Falling Down

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Michael Douglas	William Foster/D-Fens
Robert Duvall	Prendergast
Barbara Hershey	Beth
Tuesday Weld	Amanda Prendergast
Rachel Ticotin	Detective Sandra
Frederic Forrest	Nick, Surplus Store Owner
Lois Smith	William Foster's Mother
Joey Hope Singer	Adele, Beth's Child
Michael Paul Chan	Mr. Lee
Stephen Park	Detective Brian

Director	Joel Schumacher
Producer	Arnold Kopelson; Timothy Harris
Writer	Ebbe Roe Smith
Cinematography	Andrzej Bartkowiak
Musician	James Newton Howard

"Falling Down" follows the rapid decent of William Foster (Michael Douglas) from depressed white collar office worker, to angry vigilante. Unhappy with the way his life has turned out, and grieving over his lost child custody battle, Foster's city wide rampage quickly escalates. It becomes Detective Martin Prendergast (Robert Duvall) job to apprehend Foster before more people are hurt, including himself. Poised for retirement, Prendergast's final task on his last day on the force is to catch Foster. The game of cat and mouse becomes complicated, when Foster demands to see his estranged daughter. A final showdown between Foster and Prendergast shows how far we can all go when we fall down.