What I don't understand is why he was blaming the clerk for the pop cost. The employees don't raise the item prices. It's the Blackstone company that decide how much items should cost
@@Derek-p2qit’s not communism in USA is it? So I believe that Korean shop owner can charge his prices on everything at his place. Mr. Douglas believed it’s too expensive and I don’t blame him
Great acting not just by MD but also the Korean guy (Michael Paul Chan). Powerful scene. I can imagine MD and the guy shaking hands after this off scene and congratulating the other on this superb acting.
Exactly.....problem is, that film is wayyyy too radical to fit into today's ass-kiss society....if made for TV, they'd have to do so much editing the whole movie would only last 12 minutes
Yes. I think the 90’s were like a hangover of the 80’s. Films like Goodfellas and this didn’t get much attention at the time. Yet Titanic and Dances with Wolves were lauded. It was like the blockbuster movies with nonsense storytelling got all the attention while the real gems were ignored. In the end I haven’t watched Dances with Wolves since it came out. But I’ve probably watched Goodfellas 100 times and this movie at least 30 times.
He hasn’t devolved as a man, he just knows that it is a cycle that the government takes tax payer money to support people who can work, not just the ones who can’t, which drives taxes up resulting in the cost of items to go up and he is sick of it. Thanks Biden.
@@scottisitoro3953 Depends. Not everything is cut and dry. Probably set at a price due to being in the ghetto. Steal one product, and it takes about 3 products to be sold to break even
You have to love the colour tones and directing of this movie. Every shot looks oppressive and uncomfortable. An ugly urban summer day where the sheer pressure can drive people crazy.
David Fincher did the same color grading in SE7EN especially during the daytime. The sun is up but it feels so unnerving and uncomfortable. I love the atmosphere they created.
This got me too. Also a fan of his controlled God mode where he decides decency. Devils advocate in proper etiquette. I guess .85 Is guaging, the mental state of his marriage job and kid though, all the while knowing those who he encounters. Hell this man built "defense" equipment and what not for his fine county. Not economically viable was also another hit, the golf cart heartlessness of the opposite equally disgusting behavior. Yum, read the fucking sign, no trespassing, that means fucking you. It means all that? Ya. Maybe if you wrote it in English I couldn't fucking understand it.
@@jasone42683 My favorite scene is his encounter with the desperate “vet” (You’re an animal doctor!”) who needs money because his car broke down and he hasn’t eaten eaten for three days; meanwhile he’s eating a sandwich. This scene alone is worth the price of admission, for me.
@@raicebannon1936 No it isn’t, it was praised by critics and still is. This whole political correctness bullshit is not as prominent as social media likes to sell it.
I can't overstate how much I love the cinematography of this film. The whole thing is washed in an oppressive orange palette, like you can feel the heat wave turning everybody into a raging asshole. I like that it's a story where there really aren't any good or bad guys, it's just people taking out their frustrations on each other and blurring the lines of right and wrong.
It sort of portrays everyone as being lost in their own world, only into their own problems, without any regard for anyone else. His fall is slow and gradual in the movie, but instead of anyone helping him out, you get the sense that everyone keeps pushing him farther down. Almost like the world wants to see him fall.
Obviously Douglas' character is in the wrong, it's explicitly stated at the end of the movie. His response can't be considered proportional in any way. But you can feel his frustration at the loss of common decency. He's not asking the guy to break $100, he just needs a few quarters for the phone. It would be close to no effort, as it's clearly portrayed that he has plenty of change. But no, "store policy", we don't provide even the most basic courtesy unless we profit from it. Of course that's the store owner's right. Of course it doesn't justify smashing up the store. But in this case that's what the dehumanization of society led to.
When my Norwegian husband naturalized, the 1,000 Mexicans there through their American flags on the floor and stepped all over them. Some had the decency to throw them in the trash. The New Americans.
As you get older, you understand him more but you also partially understand the store owner too. Small business owners struggle and you can see him cringe when the donuts get smacked. A fantastic scene
@@Colddirector partially true, but if he wasnt such an obnoxious little prick, pulling the bat like he did, he could have avoided the violent reaction from the douglas character. thats the real fact of the matter.
I love how terrifying and unhinged Michael Douglas's performance is in this film. He plays a guy who is having a violent psychotic breakdown extremely well.
You know they say that all actors and actresses are just functional Psychopaths and if they didn't do what they do in their jobs we'd be in trouble Robert De Niro hinted at that once
@@McSliksOnline Regardless of who would say it, it is still the truth. If you don't agree with the price of an item, then don't buy it. It truly is that simple lol.
Not that unsurprising. Hollywood traditionally shies away from controversy.They opt for the "oscar bait" proven formula. For example, they waited decades to give Scorcese an oscar, and it was for The Irishman: an inferior movie only to set the record straight.
Best Part is when he asks Korean dude if he has any idea how much $ America had given Korea and the guy asks him how much and Douglas realizes he doesn't even know the answer to his own question
It cracks me up that when he smashes the doughnuts it physically hurts the shopkeep. Michael Douglas really hops back and forth across the line between badass and prick in this movie.
How much do you earn in a year if you don't mind me asking? I live in a third world country and I earn 4,600 dollars annually . I don't obviously live a luxurious life but I still manage to survive lol
@Pete Testube I know and that's why I was asking. I wasn't comparing. I wanted to know how much does a person like you need to earn to live a dignified life in the USA
@@emperoremyhriv4968 It really depends where you are in the US. Cost of living is highly variable. Minimum wage in my California city is $16.30/hour, and that's not even a realistic survival wage here. Apartment rents are in the low thousands per month. The median sale price of a single-family home is $1,375,000 as of last month. Yes, that's over a million dollars. You have to make a six digit income here to live comfortably. Now in comparison, the median home price in Montgomery, Alabama is just $152,300. There's currently a 2 bedroom, 1 bath home listed for $37, 500. Wages are lower there, but overall cost of living is much less.
I think so to, it captured the misdirected rage of the American middle class. This guy destroys some immigrant's shop because he's mad the dude charges more for a coke than he had to pay like twenty years earlier. So the immigrants and small businesses take the blame and shoulder the harm of the negative effects of inflation due to corporate greed and bad fiscal policy. As intended, of course.
@@emperoremyhriv4968 depends on definitions of dignified. A famous director here who's decorated with awards and worth tens of millions recently was degraded and abused by cops cause he was to them just a black guy in a hoodie.
Not one person showed him a kindness or cut him a break in the entire movie. And this was just another Tuesday in this man's life. It's a wonder that he stayed sane at all.
@@eggheadusa That's the point: It is bad for people when a person snaps. No one wants this to happen. What is compelling about this movie is that it shows the audience many of the human interactions that made him "fall down" AND how people in modern society tread on other while expecting immunity from consequences. In the world of this movie, for one day in L.A there are direct consequences. Moral of the story: People should be kind to each other.
My idiot in christ, he literally says word for word that he's the bad guy in the finale of the movie. He harassed a store owner because he didn't like his prices, started acting racist when he couldn't get his way and then assaulted him and destroyed his property while giving meaningless excuses about standing up for customers.
I really like that moment where the glass with the US flags hits the ground and breaks. Such symbolism for this story and what the character represents. Perfect detail. I’m not sure if I ever noticed that before.
Really? The flags would have been like 10 cents. He could have purchased one of them and made THREE phone calls. That's what was in my head. I'd like to reshoot this scene only with the Korean guy explaining that all of the prices are based on his base prices which are nowhere near as low as a chain store because he buys in lower volume. "You see sir, my cost per can is 60 cents per can... my markup is 15-20% so that I can make a profit after paying for rent in this area, insurance to run a store in this area, maintenance just to keep the store legally allowed to open and for the electricity to keep the lights on - as well as keeping that old cooler cold. Then I have customers who come in and ruin my inventory because they are mad at the world and think it's OK to take it out on me... just because I'm trying to keep my family fed. Do you fucking think I'm rich and work here just for fun?"
