Falling Down

Falling Down
Falling Down
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joel Schumacher
Written by	Ebbe Roe Smith
Produced by	Timothy Harris; Arnold Kopelson; Herschel Weingrod;
Starring	Michael Douglas; Robert Duvall; Barbara Hershey; Rachel Ticotin; Frederic Forrest; Tuesday Weld;
Cinematography	Andrzej Bartkowiak
Edited by	Paul Hirsch
Music by	James Newton Howard
Production; companies	Le Studio Canal+; Regency Enterprises; Alcor Films;
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	February 26, 1993;
Running time	113 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$25 million
Box office	$96 million

Falling Down is a 1993 American psychological thriller film^[3]^[4] directed by Joel Schumacher, written by Ebbe Roe Smith and released by Warner Bros. in the United States on February 26, 1993.^[5]

The film stars Michael Douglas as William Foster, a divorced and unemployed former defense engineer. It centers on Foster's trek across the city of Los Angeles as he attempts to reach the house of his estranged ex-wife in time for his daughter's birthday. Along the way, a series of encounters, both trivial and provocative, cause him to react with increasing violence and to make sardonic observations on life, poverty, the economy, and commercialism.

The film received generally positive reviews. It grossed $96 million against a $25 million budget, taking the top spot at the United States box office in its first two weeks of release.

^ "Falling Down (1993)". IMDb. May 25, 1993. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
^ Klady, Leonard (January 3, 1994). "Int'l top 100 earn $8 bil". Variety. p. 1.
^ "10 Most Underrated Psychological Thrillers of the '90s, Ranked". Collider. July 13, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023. Few actors dominated the thriller genre in the '90s more than Oscar-winning icon Michael Douglas. The acclaimed performer stars in Joel Schumacher's 1993 psychological thriller Falling Down, about a frustrated and angry man who experiences a violent and chaotic day as he crosses Los Angeles to get to his daughter's birthday party.
^ "Screening Room: Joel Schumacher fest at the Egyptian; the Getty's 'Ornament and Enchantress' series". Los Angeles Times. June 24, 2010. Retrieved June 24, 2010. On Friday evening, Schumacher will introduce his 1993 psychological thriller, Falling Down, starring Michael Douglas as man who goes on a killing spree after he loses his job.
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[IMBd-1] "Falling Down (1993)". IMDb. May 25, 1993. Retrieved June 23, 2020.

[ww-2] Klady, Leonard (January 3, 1994). "Int'l top 100 earn $8 bil". Variety. p. 1.

[3] "10 Most Underrated Psychological Thrillers of the '90s, Ranked". Collider. July 13, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023. Few actors dominated the thriller genre in the '90s more than Oscar-winning icon Michael Douglas. The acclaimed performer stars in Joel Schumacher's 1993 psychological thriller Falling Down, about a frustrated and angry man who experiences a violent and chaotic day as he crosses Los Angeles to get to his daughter's birthday party.

[4] "Screening Room: Joel Schumacher fest at the Egyptian; the Getty's 'Ornament and Enchantress' series". Los Angeles Times. June 24, 2010. Retrieved June 24, 2010. On Friday evening, Schumacher will introduce his 1993 psychological thriller, Falling Down, starring Michael Douglas as man who goes on a killing spree after he loses his job.

[NYT-5] Cite error: The named reference NYT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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