An original 10x8" vintage photo from a massive collection of original movie press photos from the estate of a movie critic and theater owner. This is a rare, original press photograph produced and sent by the corresponding studio. Professionally packaged in a rigid mailer for safe delivery.
Photo Overview
Michael Douglas stares coldly into the camera in this striking 8x10” black-and-white Warner Bros. publicity still for “Falling Down.” Shot on location in Los Angeles during production in 1993, the close-up shows Douglas as disgruntled defense-worker William “D-FENS” Foster, his horn-rim glasses spider-webbed with cracks that foreshadow the film’s violence. Studio crop marks along the borders confirm that this photo was prepared for newspapers and magazines at the time of the movie’s release.
Released in the aftermath of the 1992 Los Angeles unrest, “Falling Down” tapped into urban anxiety and became one of director Joel Schumacher’s most talked-about works. Michael Douglas earned Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations for the role, cementing his reputation for portraying complex anti-heroes. Own a piece of 1990s cinema history—add this authentic studio press photo to your collection today before it’s gone.
BACK, red grease-pencil: “3/16/93”, “30 d”, circled number “10518”
Print analysis: Glossy single-weight studio press photo bearing the 1993 Warner Bros. copyright line and file code FD-627. Paper stock, crop marks, and snipe text indicate an on-release Type 1 original, printed in 1993 for immediate publicity use.
Condition: In very good to excellent vintage condition. Some of the movie photos in this collection have editorial markings from being used in actual press releases at the time of the movie release. Some photos may have some slight curling due to age. Please see photos for scans of the surface to get a sense of the precise condition.