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Falling Down
An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
1993 · Directed by Joel Schumacher · 113 min · Crime · Drama · Thriller · 17 frames
Tagline
The adventures of an ordinary man at war with the everyday world.
Crew
- Written by: Ebbe Roe Smith
- Cinematography: Andrzej Bartkowiak
- Edited by: Paul Hirsch
- Music: James Newton Howard
- Production design: Barbara Ling
- Produced by: Timothy Harris, Arnold Kopelson, Herschel Weingrod
Cast
- Michael Douglas as D-Fens
- Robert Duvall as Prendergast
- Barbara Hershey as Beth
- Rachel Ticotin as Sandra
- Tuesday Weld as Mrs. Prendergast
- Frederic Forrest as Surplus Store Owner
- Lois Smith as D-Fens' Mother
- Joey Singer as Adele (Beth's Child)
- Ebbe Roe Smith as Guy on Freeway
- Michael Paul Chan as Mr. Lee
Production
- Country: United States of America, France
- Language: English, Spanish, Korean
- Studios: Arnold Kopelson Productions, Le Studio Canal+, Regency Enterprises, Alcor Films
- Budget: $25,000,000
- Box office: $40,903,593
- Themes: detective, rocket launcher, fast food restaurant, retirement, traffic jam, gang, los angeles, california, divorce, anger, cynical
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