Falling Down is a 1993
crimeCrime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...
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directed by
Joel SchumacherJoel T. Schumacher is an American film director, screenwriter and producer.-Early life:Schumacher was born in New York City, the son of Marian and Francis Schumacher. His mother was a Swedish Jew, and his father was a Baptist from Knoxville, Tennessee, who died when Joel was four years old...
. The film stars
Michael DouglasMichael Kirk Douglas is an American actor and producer, primarily in movies and television. He has won three Golden Globes and two Academy Awards; first as producer of 1975's Best Picture, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and as Best Actor in 1987 for his role in Wall Street. Douglas received the...
in the lead role of William Foster (credited as "D-Fens"), a
divorceDivorce is the final termination of a marital union, canceling the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage and dissolving the bonds of matrimony between the parties...
e and unemployed former
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engineer. The film centers on Foster as he goes on a violent rampage across the city of
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, trying to reach the house of his estranged ex-wife in time for his daughter's birthday party. Along the way, a series of encounters, both trivial and provocative, cause him to react with violence and make
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on
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,
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, the
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, and
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.
Robert DuvallRobert Selden Duvall is an American actor and director. He has won an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards and a BAFTA over the course of his career....
co-stars as Martin Prendergast, an aging
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Sergeant on the day of his retirement, who faces his own frustrations with socially-accepted spinelessness, even as he tracks down Foster.
The title of the film, referring to Foster's
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, is taken from the title of the
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"
London Bridge Is Falling Down"London Bridge Is Falling Down" is a well-known traditional nursery rhyme and singing game, which is found in different versions all over the world. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 502.-Lyrics:...
", which appears several times during the film. It also references
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located in
Lake Havasu City, Arizona-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 41,938 people, 17,911 households, and 12,716 families residing in the city. The population density was 974.4 people per square mile . There were 23,018 housing units at an average density of 534.8 per square mile...
, which is where Prendergast's wife wants to relocate after he retires.
Plot
William Foster (
Michael DouglasMichael Kirk Douglas is an American actor and producer, primarily in movies and television. He has won three Golden Globes and two Academy Awards; first as producer of 1975's Best Picture, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and as Best Actor in 1987 for his role in Wall Street. Douglas received the...
) is recently divorced, and his ex-wife Beth (
Barbara HersheyBarbara Hershey , also known as Barbara Seagull, is an American actress. In a career spanning nearly 50 years, she has played a variety of roles on television and in cinema, in several genres including westerns and comedies...
) has a
restraining orderA restraining order or order of protection is a form of legal injunction that requires a party to do, or to refrain from doing, certain acts. A party that refuses to comply with an order faces criminal or civil penalties and may have to pay damages or accept sanctions...
to keep Foster away from her and their child, Adele. In addition, Foster was
laid offLayoff , also called redundancy in the UK, is the temporary suspension or permanent termination of employment of an employee or a group of employees for business reasons, such as when certain positions are no longer necessary or when a business slow-down occurs...
the previous month by the defense agency for which he worked. His frustration grows as, on an extremely hot day, his
air conditioningAn air conditioner is a home appliance, system, or mechanism designed to dehumidify and extract heat from an area. The cooling is done using a simple refrigeration cycle...
malfunctions and a fly pesters him as he is stuck in a traffic jam. Becoming increasingly upset and stressed, he abandons his vehicle and begins walking across
Los AngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
toward the home of Beth and Adele to attend Adele’s birthday party.
Foster stops at a
convenience storeA convenience store, corner store, corner shop, commonly called a bodega in Spanish-speaking areas of the United States, is a small store or shop in a built up area that stocks a range of everyday items such as groceries, toiletries, alcoholic and soft drinks, and may also offer money order and...
to get change for a telephone call, but, when the
KoreanThe Korean people are an ethnic group originating in the Korean peninsula and Manchuria. Koreans are one of the most ethnically and linguistically homogeneous groups in the world.-Names:...
store owner (
Michael Paul ChanMichael Paul Chan is an American television and film actor. Some of his recent television work includes Judge Lionel Ping on Arrested Development, Robbery Homicide Division, Dr. Lee in the Joel Schumacher directed "Batman & Robin," the voice of Jimmy Ho on The PJ's, and Lieutenant Michael Tao on...
