Falling Down (1993)

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7.2	Rating (1100 ratings)
7.6	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Joel Schumacher

Starring (View all)

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 Hope Singer
Adele

Written by

Ebbe Roe Smith
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D-Fens

19 years, 8 months ago at Nov 4 16:46

jasoncarulli

2 votes

Michael Douglas captures so dramatically a character that evolves into a vigilante by succumbing to the pressures of everyday life. Overall, the movie is a little lacking on supporting cast and drama, but Douglas turns in one of the best acting performances I have seen, making it worthy of a view.

There's more on offer here than pure escapism

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"Do you know I built missiles? I helped to protect America. You should be rewarded for that. Instead they give it to the plastic surgeons, you know they lied to me."

Due to the blatant inconsistency of the quality of his motion pictures, director Joel Schumacher has an undoubtedly interesting résumé. For every Tigerland, there's a Batman & Robin or a Number 23. When Schumacher is ... read more

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15 years, 10 months ago at Aug 19 7:48

dappa1975

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ever been a minute late for the macdonalds 10:30 breakfast cut off and got really pi**ed - as they will not serve you !! well Mike Dug takes it the step further. Fed up with the stress and hassle of everyday life - traffic jams arsey peolpe - one day he gets the ump. We a sports bag full of guns Willam takes on the whole city "go on my son!"

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An unemployed defense worker frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society, begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.

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Tags: Drama (35), Thriller (29), Crime (25), Action (21), 1990s (19), Revenge (18), 1993 (18), Vigilante (13), Black Comedy (10), Violence (9), Murder (9), Police (8), Los Angeles (8), Anger (8), Usa (7), Psycho (7), Graffiti (7), Gun (6), Vandalism (6), Urban Decay (6)

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