@@MoCWord maybe there’s an alternate take where the store owner talks in greater details about the economics of his pricing, but it was cut cause it was too time-consuming and didn’t seem relevant to the real meaning in the story, haha!
@@MoCWord How do you know the flags would've been 10 cents? Ah yeah thats right man.. you don't. Hey cool shit though basing your argument off of speculation of price dedicated to an item not even related to the point of the scene.
jack ryan it symbolizes the casting down of foreign made patriotic symbols, made as cheap as possible overseas. "the destruction of the american dream" is a buzz phrase that gets liberals hard ons, this movie is too good for that
As easy as it is to sympathize with our character - he was just a regular guy who snapped due to failing marriage, losing his job and being stuck in traffic in the blistering heat - the store owner was also just a regular guy trying to make a living to support his family (you can see a picture of a child facing his side of the counter), and he had to keep prices adjusted to the inflation.
Also you got to understand why he couldn’t give him change for a dollar without buying some thing if everybody did that he’ll run out of change very quickly if there’s a sudden rush that also applies to restaurants too🤔
The Korean convenience stores are run in areas of LA where they do not have grocery stores. They keep their prices high due to shop lifting and robberies.
Douglas’s character was already cuckoo prior to the traffic jam and job loss, as evidenced by old video of his family shown near the end of the movie. However, everyone can relate a bit to his frustrations of society breaking down.
God, every single second of this movie feels claustrophobic, sweaty, hot and gross. It's the perfect setting for a man who's waited in his last traffic jam. D-FENS may not be a hero, but he's definitely a character to remember.
The way he thumps his chest with the bat - “I’m just standing up for my rights, as a consumer” just totally finishes me. This is an outstanding performance, me and my buddy watched this easily twenty times maybe more together in the early 90’s. He/we still quote it to this day. Douglas’s performance is nothing short of absolutely phenomenal!
It is one hell of a movie. They really don't make movies this good anymore. Haven't seen one in a long time anyways. I agree, it's probably his best movie performance. Such an underappreciated film. I think it's getting it's due now, but it kind of flew under the radar back then.
@@mplslawnguy3389 u know it's weird movies like these that are seen as brilliant classics in the age of the internet,were seen as just another movie in an ocean of brilliant esoteric masterpieces.....from big Lebowski to being John malkovich to blade runner to one flew over the cuckoo's nest.... Today's cinema is really garbage.
@@jont2576 Most of it is really terrible. I only see like 2 or 3 movies a year that I actually like. 90's cinema was amazing, probably the best decade for films IMO.
It's all about how much is your salary on a weekly basis, for instance, and how prices are compared to that. Here in England I always use the example of how much I earn per hour and how much certain things cost.
One thing many fail to notice: no music. Now that's how you can tell the story, the directing, the scene and the acting alone are good enough to hold your attention.
@@Jlipnicki Movies had scores since god knows when but Easy Rider (1969) was one of the first to use a lot of previously released songs i.e. Born to be Wild etc
I lived in Los Angeles from 1986-1992, and it was a powder keg, worse every year. In 1992, I walked to the Pep Boys on Hollywood Blvd and couldn't get into the store, as the entrance was blocked by police tape. Some teenagers were thrown out of a store nearby, and when LAPD arrived and chased them down the street, they turned and opened fire, broad daylight, middle of the afternoon, less than an hour before I'd been there. When I saw what had happened on the news that night, I told my wife we were leaving, no arguments, no excuses. A few months later, we watched much of our old neighborhood, shops and restaurants we went to all the time, go up in flames in the riots
@ VanillaLimeCoke: Well he's right! I myself remember 1993 and the going price at the time for a cold (from the cooler, not the room-temperature shelf) 12oz. soda really was 50¢. Hm, now more than 20 years later (2019), the going price for the same thing is twice the price @ $1.00. Heh, _inflation,_ the decreasing value of the Dollar over time. What was ever the point of such an economic phenomenon, I wonder....
I love the audio and colour of this film, they perfectly remind me of a hot summer day. The orange lighting might seem oppressive to some, but you can almost feel the heat from it. Plus the minimal sound design is so comfy and quiet, like everyone's hiding inside away from the heat. Very similar vibes to the scene in The Shawshank Redemption where Red is looking for the box under the tree.
Underrated is the most overused word on TH-cam. This film was far from underrated when it came out. It was a massive success and was shown in very successful theaters all over the world. It's also got Robert Duvall in it, you know the guy in The Godfather I and II and Apocalypse Now...
True. I refuse to patronize "businesses" by foreigners set up in Black communities. They over charge everything in their store when people can go a little further down the road to get goods at a much cheaper price.
@@lisag5002 because black communities have had riots over the past 50 years the shop has to pay higher insurance, its cheaper to buy items in bulk and have them delivered in bulk and expiry dates play a much larger role in a smaller store.... the irony of this scene most miss is that Korean will now have to charge 90cents for a coke to make up the losses of this one incident.
The filmmakers were genius with this scene, I love how they used yellow tinted shades on the windows, to give a natural filter and look of heat on camera. Rather than doing it in post production.
I love how he just calmly and politely says "it's been a pleasure frequenting your establishment," then casually walks out the store after leaving a mess.
I know of several places where I can get a can of soda (coke and pepsi too, not generic stuff) for 50 cents in 2013. 85 cents was outrageously overpriced in 1993.
I managed to see this film at the movies as a 14 year old when it was released, and I enjoyed it. Now as an almost 40 year old stiff, I understand it. This film speaks volumes.
@@SATMathReview1234 Which the Koreans themselves mostly fought in. Against their fellow countrymen (under another ruler but still the same people) no less.
@@Gloamy17 To be fair, most critics didn't like The Thing when it first released - too cynical, boring characters, and excessively graphic was the critical consensus. It took a couple decades for critics come to appreciate its allegorical exploration of Cold War paranoia, it being a great example of cosmic horror and body horror, and its brilliantly constructed tension, in no small part thanks to John Carpenter's direction.
This sequence and possibly the one where he goes for some breakfast in the burger joint should be used as a business training video for all employees of retailers everywhere with its simple and obvious message: Avoid at all costs seriously pissing off your customers.
As an unemployed white man myself living in the summer of 1992 during a heat wave in Wichita, Kansas, I completely identify with the main character in this movie.
+kane singer 'Son'? What are you, my dad? Hate to burst your bubble, but I'm not racist at all. Maybe you should lighten up and get a sense of humor...?
I laughed through a lot of this movie. This reminds me of when I was lost looking for some place to meet my friends, my cell phone was out of juice, and no pay phone to be found. I stopped at an Applebee's explained my situation, and they refused to let me use their phone. I even asked if they could just call the local number. It seems like not a big deal, but it's not too much to ask. It would take them 30 seconds to help me. Sometimes these little things that are not a big deal seem to add up throughout the day.
My biggest pet peeve is when you need to use the restroom and the place you walk into won't let you use theirs unless you are a customer. Basically, they're fine with you pissing yourself unless you buy something.
When I was 14-15, I had to call my dad to pick me up near a friend's house because my supposed ride had gotten scrapped for some reason. I went into a cheap chili burger joint right near by, they had a payphone right out front. Being a young, sheltered kid, it didn't immediately occur to me to make a collect call. I had never done that before, it didn't instantly pop in my head. I was more thinking, "Oh, shit, how am I gonna get home?" I asked the chic at the counter if I could borrow a quarter and she gave me one of the cuntiest voices I've ever heard in my life. This was in 1991/92 and I still remember it. Top 10, either male or female cunts. She said, "Just make a collect call, neeeah..." I think I could've gotten a happier reply from her if I asked her if she would let me tonguedart her anus in the back room. She came at me with the foulest of intent because I made the cardinal mistake of asking for a quarter. But it was a life lesson w/ shit like that. Nothing free, not even change, not even a quarter, and bartering on a price no matter how small is futile, too. People will go a long ass way on principle over 25 cents or a local call to someone in need as in your case, Bill.
