Falling Down - Nazi Surplus Store Scene (The Movie)
Falling Down is a 1993 film directed by Joel Schumacher about the character William "Bill" Foster (played by Michael Douglas) also known as "D-Fens" (named for his license plate) attempting to "go home" for his daughter's birthday after abandoning his car in traffic on the hottest day of the year. As he passes through the city of Los Angeles, California on foot, he finds himself alienated, disgusted and angered by what he experiences as he is accosted, overcharged and rejected. He becomes a vigilante as he gradually begins to accumulate weaponry and starts to force people out of his way.
The title of the film, referring to Foster's mental collapse, is taken from the title of the nursery rhyme London Bridge is Falling Down: Detective Martin Prendergast's wife's insists throughout the movie that she and her husband retire to Lake Havasu City, Arizona, where the old London Bridge was moved; a snowglobe purchased by Foster as a gift for his daughter also plays the tune of the song.
As the movie was being filmed, the massive 1992 Los Angeles riots (also known as the Rodney King riots) broke out, bringing to light many of the issues of racial, social and economic tensions portrayed in the film.
Directed by Joel Schumacher
Produced by Timothy Harris
Arnold Kopelson
Herschel Weingrod
Written by Ebbe Roe Smith
Starring Michael Douglas
Robert Duvall
Barbara Hershey
Rachel Ticotin
Frederic Forrest
Tuesday Weld
Music by James Newton Howard
Cinematography Andrzej Bartkowiak
Editing by Paul Hirsch
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date(s) February 26, 1993 (USA)
Running time 113 min.
Language English
Budget $25 million
The title of the film, referring to Foster's mental collapse, is taken from the title of the nursery rhyme London Bridge is Falling Down: Detective Martin Prendergast's wife's insists throughout the movie that she and her husband retire to Lake Havasu City, Arizona, where the old London Bridge was moved; a snowglobe purchased by Foster as a gift for his daughter also plays the tune of the song.
As the movie was being filmed, the massive 1992 Los Angeles riots (also known as the Rodney King riots) broke out, bringing to light many of the issues of racial, social and economic tensions portrayed in the film.
Directed by Joel Schumacher
Produced by Timothy Harris
Arnold Kopelson
Herschel Weingrod
Written by Ebbe Roe Smith
Starring Michael Douglas
Robert Duvall
Barbara Hershey
Rachel Ticotin
Frederic Forrest
Tuesday Weld
Music by James Newton Howard
Cinematography Andrzej Bartkowiak
Editing by Paul Hirsch
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date(s) February 26, 1993 (USA)
Running time 113 min.
Language English
Budget $25 million
08/16/2008