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Falling Down 4K Blu-ray Up For Preorder With New Extras And Restored Visuals
Falling Down Limited Edition (4K Blu-ray)
Preorder at AmazonFalling Down Limited Edition (Standard Blu-ray)
Preorder at AmazonEveryone has had a bad day, but Michael Douglas had a rough time in 1993's Falling Down. The urban thriller is getting a new 4K release from Arrow Video. This limited-edition release follows the company's usual playbook: remastering the original movie in UHD, adding new interviews, and including several physical extras. You can preorder it now for $50 ahead of its July 21 release. A standard Blu-ray version will be released the same day, priced at $40.
Falling Down Limited Edition (4K Blu-ray) $50 | Releases July 21Arrow Video's version of Falling Down offers a new 4K restoration approved by cinematographer Andrzej Bartkowiak, with Dolby Vision and HDR10 support. The film's soundtrack is a mix of newly restored lossless stereo 2.0 and DTS-HD MA 4.0 surround sound, and the movie comes with a collector's booklet featuring new essays by film critics Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Simon Ward.
Preorder at Amazon Falling Down Limited Edition (Standard Blu-ray) $40 | Releases July 21
The standard Blu-ray edition of Falling Down uses a scaled-down version of the 4K restoration and includes the same bonus materials and physical extras.
Preorder at Amazon Falling Down Limited Edition special featuresFor the new bonus materials, screenwriter Ebbe Roe Smith and composer James Newton Howard sat down with Arrow Video to talk about the cult-classic movie, and there's also a short featurette that revisits the real-life Los Angeles sites used in Falling Down. Rounding out the selection is an archival commentary track with director Joel Schumacher, Douglas, and several more people, the film's original trailer, and an image gallery.
- Collectors' booklet with new essays by film critics Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Simon Ward
- New 4K restoration approved by cinematographer Andrzej Bartkowiak
- Man on the Edge; A new interview with screenwriter Ebbe Roe Smith
- At War with the World: A new interview with composer James Newton Howard
- Going Home: Revisiting the real-life LA shooting locations of Falling Down
- Archival audio commentary with cast and crew
- Deconstructing D-Fens: Legacy interview with Michael Douglas
- Original trailer
- Image gallery
Falling Down follows unemployed defense engineer William "D-Fens" Foster (Douglas) after he abandons his vehicle one evening in the middle of a Los Angeles traffic jam during a sweltering summer day. Determined to get to the home of his estranged wife so that he can celebrate his daughter's birthday, D-Fens finds his route blocked by a series of obstacles until his frustrations boil over into a trail of violence. Meanwhile, Martin Prendergast (Robert Duvall), a veteran cop up for retirement, finds himself tracking down D-Fens to stop his brutal crime spree. It's considered one of the most polarizing movies of the 1990s, earning mixed reviews; on one hand, critics and audiences praised Douglas and Duval's performances, while others criticized its violence and racial undertones, while others have praised it as a notable work examining the mental effects of economic hardship and poor work-life balance.
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