) refuses to give change unless he buys something, Foster begins ranting at him for charging unreasonably high prices. The owner demands Foster leave the store and pulls out a baseball bat, which Foster forcibly takes. Foster announces a rolling back of prices, destroys much of the merchandise, then pays 50 cents for an 85-cent can of
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before leaving. After walking a while, he stops on a hillside where he patches a hole in the sole of his shoe with a piece of newspaper. He is then approached by two
gang membersA gang is a group of people who, through the organization, formation, and establishment of an assemblage, share a common identity. In current usage it typically denotes a criminal organization or else a criminal affiliation. In early usage, the word gang referred to a group of workmen...
who claim he is "trespassing" on their ground. They demand he pay a "toll" — his briefcase — and threaten him with a
butterfly knifeA Butterfly knife, also known as a fan knife or Balisong, is a folding pocket knife with two handles counter-rotating around the tang such that, when closed, the blade is concealed within grooves in the handles. It is sometimes called a Batangas knife, after the Tagalog province of Batangas in the...
after Foster unsuccessfully attempts to leave. Foster attacks them with his bat. As they flee, he places the knife in his pocket and continues his journey.
The two gang members, seeking revenge, pick up another gang member and cruise the streets until they find Foster using a phone booth in a run down neighborhood. The gang members spray the street with
gun fireA drive-by shooting is a form of hit-and-run tactic, a personal attack carried out by an individual or individuals from a moving or momentarily stopped vehicle without use of headlights to avoid being noticed. It often results in bystanders being shot instead of, or as well as, the intended target...
, hitting several bystanders, but leaving Foster unscathed. As they attempt to escape, the driver loses control and crashes into a parked vehicle. Foster taunts the one surviving gang member, picks up a dropped Uzi, shoots him in the leg, and then walks away taking their gym bag full of weapons with him. In a nearby park, Foster encounters a panhandler begging for money even as Foster challenges his phony hard-luck story. To the panhandler's great surprise, Foster suddenly gives him the briefcase, which, to the panhandler's displeasure, contains only a sandwich and apple.
Foster next enters a Whammy Burger fast food restaurant and attempts to order breakfast; however, the switch to the lunch menu has occurred three minutes before his arrival. After a tense argument with the patronizing manager, Foster draws a TEC-9 from the gym bag and accidentally fires into the ceiling. After trying to reassure the frightened employees and customers, Foster decides to order lunch, but is annoyed when the burger looks nothing like the one shown on the menu board. He leaves, tries to call Beth from a telephone booth and then, as he is rudely hassled by someone who also wants to use the phone, draws a
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from the gym bag and shoots the telephone to pieces.
This string of events draws the attention of Prendergast (
Robert DuvallRobert Selden Duvall is an American actor and director. He has won an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards and a BAFTA over the course of his career....
), an LAPD sergeant, whose grieving wife (
Tuesday WeldTuesday Weld is an American actress.Weld began her acting career as a child, and progressed to more mature roles during the late 1950s. She won a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Female Newcomer in 1960...
) and mocking co-workers constantly frustrate all aspects of his personal life. It's Prendergast's last day on the job before retirement, but he insists on investigating the crimes, much to the dismay of the police captain and squad, as well as Prendergast's spouse. Interviews with the witnesses at each scene lead Prendergast to realize that the same person may be responsible for these crimes. Foster's “D-FENS”
vanity license plateA vanity plate or personalized plate , prestige plate, private number plate, or personalised registration or custom plate or personalised plate is a special type of vehicle registration plate on an automobile or other vehicle...
proves to be an important lead, because Prendergast remembers being in a traffic jam earlier that day when someone matching the suspect's description stormed off the freeway on foot. Prendergast and his partner, Detective Sandra Torres (
Rachel TicotinRachel Ticotin is an American film and television actress.-Early life:Ticotin was born in Bronx, New York, the daughter of Iris Torres, a Puerto Rican educator, and Abe Ticotin, a Russian Jewish used car salesman. Her brother, Sahaj, is a musician and the lead singer for his rock group, Ra...
), visit Foster's mother, who says that her son blames her for his divorce, and expresses surprise that he has managed to keep losing his job a secret from her. They realize Foster is heading toward his former family's home in Venice, California and rush to intercept him.
