| | Falling Down DVD
| Category | Dramas DVDs, Action/Adventure Movies, Recommended Videos, Detective, Social Issues, Rape, Divorce | | Starring | Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest, Barbara Hershey, Rachel Ticotin, Tuesday Weld, Raymond J. Barry, DeDee Pfeiffer | | Director | Joel Schumacher |
Michael Douglas stars as a man at war with the world in Joel Schumacher's 1993 film. Bonuses: commentary, featurette. 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. 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. 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. Falling Down Quotes/Excerpts: "I'm the bad guy?" -- D-Fens Falling Down Reviews: "...A wickedly mischievous, entertaining suspense thriller....Douglas is terrific..."
-- Vincent Canby, New York Times "...[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..."
-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone "...A technically proficient grabber....[A] consistently engrossing movie..."
-- Mike Clark, USA Today "...[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..."
-- Brian Lowry, Variety "...Douglas' performance is effective. Letting his eyes well up with sadness and fury, he's an Ordinary American-turned-passionate zombie..."
-- Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly "...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..."
-- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times Falling Down | List Price | $19.97 (You save $5.58) | | Studio | Warner Home Video | | Orig Year | 1993 | | All Time Sales Rank |  44793  | | CD Universe Part number | 7861612 | | Catalog number | 1000042817 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | May 26, 2009 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Deluxe Edition | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen; Deluxe Edition |
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FALLING DOWN IS EASILY ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES I HAVE SEEN. A REAL CLASSY THRILLER AND A FANTASTIC PERFORMANCE BY MICHAEL DOUGLAS.
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i love this movie its funny and its got a good point to it
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This review is for a different format. Falling Down well worth 5 stars
Michael Douglas gives one of his sharpest performances of his career in this movie that will have you on the edge of your seat.
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This review is for a different format.  Great Movie
I just watched this movie for the first time 10 minutes ago. I must say it is a very well constructed movie and the ideas and morals supporting the plot are excellent.
A white defense businessman is fired from his job, and after been caught in a gridlock traffic jam, sets out on foot to stand up for what he feels is right. It is hilariously funny how Michael Douglas acts so calm and normal as he travels to see his daughter on her birthday. You have to see this movie to appreciate...
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