This film is amazing. I saw it in the theater way back in the day. It's always stayed with me. As others have commented, it is shot SO perfectly and has that grimy orange haze that sets the tone so so well. The symbolism of the American flags falling to the dirty nasty floor. The racist anti Korean tropes. The duality of the protagonist and the way Douglas plays the hypocritical anti hero is totally spot on. He hates the homophobic nazi but clearly has his own bigotry issues. There are so many social constructs to parse in this story. Plus it has so many hilariously memorable lines. It's a true masterpiece.
@@sinbadsailor1963 LOL he even ADMITS his prejudice in the scene when he says he has no idea how much - or even IF his country has given money to his country.
@@5TR4N63R don't think that necessarily makes it racist, considering america gives billions in foreign aid to a list of countries we'd probably struggle to pronounce.
@@stevesmith7843 Maybe not racist, but DEF prejudiced. He already assumed something negative about this person and his country of origin without actually knowing if it were factual. He even admits as much. It's the epitome of prejudice. We all do it, it's not the best human trait, and we should be honest enough with ourselves to realize that and try not to get trapped in these mindsets.
McGannahan Skjellyfetti you're right I think when I was a kid in the 80's 25 cents plus smart bus I think it was 15 cents for one way its been so long plus flash passes 25 dollars late 80's now almost cost a hundred dollars its creed on life but if prices was low like I heard in Europe american people would actually live a better life but were being suppressed by creedy bastards that have no morals or values for someone else's life like trump as idiot's think he is gonna help them out as he laughing in everyone's face!
This really is one of the greatest scenes ever I love this movie. Saw it in the theater when I was 13 my brother snuck me in. Its just one of those movies you never forget.
@Tha Real Mccoy you don't get it? People like Foster and the people who defend him love to blame immigrants for everything including high prices when in fact the only reason independently owned stores have to charge so much is because American corporations (ie Walmart) can afford to pay warehouses discount bulk prices which loosens them up to charge less for merchandise. It's not that small businesses are purposely trying to be expensive, they are just trying to make a profit after paying full wholesale prices.
When this came out in my late teens. It was just a good movie to me. Now, 30 plus years later, it's a great movie to me, in which I can relate too. Very powerful.
I will always love this character, and it may be Michael Douglas's best performance. I had just gone through a divorce when this movie came out. I definitely can relate to this character. I wanted to do everything he did and more. When a man has lost all hope and feels like he has nothing left to live for, similar to Charles Bronson in Death Wish. Don't piss off the quiet guy.
@@eggheadusa lol! Lol! Lol! We all have to have our Heros, Michael Douglas is not a favorite of mine, but I loved the character, because I could relate. My favorite action actor is Audie Murphy. 5'-5", 112 lbs. He is still the most decorated Military Hero of WW 2 and since. He had over 240 confirmed kills, of German soldiers.
Falling down is one of my favourite films. Michael Douglas was brilliant in this; he should have won an Oscar. Also the single scene actors (the Korean store owner, the Mexican gang, the far right army surplus dealer, the beggar in the park etc) did a great job with some memorable acting.
@nemesisgenius That's right, overall the acting is flawless throughout the entire film. Also I forgot to mention the restaurant scene too! I don't think this film has ever got the credit it deserves, a very underrated masterpiece.
I like the way he starts the movie with no weapons and starts off with the bat. He then upgrades them along the way in addition to his experience. Very video game like.
This movie probably inspired a lot of video games that came out afterwards. It wouldn't surprise me if this was one of the movies that the GTA series took inspiration from. Like william678910 said, this feels like GTA: The Movie...before the franchise was even a thing.
"Jesus Christ! What is this the last day on Fiji!!?". I laugh non-stop at this scene even to this day. Douglas deserved an Academy Award for being so funny.
My mom left her purse at a fast food joint owned by some Koreans. I guess its kind of our little Korea town. She went back and asked if anyone turned in a purse? The owner's son had found it. They returned it to my mom. She tried to give the kid 50 dollars but he wouldn't accept it. Everything was in the purse the only other place where you would get your purse back would be Robinsville North Carolina. I did the same there because all the hiking I wasn't use to carrying around my purse.
@@briandavis9403 not worth it...don't be the hero. Enjoy teh small things,change what you can change,check your ego,and don't take the world to seriously....
@@jackrawling8777 happy to hear that..also,find something you like to do. Make friends trough your hobbie,try meeting a girl etc. Is nice to have something to live for,so you don't go crazy. If you have depression/anxiety,then go on medication and look after your mental helath like an injury.... don't let it slip away from you. Patience is key
The comfort he feels from that fridge is almost palpable. The only peace he has in the whole film.
And he has the store owner glaring at him the whole time.
That short moment of normalicy, relief...
@@BADMONTESS I do that from time to time when it gets crazy hot 🥵
The dinkyburger was nice until they told him no breakfast.
It's a good coke cemercial
I like how in almost every encounter in the movie he slowly builds his arsenal.
It's like Doom 2
And yet he doesn't kill anyone :D
@@millerman7799Not true, he killed that Nazi. The guy on the golf coarse indirectly died as a result as well.
@@jakep1979 Spoilers! I'm jk, that guy on the golf course though... "Now you're gonna die wearing that stupid little hat" 😂
@@Unibot47 "what kind of vigilante are you?!"
The acting was so great in this movie. You could feel the anger from all angles. One of Michael Douglas’ best performances.
What I don't understand is why he was blaming the clerk for the pop cost. The employees don't raise the item prices. It's the Blackstone company that decide how much items should cost
The angry middle aged white man. Played it perfectly.
@@Derek-p2qit’s not communism in USA is it? So I believe that Korean shop owner can charge his prices on everything at his place. Mr. Douglas believed it’s too expensive and I don’t blame him
@@rbayt1 I don't think 85 cents is too much for a soda. But 15 dollars for a pack of shavers is outrageous. Thanks to Blackstones greediness
@@RatBastard701the ones who do riot and violent stuff are not them in reality only in movies. in general statistic
Great acting not just by MD but also the Korean guy (Michael Paul Chan). Powerful scene. I can imagine MD and the guy shaking hands after this off scene and congratulating the other on this superb acting.
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1 ST LOL XXXX ...
Probably laughing do takes😂
Datas’ dad from The Goonies.
Irony is Michael Paul Chan isn't Korean. He's Chinese.
He's actually Chinesed. And the Asian cop he talks to later is actually Japanesed, not Koreaned.
If he got that mad for an 85 cent soda, imagine him in 2022
He would destroy every store in his range of vision
@@larzkruber822 🤣🤣
According to an inflation calculator, that is $2.00 today.
I don't have to imagine. It's every AR-15 psychopath shooting up public places.
How much is the correct price of a can of fizzy drink?
Douglas should have won an Oscar for this role! He’s so brilliant, everything is calculated.
Agreed. Probably his best role.
Best movie he ever did
Exactly.....problem is, that film is wayyyy too radical to fit into today's ass-kiss society....if made for TV, they'd have to do so much editing the whole movie would only last 12 minutes
calculated racism
Yes. I think the 90’s were like a hangover of the 80’s.
Films like Goodfellas and this didn’t get much attention at the time.
Yet Titanic and Dances with Wolves were lauded.