Continuing on his journey, Foster passes a bank where a man (dressed identically to Foster) is protesting at being rejected for a loan application. He is holding a sign stating that he is "not economically viable": the reason the bank gave for the rejection. The man exchanges a glance with Foster, then asks him to "remember me". Foster acknowledges the man's request as he is escorted away by police. Foster then buys a snow globe as a birthday present for Adele and stops at a
military surplusMilitary surplus are goods, usually matériel, that are sold or otherwise disposed of when no longer needed by the military. Entrepreneurs often buy these goods and resell them at surplus stores. Military surplus rarely includes weapons or munitions, though they are occasionally found in such stores...
store to buy a new pair of shoes. The owner (
Frederic Forrest-Life:Forrest was born in Waxahachie, Texas, the son of Virginia Allie and Frederic Fenimore Forrest, a furniture store owner. He is known for his roles as Chef in Apocalypse Now, When The Legends Die, It Lives Again, the neo-Nazi surplus store owner in Falling Down, Right to Kill? and for playing...
), a white supremacist, has heard about the Whammy Burger event on his police scanner, and diverts Torres’ attention when she comes in to ask a few questions. After she leaves, he shows Foster his collection of Nazi paraphernalia, including a used can of
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. He offers Foster a
rocket launcherA rocket launcher is any device that launches a rocket-propelled projectile, although the term is often used in reference to mechanisms that are portable and capable of being operated by an individual....
from his weapons hoard, and congratulates him for shooting up "a bunch of
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s" at the Whammy Burger. When Foster expresses his distaste for the store owner's
racismRacism is the belief that inherent different traits in human racial groups justify discrimination. In the modern English language, the term "racism" is used predominantly as a pejorative epithet. It is applied especially to the practice or advocacy of racial discrimination of a pernicious nature...
and attempts to leave, the proprietor pulls out a gun, smashes the snow globe, and attempts to handcuff him. Foster stabs the store owner with his knife and then shoots and kills him. He changes into army fatigues and boots, takes the rocket launcher, and starts walking again.
Next, Foster encounters a road repair crew, whose members are not doing much actual work. Accusing them of doing unnecessary repairs to justify their budget, he pulls out the rocket launcher, but does not know how to use it. As Foster struggles with the rocket launcher, a young boy playing nearby explains how it works, claiming to have seen one used on TV. Foster accidentally fires the launcher, and blows up the construction site. His travels then bring him to a golf course, where he trespasses and a golfer angrily hits a ball in his direction. Fed up with the constant annoyances and attacks, Foster retaliates by shooting the man’s golf cart with a shotgun, causing it to roll into a nearby water hazard. The golfer suffers a
heart attackMyocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
and begs in vain for his medication, which is in the sinking cart.
Climbing over a wall, Foster cuts his hand on barbed wire and finds himself on the grounds of a mansion whose owner is out of town. He rages about this display of wealth to the first man he sees, one of the owner’s employees, then hides on the grounds with the man and his family as the police are heard at the golf course. He tells them about his troubles, and laments being discarded as obsolete after years of loyal service. The man offers to let Foster take him as a hostage if he will let his family go free. Foster explains that he has his own family, and that he is trying to get home to make things go back to the way they were before his divorce, and departs.
By the time Foster reaches Beth’s house, she has already called the police and has fled with Adele. As he watches home movies recorded during their marriage, he realizes that his frequent outbursts had put stress on his family. He also realizes that they may have gone to a nearby pier, but Prendergast and Torres arrive before he can go after them. Torres tries to enter at the rear of the house, but Foster wounds her with a gunshot and flees with Prendergast in pursuit.
At the end of Venice Fishing Pier, Foster confronts his ex-wife and daughter. His daughter is happy to see him, but his ex-wife is frightened as he forcefully kisses her, and she tries to keep him from Adele. Prendergast arrives on the pier, where he acknowledges Foster's complaints about being ill-treated by society, but does not accept that as an excuse for his violent rampage. While distracting Foster, Beth kicks away the gun as Prendergast draws his revolver, insisting that Foster give himself up.
Foster proposes an Old West-style showdown. Prendergast attempts to reason with Foster, who refuses to give himself up, saying he would not want his daughter to grow up with her father in prison and, if he dies, she will get his life insurance policy. Foster then pulls a water gun on Prendergast, committing
suicide by copSuicide by cop is a suicide method in which a suicidal individual deliberately acts in a threatening way, with the goal of provoking a lethal response from a law enforcement officer or other armed individual, such as being shot to death....
by forcing Prendergast to shoot him. Seeing a water stain on Prendergast's shirt, Foster laughs and says, "I would've gotcha," before falling dead into the ocean. Prendergast's supervisor, Captain Yardley, congratulates him on a job well done; however, Prendergast disdains his congratulatory thanks and replies "Fuck you Captain Yardley, fuck you very much." Prendergast decides to postpone his retirement.
