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| Falling Down |
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Genre:Thriller
Reviewed In Issue 05 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey, Rachel Ticotin, Frederick Forrest, Tuesday Weld |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Warner Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
12648 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$34.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
113 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1992 |
| (LD Release Date): |
08/01/93 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Joel Schumacher |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Ebbe Roe Smith |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
James Newton Howard |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Barbara Ling |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
Marlene Stewart |
| (Editor): |
Paul Hirsch |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
Charles L. Campbell & Louis L. Edemann |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Arnon Milchan |
| (Co-Producers): |
Dan Kolsrud |
| (Producers): |
Arnold Kopelson, Herschel Weingrod & Tomothy Harris |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
2.35:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
2.35:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Dolby Stereo SR |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
“Falling Down” is a powerful urban suspense drama with Michael Douglas starring as Bill Foster, a regular guy who has lost his job at a defense plant, lost his wife and daughter to divorce and finds himself stuck in endless gridlock on a Los Angeles freeway on the hottest day of the year. Going over the edge, Bill makes his way through the city, venting his frustrations with an about-to-retire cop (Duvall) pursuing him.
LaserDisc Picture:
The 2.35:1 picture is always sharp and clear, but colors are inconsistent in balance and saturation. Some scenes look beautiful and some look orange-tinted and noise ridden or over-saturated.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The sound and intelligible dialogue are consistently excellent with great bass and an enveloping surround field which heightens of sense of the urban tension.
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Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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