Falling Down

1993 113 min ★ 7.4 Crime, Drama, Thriller

An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.

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Cast

Michael Douglas

D-Fens

Robert Duvall

Prendergast

Barbara Hershey

Beth

Rachel Ticotin

Sandra

Tuesday Weld

Mrs. Prendergast

Frederic Forrest

Surplus Store Owner

Lois Smith

D-Fens' Mother

Joey Singer

Adele (Beth's Child)

Ebbe Roe Smith

Guy on Freeway

Michael Paul Chan

Mr. Lee

Details

Director

Joel Schumacher

Tagline

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

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$25,000,000

Revenue

$40,903,593

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures, Arnold Kopelson Productions, Le Studio Canal+, Regency Enterprises, Alcor Films

Reviews

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Rob

August 10, 2015

★ 5.5/10

Having just watched this movie I can say that I enjoyed it, not overly so. Its not really a tale of urban reality more that the everyday annoyances that we do nothing about and this guy turns them into a personal insult. Its starts normally enough, stuck in traffic, beep noises and drilling on a hot day, his AC is broken, the window is broken. Instead of just shrugging it off with that Monday feel...

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vylmen

December 30, 2024

★ 9/10

## Not about the guy This movie isn't about the main character, William 'D-Fens' Foster. He does some crazy things and I guess that what some people remember, but if you really watch the movie you see that it puts society's erosion of the U.S. "normal guy" on display. People who "do everything right": get a degree, marry, make babies, work for a corporation. They feel disillusioned, cheated ou...