It was like the blockbuster movies with nonsense storytelling got all the attention while the real gems were ignored.
In the end I haven’t watched Dances with Wolves since it came out. But I’ve probably watched Goodfellas 100 times and this movie at least 30 times.
When I was watching this movie as a kid I was like: wtf is wrong with this guy? Now I’m 38 and I know exactly wtf is wrong with that guy 😂😂😂
😂😂😂 Fact!
yes!
That's sad that you devolved as a man.
@@fraslex you are the lowest common denominator
He hasn’t devolved as a man, he just knows that it is a cycle that the government takes tax payer money to support people who can work, not just the ones who can’t, which drives taxes up resulting in the cost of items to go up and he is sick of it. Thanks Biden.
I was in the vending machine racket for 35 years.
No joke, here.
"85 cents for a stinkin' soda" is crazy even back then.
Yea now a bottle coke is $3. It’s bad.
Man has to make a living.
Yeah for a can...most 16oz pops were $0.99
@@bigmacattk A living, sure.
Robbery on prices? Out of business.
@@scottisitoro3953
Depends. Not everything is cut and dry.
Probably set at a price due to being in the ghetto. Steal one product, and it takes about 3 products to be sold to break even
You have to love the colour tones and directing of this movie.
Every shot looks oppressive and uncomfortable. An ugly urban summer day where the sheer pressure can drive people crazy.
@Primus they move here for the bountiful drugs and weather... then 2 years later theyre giving head for money down in skid row..
They capture la in the 90s very good in this move. It was a classic at the time and still is today. Back when acting without cgi was how it was done.
The la riots were happening when they filmed it.. that gloom is a mixture of smog, smoke, and sunlight
Even the fast food restaurant uniforms looked extra ugly. The buck toothed manager really nailed it in that scene.
David Fincher did the same color grading in SE7EN especially during the daytime. The sun is up but it feels so unnerving and uncomfortable. I love the atmosphere they created.
“I think this whole shelf looks suspect.”
Slays me every time.
This got me too. Also a fan of his controlled God mode where he decides decency. Devils advocate in proper etiquette. I guess .85 Is guaging, the mental state of his marriage job and kid though, all the while knowing those who he encounters. Hell this man built "defense" equipment and what not for his fine county. Not economically viable was also another hit, the golf cart heartlessness of the opposite equally disgusting behavior. Yum, read the fucking sign, no trespassing, that means fucking you. It means all that? Ya. Maybe if you wrote it in English I couldn't fucking understand it.
@@jasone42683 My favorite scene is his encounter with the desperate “vet” (You’re an animal doctor!”) who needs money because his car broke down and he hasn’t eaten eaten for three days; meanwhile he’s eating a sandwich.
This scene alone is worth the price of admission, for me.
Hahahahaaha! Same here. I just love that response.
the shelf was the amogus all along
@@stab456 when the whole shelf is sus
For anyone that hasn't see this film its great, it's like this all the way through, one of the best films made in the 90's.
I give this film a watch every so often!
I totally agree I love this movie so much to I never get tired of watching it
His walk across LA is great! But to the end is (spoiler alert) so damn depressing that it wrecked it for me.
It is hated by critics due to the lead being and angry white male.
@@raicebannon1936 No it isn’t, it was praised by critics and still is. This whole political correctness bullshit is not as prominent as social media likes to sell it.
Shit hits home in 2023
He’d turn into a sort of Rambo nowadays
I wonder about people like you. This never happens to me.
Blame ur shortcomings on everybody else
blame the private central bank that destroyed the usa @@barefootprofessor3455
Explain…
Michael Douglas was amazing in this film.. Such great acting!!
The Game and this movie are the best.
Totally agree
@@IncognitoUnknown-fc2tu he was great 8n Black Rain
Michael Douglas always said this was his favorite movie.......
He was acting?
It's been a pleasure frequenting your establishment.
HELLH0WND
Rofl
Ha. Indeed.
lmaooo such a great movie
And the wreckage he leaves behind
The funniest part.
I can't overstate how much I love the cinematography of this film. The whole thing is washed in an oppressive orange palette, like you can feel the heat wave turning everybody into a raging asshole. I like that it's a story where there really aren't any good or bad guys, it's just people taking out their frustrations on each other and blurring the lines of right and wrong.
The nazi store owner was a pretty bad dude.
It sort of portrays everyone as being lost in their own world, only into their own problems, without any regard for anyone else. His fall is slow and gradual in the movie, but instead of anyone helping him out, you get the sense that everyone keeps pushing him farther down. Almost like the world wants to see him fall.
That's color grading.
You think there's a gray area in this scene? And "nobody is right or wrong" here?
Obviously Douglas' character is in the wrong, it's explicitly stated at the end of the movie. His response can't be considered proportional in any way. But you can feel his frustration at the loss of common decency. He's not asking the guy to break $100, he just needs a few quarters for the phone. It would be close to no effort, as it's clearly portrayed that he has plenty of change. But no, "store policy", we don't provide even the most basic courtesy unless we profit from it. Of course that's the store owner's right. Of course it doesn't justify smashing up the store. But in this case that's what the dehumanization of society led to.
And The shot of the American Flags falling to the ground... excellent symbolism.
You could say it’s… “falling down”. Haha…
When my Norwegian husband naturalized, the 1,000 Mexicans there through their American flags on the floor and stepped all over them. Some had the decency to throw them in the trash. The New Americans.
@@TheUnknown-mg8fv That one was dumb though.
U was też? Europa upadła....
Yes and America has been taken down by its own government, illegals get everything handed to them, so much for the dream
Later that day, Mr Lee raised his prices by 20% to make up for the damages caused by D-Fens.
Well he has to foot the Bill somehow.
Real soldier of the people D-Fens is.
however, the more you raise your prices the more likely you are to get 'a consumer standing up for his rights'.
Well, no, you see, if I don't like the prices I go elsewhere. No-one's forcing you to make a purchase.
classic
As you get older, you understand him more but you also partially understand the store owner too. Small business owners struggle and you can see him cringe when the donuts get smacked. A fantastic scene
I mean the price of consumer goods isn't really the store owner's fault. That's due to inflation
@@Colddirector partially true, but if he wasnt such an obnoxious little prick, pulling the bat like he did, he could have avoided the violent reaction from the douglas character. thats the real fact of the matter.
@@adamfreeman2348 Well said.
@@adamfreeman2348 looks like someone missed the point of the movie…
Business owners pay double than what's priced on the shelves, gotta' make up that business loan fee somehow even if you have to label shitty prices.
I love how terrifying and unhinged Michael Douglas's performance is in this film. He plays a guy who is having a violent psychotic breakdown extremely well.
You know they say that all actors and actresses are just functional Psychopaths and if they didn't do what they do in their jobs we'd be in trouble Robert De Niro hinted at that once
Corona on the sign in store lol
Look at will smith
@@Blackshuck51 scary but true
he probably wasn't faking kinda like kevin spacey wasn't acting in house of cards he was just being himself
85 cents for a soda back in 1993 was ridiculously high back then.he eas ripping him off for sure
Don't like the price? Don't buy.
Simple
@@Paul-sl9zm Is what a Convenience Store or a Gas Station employer would say
@Paul-sl9zm
*smart
@@McSliksOnline Regardless of who would say it, it is still the truth. If you don't agree with the price of an item, then don't buy it. It truly is that simple lol.
@@KingPointy can't buy food? just starve lol
The soda was actually 70 cents but the clerk charged him an extra 15 cents for keeping the fridge door open too long
Thats Cool😂😂😂😂
@@scottward1002 so was the fridge
😂😂😂
He knew Bill was a rich wealthy man as soon as he walked in the store what's losing 85 cents to him that's chump change.
