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Falling Down is a 1993 American action drama film directed by Joel Schumacher, written by Ebbe Roe Smith, and starring Michael Douglas and Robert Duvall. Set in Los Angeles, the film tells the story of William Foster, a disgruntled, unemployed defense worker who abandons his car in the middle of a traffic jam and goes on a violent rampage trying to reach his family for his daughter's birthday. Martin Prendergast, a retiring police officer, attempts to catch Foster.

A TALE OF URBAN REALITY

In 1993, director Joel Schumacher (Flatliners) delivered one of the most provocative studio thrillers of the decade with Falling Down, a darkly comic, razor-sharp portrait of modern urban frustration starring Michael Douglas and Robert Duvall at their very best.

On a sweltering Los Angeles morning, a man known only as “D-Fens” (Douglas) abandons his car in a gridlocked traffic jam and sets off across the city on foot. He just wants to go home, but his path is marred by increasing everyday irritations that escalate into explosive confrontations, leaving a trail of violence in his wake. Trying to piece together these events is veteran cop Prendergast (Duvall), whose quiet final day before retirement becomes a chaotic hunt for a dangerous man on the edge. As the paths of these two very different men converge, the question of whether D-Fens is a victim of an oppressive society, or a man showing his true colors becomes unavoidable.

Shocking, darkly funny, and eerily prescient, Falling Down remains one of the most unforgettable portraits of rage in modern American cinema. Now restored in stunning 4K, this controversial cult classic looks sharper and hits harder than ever before.

4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
Brand new 4K restoration by Arrow Films approved by cinematographer Andrzej Bartkowiak
4K UHD (2160p) Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
Newly restored original lossless stereo 2.0 and DTS-HD MA 4.0 surround audio
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Archival audio commentary by director Joel Schumacher, editor Paul Hirsch, screenwriter Ebbe Roe Smith, LA Times writer Shawn Hubler, and actors Michael Douglas, Michael Paul Chan, Vondie Curtis-Hall, and Frederic Forrest
Man on the Edge, a brand new interview with screenwriter Ebbe Roe Smith
At War with the World, a brand new interview with composer James Newton Howard
Going Home, a brand new location featurette revisiting the real-life Los Angeles sites used in Falling Down
Deconstructing D-Fens, an archival interview with Michael Douglas
Original trailer
Image gallery
Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by film critics Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Simon Ward