There is a time in most men's life where they just can't take it anymore; most men lose it at a point when they lose their jobs, question society for treating them like dirt, being treated like the bottom of the food chain, or getting a divorce.
Michael Douglas plays William, or D-FNSE, as he prefers to be called. He's just like any other workingman where they have to put up with the crap they see; budget cuts, being fired or even like what I said in the beginning statement. He's fired from his job as a weapon maker for the military as his character made missiles, bombs, guns, etc. He's laid off from his job and all he wants to do is go see his ex-wife for his kid's birthday party. From the moment we see his character go insane and killing off people left and right, that's where the fun begins.
Robert Duvall plays Detective Pendergrast, a good cop who always went by the law and never said a cuss word in his life (though his captain like profanity). It's his last day as a Los Angeles police officer before he retires in Arizona. If things couldn't get any worse, he hears about D-FNSE going on a rampage from shooting a liquor store, killing a bunch of gang members, holding a burger joint hostage, killing a racist military expert, blowing up a construction site, killing a rich golf member and the only response from most witnesses is that he's a white guy with a shirt and tie.
There are many movies that I recall where it had these male losers who didn't do anything at all. "Fast Times At Ridgemont High" was the early movie of where teens went through different topics, except for Jeff Spicoil who didn't care about anything except for surfing; "The Big Lebowski" was a story about a man who didn't give a crap about anything except smoking grass; "American Splendor" showed the life of Harvey Pekar who wouldn't care if 9/11 happened, and was tired of living with the rules of trying to be like everybody else. "Falling Down" is different. It's a man who is tired of the system and of waiting for somebody to do something about it; D-FENS is just the type of guy we need.
Michael Douglas plays William, or D-FNSE, as he prefers to be called. He's just like any other workingman where they have to put up with the crap they see; budget cuts, being fired or even like what I said in the beginning statement. He's fired from his job as a weapon maker for the military as his character made missiles, bombs, guns, etc. He's laid off from his job and all he wants to do is go see his ex-wife for his kid's birthday party. From the moment we see his character go insane and killing off people left and right, that's where the fun begins.
Robert Duvall plays Detective Pendergrast, a good cop who always went by the law and never said a cuss word in his life (though his captain like profanity). It's his last day as a Los Angeles police officer before he retires in Arizona. If things couldn't get any worse, he hears about D-FNSE going on a rampage from shooting a liquor store, killing a bunch of gang members, holding a burger joint hostage, killing a racist military expert, blowing up a construction site, killing a rich golf member and the only response from most witnesses is that he's a white guy with a shirt and tie.
There are many movies that I recall where it had these male losers who didn't do anything at all. "Fast Times At Ridgemont High" was the early movie of where teens went through different topics, except for Jeff Spicoil who didn't care about anything except for surfing; "The Big Lebowski" was a story about a man who didn't give a crap about anything except smoking grass; "American Splendor" showed the life of Harvey Pekar who wouldn't care if 9/11 happened, and was tired of living with the rules of trying to be like everybody else. "Falling Down" is different. It's a man who is tired of the system and of waiting for somebody to do something about it; D-FENS is just the type of guy we need.