Lmaoooo
You know the owner is legit when you see him getting more pain from his merchandise being destroyed than from the physical attack.
Bruises heal, financial loss doesn't. It's still money you could have made, even if you get it back.
He actually screamed when the stuff next to him was hit but ig that wasn’t direct physical contact
3:54 ..whoa!
He realized that saying just take my money was a mistake
Even when D Fens hit the $1.12 package of donuts first, it was like the owner felt their pain
i love how he upgrades his weapons as he progresses
Yup. The weapons you pick up along the way help. At least they help you do less talking.
I think that's why this movie reminds me of postal 2
They need to do a video game of this movie
Did any one Saw corona. 2:20
@@dinar1555 202ONE IS FUCKED
How the man never got an Oscar for this is beyond me. Superb acting. A truly great movie, one we can all relate too at some point in life lol.
especially with the breakdown at the Doc's mansion
I AGREE WITH YOU ONE BILLION PERCENT!!!!
Not that unsurprising. Hollywood traditionally shies away from controversy.They opt for the "oscar bait" proven formula. For example, they waited decades to give Scorcese an oscar, and it was for The Irishman: an inferior movie only to set the record straight.
@@seanperdue4881Damn it's almost like awards shows are subjective and not objective.
Best Part is when he asks Korean dude if he has any idea how much $ America had given Korea and the guy asks him how much and Douglas realizes he doesn't even know the answer to his own question
He wasn't expecting to be called out on it. Haha
Coincidentally enough the actor that plays Mr. Lee is actually Chinese.
The answer is billions
😂🤣
@@JulioLopez-xz5kx they never are lol
It cracks me up that when he smashes the doughnuts it physically hurts the shopkeep. Michael Douglas really hops back and forth across the line between badass and prick in this movie.
"Noooooo ahhhhhhgg!!"
pretty sad for the korean guy
he just wants to live a peaceful life and probably dont earn as much
Read once that a lot of it was improvised. Like they provided him with talking points of course, but his mannerisms and such were him.
@@partycrasher1569 It's 1993 and he's asking 85 cents for a can of pop, and don't get me started on the AA batteries. Trust me, the dudes a crook.
@@antman5474 you want convenience, you pay for convenience. It’s how it is everywhere.
as an adult working a full time job just to pay bills, this film hits home
How much do you earn in a year if you don't mind me asking? I live in a third world country and I earn 4,600 dollars annually . I don't obviously live a luxurious life but I still manage to survive lol
@Pete Testube I know and that's why I was asking. I wasn't comparing. I wanted to know how much does a person like you need to earn to live a dignified life in the USA
@@emperoremyhriv4968
It really depends where you are in the US. Cost of living is highly variable. Minimum wage in my California city is $16.30/hour, and that's not even a realistic survival wage here. Apartment rents are in the low thousands per month. The median sale price of a single-family home is $1,375,000 as of last month. Yes, that's over a million dollars. You have to make a six digit income here to live comfortably.
Now in comparison, the median home price in Montgomery, Alabama is just $152,300. There's currently a 2 bedroom, 1 bath home listed for $37, 500. Wages are lower there, but overall cost of living is much less.
I think so to, it captured the misdirected rage of the American middle class. This guy destroys some immigrant's shop because he's mad the dude charges more for a coke than he had to pay like twenty years earlier. So the immigrants and small businesses take the blame and shoulder the harm of the negative effects of inflation due to corporate greed and bad fiscal policy. As intended, of course.
@@emperoremyhriv4968 depends on definitions of dignified. A famous director here who's decorated with awards and worth tens of millions recently was degraded and abused by cops cause he was to them just a black guy in a hoodie.
Not one person showed him a kindness or cut him a break in the entire movie. And this was just another Tuesday in this man's life. It's a wonder that he stayed sane at all.
I know all those people who he held up in the restaurant should’ve thanked him, movies is horrible if you think in other people perspectives
@@eggheadusa That's the point: It is bad for people when a person snaps. No one wants this to happen. What is compelling about this movie is that it shows the audience many of the human interactions that made him "fall down" AND how people in modern society tread on other while expecting immunity from consequences.
In the world of this movie, for one day in L.A there are direct consequences.
Moral of the story: People should be kind to each other.
The black kid was kind with him
@@scaraboo3624 you mean the kid who showed him how to fire the rocket. That was freakin hilarious!
He was never sane
Today, every scene in this movie would be classed as racist, homophonic, or hateful. One of the best, honest movies ever made.
I know right!
They... they are. That's the point of the movie.
Its how art was made, can't make art without controversy.
My idiot in christ, he literally says word for word that he's the bad guy in the finale of the movie. He harassed a store owner because he didn't like his prices, started acting racist when he couldn't get his way and then assaulted him and destroyed his property while giving meaningless excuses about standing up for customers.
way to miss the point. he actually said. "I"M the bad guy? How did that happen?"@@elnegromatapacos162
His knowledge of consumer pricing is impressive.
and shelving rearrangement 3:54 whoa!
I really like that moment where the glass with the US flags hits the ground and breaks. Such symbolism for this story and what the character represents. Perfect detail. I’m not sure if I ever noticed that before.
agree 200%
Really? The flags would have been like 10 cents. He could have purchased one of them and made THREE phone calls. That's what was in my head.
I'd like to reshoot this scene only with the Korean guy explaining that all of the prices are based on his base prices which are nowhere near as low as a chain store because he buys in lower volume.
"You see sir, my cost per can is 60 cents per can... my markup is 15-20% so that I can make a profit after paying for rent in this area, insurance to run a store in this area, maintenance just to keep the store legally allowed to open and for the electricity to keep the lights on - as well as keeping that old cooler cold. Then I have customers who come in and ruin my inventory because they are mad at the world and think it's OK to take it out on me... just because I'm trying to keep my family fed. Do you fucking think I'm rich and work here just for fun?"
@@MoCWord maybe there’s an alternate take where the store owner talks in greater details about the economics of his pricing, but it was cut cause it was too time-consuming and didn’t seem relevant to the real meaning in the story, haha!
This is what "multiculturalism" has brought us...
@@MoCWord How do you know the flags would've been 10 cents? Ah yeah thats right man.. you don't. Hey cool shit though basing your argument off of speculation of price dedicated to an item not even related to the point of the scene.
One of my all time favorite movies.. Never get tired of watching this one.
Love this movie
When the American Flags fall to the ground and the glass breaks at 2:15 , it's the American Dream that has crashed for him.
Yup, this movie is rife with symbolism.
jutubaeh your comment is worse than the Korean shop keepers English. I have no idea what the fuck you said
ihavehotmail2
he edited it and it's still gibberish
jack ryan it symbolizes the casting down of foreign made patriotic symbols, made as cheap as possible overseas. "the destruction of the american dream" is a buzz phrase that gets liberals hard ons, this movie is too good for that
My high school English teacher, is that you?
As easy as it is to sympathize with our character - he was just a regular guy who snapped due to failing marriage, losing his job and being stuck in traffic in the blistering heat - the store owner was also just a regular guy trying to make a living to support his family (you can see a picture of a child facing his side of the counter), and he had to keep prices adjusted to the inflation.
Also you got to understand why he couldn’t give him change for a dollar without buying some thing if everybody did that he’ll run out of change very quickly if there’s a sudden rush that also applies to restaurants too🤔
The Korean convenience stores are run in areas of LA where they do not have grocery stores. They keep their prices high due to shop lifting and robberies.
Good point!
Douglas’s character was already cuckoo prior to the traffic jam and job loss, as evidenced by old video of his family shown near the end of the movie. However, everyone can relate a bit to his frustrations of society breaking down.
The only time I sympathized with him is when he fought off those two gang members trying to rob him.
