Falling Down
1993 American film by Joel Schumacher / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Directed by | Joel Schumacher |
Written by | Ebbe Roe Smith |
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Cinematography | Andrzej Bartkowiak |
Edited by | Paul Hirsch |
Music by | James Newton Howard |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $25 million[1] |
Box office | $96 million[2] |
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 mixed to 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.