Falling Down (1993)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.5/10   

Director:

Joel Schumacher

Guionista (WGA):

Ebbe Roe Smith (written by)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

26 febrero 1993 (USA)

Género:

Drama | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

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

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Birthday | Gang | Traffic Jam | Baseball Bat | Convenience Store

Premios:

1 win & 2 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

We have all felt like this at some time!

Reparto

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

También conocida como:

Chute libre (France)
Un día de furia (Argentina) (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and strong language.

Duración:

113 min

País:

France | USA | UK

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby SR

Clasificación:

Netherlands:12 | Iceland:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:18 (re-rating: 1997) (uncut) | South Korea:18 (original rating: 1994) (cut) | Philippines:R-18 | Brazil:16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Canada:16+ | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Peru:14 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Locaciones de Filmación:

1000 N. Crescent Drive, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Compañía:

Alcor Films

Trivialidades:

Prendergast sings "London Bridge" with his wife on the telephone. The same tune is played by the snow globe that D-Fens buys on Wilshire. The lyrics to the song are "London Bridge is falling down, falling down", a reference to the movie's title. Prendergast also planned to retire to Lake Havasu, Arizona, where the old London Bridge was moved to in 1971.

Errores:

Errores cometidos por los personajes (posiblemente errores deliberados por los cineastas): Asking for Prendergast's signature the delivery man says, "put your John Doe right here". A signature is often called a John Hancock, but never a John Doe, which is law-enforcement lingo for a male suspect whose name is not known.

Citas:

[William "D-FENS" Foster picks up the flat hamburger he just ordered, comparing it to the picture behind the counter]
Bill Foster: Can anybody tell me what's wrong with this picture?

Conexiones de Película:

Spoofed in American Wasteland (2005) (VG)

Banda de Sonido:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

We have all felt like this at some time!

Only a few hours before watching Falling Down i was in a local branch of McDonalds trying to order my usual Filet'o'Fish only to be told by the gormless spotty member of staff that it would take 8 minutes because they had none ready. When asked why they had none ready at the height of lunch time the moron proceded to tell me "it's because they arent very popular"!. When i tried to explain that they were not popular because every time someone tries to order one they have to wait an eternity for you to cook it, i was presented with a face of immense puzzlement and confusion! I'm not saying i would ever go as far as Michael Douglas does when he cant get his breakfast 2 minutes after the cut off time in this film but i understand EXACTLY how he feels.!. Falling Down is a very good interpretation on how if someone not quite the full package, comes up against the day to day greedyness ,rudeness and descrimination of todays western society and how he feels he needs to get his point across in his own way. This is a very good film and is superbly acted,especially from Duvall and Douglas. 8 out of 10.