I like how his weaponry evolves throughout the movie as his mental equilibrium breaks down
God, every single second of this movie feels claustrophobic, sweaty, hot and gross. It's the perfect setting for a man who's waited in his last traffic jam.
D-FENS may not be a hero, but he's definitely a character to remember.
Great cinematography by Andrzej Bartkowiak
Oh he’s a hero lmao
Yes He is,,,,,good comment ...I agreee.... :-) ...... Remember..."Ein ganz normaler Tag " in German Title
He's a hero
Every man in this nation at one time or another felt exactly the way DFENS does.
The way he thumps his chest with the bat - “I’m just standing up for my rights, as a consumer” just totally finishes me.
This is an outstanding performance, me and my buddy watched this easily twenty times maybe more together in the early 90’s.
He/we still quote it to this day. Douglas’s performance is nothing short of absolutely phenomenal!
It is one hell of a movie. They really don't make movies this good anymore. Haven't seen one in a long time anyways. I agree, it's probably his best movie performance. Such an underappreciated film. I think it's getting it's due now, but it kind of flew under the radar back then.
@@mplslawnguy3389 personally it wasent great but it was watchworthy unlike many recent new movies ive seen.
@@mplslawnguy3389 u know it's weird movies like these that are seen as brilliant classics in the age of the internet,were seen as just another movie in an ocean of brilliant esoteric masterpieces.....from big Lebowski to being John malkovich to blade runner to one flew over the cuckoo's nest....
Today's cinema is really garbage.
@@jont2576 Most of it is really terrible. I only see like 2 or 3 movies a year that I actually like. 90's cinema was amazing, probably the best decade for films IMO.
I’m surprised the YT police haven’t pounced on me over the use of the apostrophe on Douglas’s. Douglases. Douglas’.
Fire away MF’s !
I wish we could roll back prices to 1993.
I should have invested in coke.
Inflation boi
you wanna roll back technology and salary and wages also back to 1993??
It's all about how much is your salary on a weekly basis, for instance, and how prices are compared to that.
Here in England I always use the example of how much I earn per hour and how much certain things cost.
I wish we could roll them back to 1935...
Its been a pleasure frequenting your establishment...
Rest In Peace, Joel Schumacher. You may have done some infamous stinkers but when you did good, you did good. Falling Down is his best movie.
He made more good movies than bad ones
@@brianaguilar8283 sadly, people only think of Batman Forever and Batman & Robin when they look at Schumacher. But he did have a good directional eye
@@elijahvigil7467 he still had the occasional stinker, like The Phantom of the Opera
This one Phone Booth and the Lost Boys are his best
@@elijahvigil7467 Batman Forever was fairly well received when it came out. Hasn't aged all that well.
One thing many fail to notice: no music.
Now that's how you can tell the story, the directing, the scene and the acting alone are good enough to hold your attention.
Nice catch. Very rare for a 90's action drama
If this was made today they would ruin it with music and ott action sequences. People today have zero attention spans.
Early films had no dialogue or music, sometimes music was added by a pianist. Excessive use of music and sound affects ruins many films.
@@Jlipnicki Movies had scores since god knows when but Easy Rider (1969) was one of the first to use a lot of previously released songs i.e. Born to be Wild etc
@@daniellee1722 Since 1927 : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jazz_Singer
I lived in Los Angeles from 1986-1992, and it was a powder keg, worse every year. In 1992, I walked to the Pep Boys on Hollywood Blvd and couldn't get into the store, as the entrance was blocked by police tape. Some teenagers were thrown out of a store nearby, and when LAPD arrived and chased them down the street, they turned and opened fire, broad daylight, middle of the afternoon, less than an hour before I'd been there. When I saw what had happened on the news that night, I told my wife we were leaving, no arguments, no excuses. A few months later, we watched much of our old neighborhood, shops and restaurants we went to all the time, go up in flames in the riots
Where did you move to?
to be fair, 85 cents in 1993 would be like almost 2 dollars in today's money when adjusted for inflation.
A 12 oz soda is usually 1 dollar and 50 cents or just 50 cents in other states.
bro sodas were 50c everywhere in the 90s
85c is 35c more, that would be around 75c more now after bidenomics
EXCELLENT ANALYSIS BROTHER!!!!
@TheNightmareTroll So if Trump wins Sodas are going down? Will you also get laid? Get a sense of purpose in life?
@@stankgangsta4105 a little butt hurt after using bidenomics, i see.
12 oz. Coke
$0.85
Mini Donuts, 6 pack
$1.12
Bottle of Aspirin
$3.40
AA Batteries, 4 Pack
$4.29
Seeing Michael Douglas lose it
Priceless
@
VanillaLimeCoke:
Well he's right! I myself remember 1993 and the going price at the time for a cold (from the cooler, not the room-temperature shelf) 12oz. soda really was 50¢. Hm, now more than 20 years later (2019), the going price for the same thing is twice the price @ $1.00. Heh, _inflation,_ the decreasing value of the Dollar over time. What was ever the point of such an economic phenomenon, I wonder....
I think the batteries were $5.29.
A Can Of Coke Cost Of Like 1.50$ A Donuts Like Like 1.70$ Battery 8$ In 2020
@Steven Rivers Yep we can thank the progressive liberals for that
Prices look so reasonable now lol😂😂
"It's been a pleasure frequenting your establishment."
Hilarious! 🤣
I love the audio and colour of this film, they perfectly remind me of a hot summer day. The orange lighting might seem oppressive to some, but you can almost feel the heat from it. Plus the minimal sound design is so comfy and quiet, like everyone's hiding inside away from the heat. Very similar vibes to the scene in The Shawshank Redemption where Red is looking for the box under the tree.
😄
They put the Mexico filter on the camera.
😊😊😊😊M😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Jean Beauvoir.
I love this movie. Both Michael Douglas and Robert Duval were fantastic.
One of the greatest performances in history
It's been a pleasure frequenting your establishment.
I say that every damn time I leave a convenience store now because of this movie.
Right after the clerk says - "Thank you and come again"
Same here 🤣🤣
D-fens
No you don't
so you're a weirdo
No one else could have played this role except Michael Douglas. Perfection.
Agree. A Masterpiece.
Nicolas Cage 😁
I think the rock would have been good. But he was too young I think
@@kimbellev619 LIAM Neilson 👏 and a🏆 November 7,2022
DeNiro 😄
The economy sucks now. Falling down is such a based movie
Right the economy sucks and racist assholes like him don’t make things any better
This is one of the GREATEST movies Michael Douglas ever made! SO UNDERRATED!!
Agreed. And it’s still so relevant to today
Underrated is the most overused word on TH-cam. This film was far from underrated when it came out. It was a massive success and was shown in very successful theaters all over the world. It's also got Robert Duvall in it, you know the guy in The Godfather I and II and Apocalypse Now...
"I'm not the thief. YOU'RE the thief." Bloody hell, that gets me every time.
And segues into “I’m the bad guy?” Perfectly.
@No name TH-cam makes people so brave in their minds :)
True. I refuse to patronize "businesses" by foreigners set up in Black communities. They over charge everything in their store when people can go a little further down the road to get goods at a much cheaper price.
@@lisag5002 nothing like a racist whining about the free market :)
@@lisag5002 because black communities have had riots over the past 50 years the shop has to pay higher insurance, its cheaper to buy items in bulk and have them delivered in bulk and expiry dates play a much larger role in a smaller store.... the irony of this scene most miss is that Korean will now have to charge 90cents for a coke to make up the losses of this one incident.
This whole shelf looks suspect!
Charlie could have a illegal bottle of viper.
That's a good point.
