Movie connections for
Falling Down (1993) More at IMDbPro »

References

8½ (1963)
"Star Trek" (1966)
Death Wish (1974)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
"Cops" (1989)

Referenced in

Di shi pan guan (1993)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Laserblast (#8.6)" (1996)
 -  Crow: "Mark Hammill in: 'Falling Down.'"
Wrongfully Accused (1998)
Office Space (1999)
"Dawson's Creek: Failing Down (#4.2)" (2000)
 -  title reference
Batoru rowaiaru (2000)
 -  When Kitano threatens to shoot Shuya, Shuya fires at him. Before falling, Kitano reveals his pistol is merely a water gun. The same thing happened to Michael Douglas in "Falling Down."
One Night at McCool's (2001)
Iron Maiden: Visions of the Beast (2003) (V)
 -  video clip "Man on the Edge"
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting (2003) (V)
Cineme' Fabrique No. 1 (2006)
 -  The journey the lead character takes in this film makes reference to the Michael Douglas performance in Falling Down.
The DiCaprio Code (2006)
 -  George Lucas mentions this movie when talking about Michael Douglas

Features

The Lion's Busy (1950)
 -  Seen on TV.

Featured in

Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)
 -  footage appears throughout
... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2005) (TV)
 -  clips
"I Love the '90s: Part Deux" (2005)
 -  Footage from this is featured.
The Slanted Screen (2006)
 -  clip
"De wereld draait door: (#4.155)" (2009)
 -  A fragment is shown.

Spoofed in

Traffic (2000)
One Night at McCool's (2001)
 -  The main character of Falling Down is spoofed
John Q (2002)
American Wasteland (2005) (VG)
 -  There's a scene in which a man (dressed just like Michael Douglas in Falling Down) helps you open up a blocked road using a bazooka - just like in Falling Down!

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