Foster accidentally fires the launcher, blowing up the construction site. He pulls out the rocket launcher but struggles to use it, until a boy explains how it works. Foster changes into army clothes, takes the rocket launcher and leaves.įoster encounters a road repair crew who are not working and accuses them of doing unnecessary repairs to justify their budget. When Foster expresses distaste for the store owner's bigotry, the man becomes hostile and attempts to turn him over to the police, but Foster stabs him then shoots him dead. After Torres leaves, the owner offers Foster a rocket launcher and congratulates him for shooting "a bunch of niggers" at the restaurant. The owner, a homophobic Neo-Nazi, diverts Torres when she comes in. Foster stops at a military surplus store to buy boots. The man exchanges a glance with Foster and says, "Don't forget me," as he is escorted away by police. They realize Foster is heading toward his former family's home in Venice and rush to intercept him.įoster passes a bank where a black man is protesting after being rejected for a loan. Prendergast and his partner, Detective Sandra Torres, visit Foster's mother, who is surprised to learn that he lost his job. Foster's vanity license plate proves to be an important lead, because Prendergast remembers being in the same traffic jam as Foster earlier that day. Interviews with witnesses lead Prendergast to suspect that the same person is responsible for all of them. Sergeant Martin Prendergast, who is on his last day of duty before retirement, insists on investigating the violent events. After Foster calls "home" again and states his intention to attend his daughter's birthday party, his ex-wife Beth notifies the police because she has a restraining order against him. He leaves and tries to place a call from a phone booth, then shoots the booth to pieces after being hassled by someone who was waiting to use the phone. After trying to reassure the frightened employees and customers, he orders lunch, but is annoyed when the burger looks nothing like the one on the menu. After an argument with the manager, Foster pulls a gun and fires into the ceiling accidentally. Foster encounters a panhandler and gives him the briefcase, which only contains his lunch.Īt a fast food restaurant, Foster attempts to order breakfast, but is told they have switched to the lunch menu. Foster picks up a gun, shoots the one surviving gang member in the leg, and then leaves with their bag of weapons. They open fire, hitting several bystanders but not Foster. The gang members, now in a car with two friends and armed, find Foster using a payphone. Foster attacks them with the bat and takes their knife. Later, while resting on a hill, he is accosted by two gang members, who threaten him with a knife and demand his briefcase. Foster takes the bat and destroys much of the merchandise before leaving. The owner grabs a baseball bat and demands Foster leave. Foster begins ranting about the high prices. After his air conditioning fails, he abandons his car and begins walking, carrying his briefcase.Īt a convenience store, the Korean owner refuses to give change for a telephone call. William Foster, a divorced and laid off defense worker, is stuck in Los Angeles traffic on a hot day. 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. The film received mixed to positive reviews. 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. 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. The film stars Michael Douglas as William Foster, a divorced and unemployed former defense engineer. in the United States on February 26, 1993. Falling Down is a 1993 American psychological thriller film directed by Joel Schumacher, written by Ebbe Roe Smith and released by Warner Bros.
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