LOL that would be funny I get it Raiders.
hhahahahahhaha
"Nice try" with little smile CLASSIC
The filmmakers were genius with this scene, I love how they used yellow tinted shades on the windows, to give a natural filter and look of heat on camera. Rather than doing it in post production.
everytine he smashes something the korean dude is like, aaahh my profits
Sometimes when I feel depressed I remember this movie, and I realize things are probably going pretty well for me in retrospect
"I think this whole shelf looks suspect" had me in tears 😂
Great stuff 😆
#Sus
snap as well.
@Steve Knight i wanted to upvote but you only have one video on your profile. Big talk for a empty profile.
@Steve Knight could you elaborate ?
Fantastic scene, the light, the angles, the heat
I love how he just calmly and politely says "it's been a pleasure frequenting your establishment," then casually walks out the store after leaving a mess.
We've all done the same during a night on the booze.
HA HA 69 TH PERSON I LUV 69 LOL XX JAY FROM UK XXX
I know of several places where I can get a can of soda (coke and pepsi too, not generic stuff) for 50 cents in 2013. 85 cents was outrageously overpriced in 1993.
Where??
Most vending machines only charge 50 cents lol
Real talk
Agree in 1993 cans in machines were .35 cents. The off brands were .25 cents
@@clintjanes3784 and they still do
that coke was looking real good tho nice and cold with its aluminum ass.
guscles25 you want a room with the can bro?
A nice cold room so I can drink the shit out of it
You don't just drink coke, you suck the contents out of the can.
ibrungit1 lol
guscles25 Bro, what does your diet look like? Except from the coke of course. 🤪
We need this man in 2023
I managed to see this film at the movies as a 14 year old when it was released, and I enjoyed it.
Now as an almost 40 year old stiff, I understand it.
This film speaks volumes.
"Do you have any idea how much money my country has given your country?"
"How much?"
"...I don't know, it's gotta be a lot..."
Was $43 billion in 2015
@@venividi8523 plus the cost of the Korean War
@@SATMathReview1234 Which the Koreans themselves mostly fought in. Against their fellow countrymen (under another ruler but still the same people) no less.
MxSelfDestruct He should ask ISRAEL that question.
@@paulallen8109 Was there an Israeli guy in the store? STFU you pussy,
It's always a shame that this movie was underated and not liked by the critics, but critics can't beat classics
Roger Ebert liked it. He gave it 3/4 stars, and largely praised the film in his review.
Critics were upset the movie didn't cost 85 cent😂
@@thirdcoinedgedidn't Roger Ebert also hate The Thing (82) though...
@@Gloamy17 To be fair, most critics didn't like The Thing when it first released - too cynical, boring characters, and excessively graphic was the critical consensus. It took a couple decades for critics come to appreciate its allegorical exploration of Cold War paranoia, it being a great example of cosmic horror and body horror, and its brilliantly constructed tension, in no small part thanks to John Carpenter's direction.
under-r-ated
Who hasn't had FALLING DOWN MOMENT 😅😅😅
Sane people.
I love at 3:26, he's less concerned about his life and more like "Ohh not the doughnuts!!"
He may be crazy, but the man has principles and I can respect that 😂
Yeah elderly people are something else I tell you
Sane and not having it! Zero fucts. Where's he at now!!?
@@deanfarr3249Obviously it's past your 🛏️ time then.
He paid for the Coke? Yeah, I tell you he crazy!
His principles are fucked up as he is.
One of the greatest and most underrated films of all time
This sequence and possibly the one where he goes for some breakfast in the burger joint should be used as a business training video for all employees of retailers everywhere with its simple and obvious message: Avoid at all costs seriously pissing off your customers.
Here’s another message: avoid acting like an entitled asshole at a fast-food joint unless you like the taste of spit in your food
@@gregbors8364Awesome greg.
what about the customers that are looking for a fight?
Best consumer ever! Controls inflation and teaches english xD
He was speaking english. I been saying eiti fi cen my whole life
🤣😂🤣😂 it-fi cen. 😂🤣😂🤣
As an unemployed white man myself living in the summer of 1992 during a heat wave in Wichita, Kansas, I completely identify with the main character in this movie.
+JenkPac Shakur Oh fuck off
+JenkPac Shakur hahahahahahaahha funny meme dude
+JenkPac Shakur maybe so
+JenkPac Shakur still a pretty based film though, if you look at it from a certain angle
JenkPac Shakur Jews own most nursing homes these days
This whole scene is priceless. Pure Art.
This whole scene looks SUSPECT!
*starts smashing shit*
@@matty6878 Why would you say suspect? I don't understand.
@@Tod_oMal It means like he is suspicious that there is a problem with it. "I suspect that the stuff on the shelf is probably overpriced."
@@212days Aha. Ok.
Why is this "pure art"? It´s a mainstream movie - nothing more than that.
D-fens was just a nut case who's anger just exacerbates because he's having a bad day.
"Doughnuts, package of six, how much?"
"Dolla twell." xD
+kane singer 'Son'? What are you, my dad? Hate to burst your bubble, but I'm not racist at all. Maybe you should lighten up and get a sense of humor...?
+kane singer there is No Xst returning and no hell either. so take another angle.
+kane singer well you're talking out of ur A$$
+kane singer no you're just ignorant and dumb. keep your personal beliefs away from others.
+WhenxChristxReturnsx DAWWWWW!!
I laughed through a lot of this movie. This reminds me of when I was lost looking for some place to meet my friends, my cell phone was out of juice, and no pay phone to be found. I stopped at an Applebee's explained my situation, and they refused to let me use their phone. I even asked if they could just call the local number. It seems like not a big deal, but it's not too much to ask. It would take them 30 seconds to help me. Sometimes these little things that are not a big deal seem to add up throughout the day.
I can 100% understand, thanks for sharing
That’s why some people snap at the smallest of things because it adds up
@@Ysumbruh0 it's even worse now because people feel like they're entitled to everything. so almost everything is a letdown.
My biggest pet peeve is when you need to use the restroom and the place you walk into won't let you use theirs unless you are a customer. Basically, they're fine with you pissing yourself unless you buy something.
When I was 14-15, I had to call my dad to pick me up near a friend's house because my supposed ride had gotten scrapped for some reason. I went into a cheap chili burger joint right near by, they had a payphone right out front. Being a young, sheltered kid, it didn't immediately occur to me to make a collect call. I had never done that before, it didn't instantly pop in my head. I was more thinking, "Oh, shit, how am I gonna get home?" I asked the chic at the counter if I could borrow a quarter and she gave me one of the cuntiest voices I've ever heard in my life. This was in 1991/92 and I still remember it. Top 10, either male or female cunts. She said, "Just make a collect call, neeeah..." I think I could've gotten a happier reply from her if I asked her if she would let me tonguedart her anus in the back room. She came at me with the foulest of intent because I made the cardinal mistake of asking for a quarter. But it was a life lesson w/ shit like that. Nothing free, not even change, not even a quarter, and bartering on a price no matter how small is futile, too. People will go a long ass way on principle over 25 cents or a local call to someone in need as in your case, Bill.
never fuck with a guy wearinh a shirt and tie on a hot day!
he looks like a mormon with a baseball bat
If you see one with a bat AND a Coke then you know you've got a real rebel, because I don't think Mormons are allowed to drink caffeine.
Tony me and the pocket protector
Tony Jax I've been the guy wearing a shirt and tie on a hot day lol.
This film is amazing. I saw it in the theater way back in the day. It's always stayed with me. As others have commented, it is shot SO perfectly and has that grimy orange haze that sets the tone so so well. The symbolism of the American flags falling to the dirty nasty floor. The racist anti Korean tropes. The duality of the protagonist and the way Douglas plays the hypocritical anti hero is totally spot on. He hates the homophobic nazi but clearly has his own bigotry issues. There are so many social constructs to parse in this story. Plus it has so many hilariously memorable lines. It's a true masterpiece.
