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Falling Down

Country: USA, Language: English, 113 mins

  • Director: Joel Schumacher
  • Writer: Ebbe Roe Smith
  • Producer: William S. Beasley; Stephen Brown

CGiii Comment

There is much to say about vigilantism - and, Schumacher says it well...very well.

The homophobic Nazi deserves everything he gets.

Douglas plays the part with professional restraint.

The humour is icily hysterical - the writing thoroughly admirable.

Schumacher directs with precision - it is a fine and very sad film.

An indictment on American society.


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The(ir) Blurb...

On the day of his daughter's birthday, William "D-Fens" Foster is trying to get home of his estranged ex-wife to see her daughter. He has a breakdown and leaves his car in a traffic jam in Los Angeles and decides to walk. Then he goes to a convenience store and tries to get some changes for a phone call but the Korean owner does not change his money. The unstable William breaks apart the shop with a baseball bat and goes to an isolated place to drink a coke. Two gangsters threaten him and he reacts hitting them with the bat. William continues walking and stops at a phone booth. The gangsters hunt him down with their gang and shoot him but crash their car. William goes nuts and takes their gym bag with weapons proceeding in his journey of rage against injustice. Meanwhile Sergeant Martin Prendergast that is working on his last day before retirement is following the wave of crimes and believes that the responsible is the same man but the other detectives do not pay attention to him.

Cast & Characters

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