers and staff at a fast food restaurant hostage at gun point.

Foster shoots a public telephone so no-one else can use it.

Foster stabs someone in the shoulder with a butterfly knife, the man removes the knife and it has blood on the blade.

Foster blows a construction site up with a rocket launcher regardless of who may get hurt.

Foster shoots a golf cart and lets an old man die of a heart attack.

Foster takes a young girl hostage at gun point.

A cop is shot in the side.

Foster is shot in the chest and killed at the end.

There are many scenes showing guns, the baseball bat and the butterfly knife along with violent scenes showing their use.

Frequent use of strong profanity and bad language for insults, racist and homophobic remarks, anger and part of normal conversation.

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Falling Down is an intense film from start to finish showing a seemingly ordinary man mentally deteriorate and lash out against society in increasingly violent ways.

There are several scenes where innocent people are held hostage at gun point in everyday settings.

Falling Down deals with very adult issues and concerns.