Falling Down (1993)
Michael Douglas loses it in the middle of a downtown traffic jam and goes on an increasingly violent murder spree across Los Angeles until he corners his ex-wife and child on the Venice Pier.
Robert Duvall also stars as the “detective on his last day before retirement” cliché.
Justified, or just another Karen with a gun?
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 13 | October 2, 2023 6:50 AM
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It’s a very negative movie, but it shows the mentality of Americans very accurately. That is not a good thing.
by Anonymous | reply 1 | October 1, 2023 6:48 PM
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Isn’t this the first time in film history that a white person admitted he’s the bad guy?
by Anonymous | reply 2 | October 1, 2023 6:52 PM
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Hated this film back then but many people love it. I am a MD fan and will obsessively watch anything he stars in. Douglas makes entertaining films.
by Anonymous | reply 3 | October 1, 2023 7:26 PM
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I liked it when we saw it on TV. Michael gave a really good performance as a mild man pushed too far
by Anonymous | reply 4 | October 1, 2023 9:20 PM
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I've fallen and I can't get up!
by Anonymous | reply 5 | October 1, 2023 9:23 PM
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But he’s not a “mild man who’s pushed too far”. He’s a fucking psycho.
by Anonymous | reply 6 | October 1, 2023 10:00 PM
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Michael did this role to remind people he was a serious dramatic actor. At the time he felt typecast as a sex symbol in erotic thrillers or sexy comedies.
by Anonymous | reply 7 | October 1, 2023 10:17 PM
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I worked at an insurance company for way too many years. There was a guy I worked with who identified a lot with this movie, I mean a lot. He talked about it constantly.
by Anonymous | reply 8 | October 1, 2023 10:21 PM
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Ha. I am an obsessive Douglas fan but never registered him as a sex symbol. Not even attractive but I love all the raunchy sex movies he made back in the 90s . Disclosure is a "reversed sexual harassment" story with a side dish of virtual reality and it is a scream. He still stars in excellent films worth seeing today.
by Anonymous | reply 9 | October 1, 2023 10:27 PM
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He’s like an uber-Karen. He even says “haven’t you heard the customer is always right?”
A Karen with a gun. Otherwise known as a Republican.
by Anonymous | reply 10 | October 1, 2023 10:35 PM
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[quote] And a fat Tuesday Weld.
She does come off pretty ugly in this film.
But then, everyone in this film is ugly
by Anonymous | reply 12 | October 2, 2023 6:05 AM
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Martin Scorsese Says the “Psychological and Emotional State” of ‘Taxi Driver’s’ Travis Bickle Has Become a Tragic “Norm.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 13 | October 2, 2023 6:50 AM
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