What racist Korean tropes? He only talked about things he witnessed. He didn't know the clerk was Korean until he was told.
@@sinbadsailor1963 LOL he even ADMITS his prejudice in the scene when he says he has no idea how much - or even IF his country has given money to his country.
@@5TR4N63R don't think that necessarily makes it racist, considering america gives billions in foreign aid to a list of countries we'd probably struggle to pronounce.
@@stevesmith7843 Maybe not racist, but DEF prejudiced. He already assumed something negative about this person and his country of origin without actually knowing if it were factual. He even admits as much. It's the epitome of prejudice. We all do it, it's not the best human trait, and we should be honest enough with ourselves to realize that and try not to get trapped in these mindsets.
When I was young I found his character funny...now getting closer to his age I can totally relate.
Lol your so cute with your comment! Loved it
Even though he abused his wife, son and mother And is pretty racist ?
@@Texicus_Reddicus
Yes
@@Texicus_Reddicus he’s not racist, he’s just spitting facts
@@Bryce_C. even when he insults the Korean man for not pronouncing english words right ?
Michael' Douglas's performance in this film was just brilliant.
Perfect ! - "One soda, 50 cents - sold"
One of my 10 favorite movies .
"I'm rolling back prices to 1965! What do u think of that?" How many of us wish we could walk into a store & say that? Haha.
McGannahan Skjellyfetti you're right I think when I was a kid in the 80's 25 cents plus smart bus I think it was 15 cents for one way its been so long plus flash passes 25 dollars late 80's now almost cost a hundred dollars its creed on life but if prices was low like I heard in Europe american people would actually live a better life but were being suppressed by creedy bastards that have no morals or values for someone else's life like trump as idiot's think he is gonna help them out as he laughing in everyone's face!
This really is one of the greatest scenes ever I love this movie. Saw it in the theater when I was 13 my brother snuck me in. Its just one of those movies you never forget.
Nice, one of those movies me & my dad used to watch together & laugh at (god rest his soul). Others were Terminator 1 & Escape from Newyork :)
"I'm rolling back demographics to 1965, what do you think of that?"
@Tha Real Mccoy you don't get it? People like Foster and the people who defend him love to blame immigrants for everything including high prices when in fact the only reason independently owned stores have to charge so much is because American corporations (ie Walmart) can afford to pay warehouses discount bulk prices which loosens them up to charge less for merchandise. It's not that small businesses are purposely trying to be expensive, they are just trying to make a profit after paying full wholesale prices.
When this came out in my late teens. It was just a good movie to me. Now, 30 plus years later, it's a great movie to me, in which I can relate too. Very powerful.
And the older we get, the more we relate to this character. Funny how as we age, the less sh^^ we put up with.
@@SA-wc2kf Its actually more u put up with to stay alive but keep thinkin that lol
No wonder he's going crazy smashing up things because he's on corona street where the corona virus is and everybody is in quarantine lol
240 TH PERSON HA HA LUV IT XXX TAKE CARE MY FRIEND XXXX ............
@@SA-wc2kf Bullshit lol. You put up with WAY more than you'd ever care to admit. Probably more-so the older you get.
I can only imagine the damage he would have caused if he asked about gas prices the way they are today 🤣
today he would be tamed by 30 years of soy in his veins, he wouldn't even be able to lift the stick
He wouldn’t last long lol
Video cameras & cell phones make people like this a thing of the past.
It’s coming. Wait for it.
@Steve Knight my mid size SUV 18 gallon fill up now includes a Biden Gas Surcharge of $40.00. That sumbeech.
I will always love this character, and it may be Michael Douglas's best performance. I had just gone through a divorce when this movie came out. I definitely can relate to this character. I wanted to do everything he did and more. When a man has lost all hope and feels like he has nothing left to live for, similar to Charles Bronson in Death Wish. Don't piss off the quiet guy.
Yeah would be funny if there’s another fed up person to humble him.
Imagine being one of the people he’s harassing, this is power fantasy garbage
@@eggheadusa lol! Lol! Lol!
We all have to have our Heros, Michael Douglas is not a favorite of mine, but I loved the character, because I could relate.
My favorite action actor is Audie Murphy.
5'-5", 112 lbs.
He is still the most decorated Military Hero of WW 2 and since. He had over 240 confirmed kills, of German soldiers.
@@barrywatts875 What does killing human beings in reality have to do with acting?
We owe this man for not giving him change right away because we would’ve never gotten this masterpiece
Falling down is one of my favourite films. Michael Douglas was brilliant in this; he should have won an Oscar. Also the single scene actors (the Korean store owner, the Mexican gang, the far right army surplus dealer, the beggar in the park etc) did a great job with some memorable acting.
I agree. One of my ultimate 90's favorite movies.
@nemesisgenius That's right, overall the acting is flawless throughout the entire film. Also I forgot to mention the restaurant scene too! I don't think this film has ever got the credit it deserves, a very underrated masterpiece.
You must be kidding. The overacting was horrific in those bit parts
@@oversteerdawg Nope, I'm serious and I disagree. I think all the single scene actors did well in this film.
Да в оригинале фильм переводится как падение.
На русский переведён как с меня хватит👍👍👍
I like the way he starts the movie with no weapons and starts off with the bat. He then upgrades them along the way in addition to his experience. Very video game like.
GTA the movie...only that there's no GTA lol
This movie probably inspired a lot of video games that came out afterwards. It wouldn't surprise me if this was one of the movies that the GTA series took inspiration from. Like william678910 said, this feels like GTA: The Movie...before the franchise was even a thing.
"Jesus Christ! What is this the last day on Fiji!!?". I laugh non-stop at this scene even to this day. Douglas deserved an Academy Award for being so funny.
Michael Douglas is a world class actor
2:15 Dat symbolism!!! Love it.
Watching in 2024, and man I wish Korean dude's prices were still standing.
My mom left her purse at a fast food joint owned by some Koreans. I guess its kind of our little Korea town. She went back and asked if anyone turned in a purse? The owner's son had found it. They returned it to my mom. She tried to give the kid 50 dollars but he wouldn't accept it. Everything was in the purse the only other place where you would get your purse back would be Robinsville North Carolina. I did the same there because all the hiking I wasn't use to carrying around my purse.
great story man, when i was a kid our Korean neighbors stole our dog.
What ever
@@kylehandlon1641 It was probably tied to a tree and starving and had a much better life with the Koreans.
@@kylehandlon1641 Well, they were your neighbors, you could have simply asked them to give it back. 🤦🏼♂️
I did but he was in a bunch of little boxes when i got him back
Is scary how close I was to turning into this man in my mid 20's.
I'm afraid of turning into this man in my 40's now.
@@briandavis9403 not worth it...don't be the hero. Enjoy teh small things,change what you can change,check your ego,and don't take the world to seriously....
@@armin38822 sensible
@@armin38822 as someone in my mid 20s going through that right now I’m happy to have read that. Thankyou
@@jackrawling8777 happy to hear that..also,find something you like to do. Make friends trough your hobbie,try meeting a girl etc. Is nice to have something to live for,so you don't go crazy. If you have depression/anxiety,then go on medication and look after your mental helath like an injury.... don't let it slip away from you. Patience is key
This is absolutely one of my favorite movies of all time. Gotta watch it again soon!
I just love this film michael douglas what a big actor❤❤❤❤❤
One of the few finest, real actors. I understand his dad was a piece of work too.
2:05 “No, I stay” His delivery of that line and the tonality in which he said it is top drawer acting😂💯🙌🏼
2:26 "Jesus Christ!" "What is this, the last stand on Fiji?" Love that line and the way it is delivered.
What does it mean?
@@marioss2167it means chill down, no need to get out a bat and start a last stand