Cast
- Michael Douglas
Michael Kirk Douglas is an American actor and producer, primarily in movies and television. He has won three Golden Globes and two Academy Awards; first as producer of 1975's Best Picture, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and as Best Actor in 1987 for his role in Wall Street. Douglas received the...
as William "D-Fens" Foster
- Robert Duvall
Robert Selden Duvall is an American actor and director. He has won an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards and a BAFTA over the course of his career....
as Sergeant Martin Prendergast
- Barbara Hershey
Barbara Hershey , also known as Barbara Seagull, is an American actress. In a career spanning nearly 50 years, she has played a variety of roles on television and in cinema, in several genres including westerns and comedies...
as Elizabeth "Beth" Trevino
- Rachel Ticotin
Rachel Ticotin is an American film and television actress.-Early life:Ticotin was born in Bronx, New York, the daughter of Iris Torres, a Puerto Rican educator, and Abe Ticotin, a Russian Jewish used car salesman. Her brother, Sahaj, is a musician and the lead singer for his rock group, Ra...
as Detective Sandra Torres
- Tuesday Weld
Tuesday Weld is an American actress.Weld began her acting career as a child, and progressed to more mature roles during the late 1950s. She won a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Female Newcomer in 1960...
as Amanda Prendergast
- Frederic Forrest
-Life:Forrest was born in Waxahachie, Texas, the son of Virginia Allie and Frederic Fenimore Forrest, a furniture store owner. He is known for his roles as Chef in Apocalypse Now, When The Legends Die, It Lives Again, the neo-Nazi surplus store owner in Falling Down, Right to Kill? and for playing...
as Nick, Army surplus store owner
- Raymond J. Barry
Raymond John Barry is an American film, television and stage actor.-Personal life:Raymond John Barry was born in Hempstead, New York . His father, Raymond Barry, worked in sales. His mother, Barbara Barry , was also an actor, known professionally as B. Constance Barry...
as Captain Yardley
- D.W. Moffett
Donald Warren Moffett is an American actor known for the recurring role of Joe McCoy on the NBC series Friday Night Lights since 2008, and as Dean Winston on The WB series, For Your Love.-Early life:...
as Detective Lydecker
- Dedee Pfeiffer
Dedee Pfeiffer is an American film and television actress.Pfeiffer was born Dorothy D. Pfeiffer in Midway City, California, the daughter of Donna , a home-maker, and Richard Pfeiffer, a heating and air-conditioning contractor...
as Sheila Folsom, Whammy Burger employee
Box office and reception
According to Boxofficemojo.com, the film grossed over $40 million domestically. It was the number one weekend movie during its first two weeks of release (2/26-28, 3/5-7/93)
Reviews for the film were positive, with a 75% rating on
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and a 56 out of 100 on
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. Vincent Canby of
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called it "the most interesting, all-out commercial American film of the year to date, and one that will function much like a
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to expose the secrets of those who watch it." Philip Thomas of
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magazine wrote on his review of the film, "While the morality of D-Fens' methods are questionable, there's a resonance about his reaction to everyday annoyances, and Michael Douglas' hypnotic performance makes it memorable."
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, who gave the film a positive review at the time of its release, stated of William "D-Fens" Foster:
Controversy
The Korean American Coalition protested the film for its treatment of minorities, especially the Korean grocer. Warner Brothers Korea canceled the release of
Falling Down in
South KoreaThe Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
following boycott threats. Unemployed defense workers were also angered at their portrayal in the film.
Falling Down has been described as a definitive exploration of the notion of the "
angry white maleAngry white male or AWM is a derogatory term which typifies a white male who holds traditional conservative views, especially in the context of U.S...
"; the character of D-FENS was featured on magazine covers and reported upon as an embodiment of the stereotype.
Cultural references
- Heavy metal
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Iron MaidenIron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...
recorded a song inspired by and based on Falling Down called "Man on the Edge"Man on the Edge" is a single from the Iron Maiden album The X Factor. It was released in 1995. The song is based on the film Falling Down, starring Michael Douglas...
" for their 1995 album The X FactorInitially, The X Factor was met with lukewarm responses from critics. Allmusic rated the album two stars out of five, stating that "suffering from a lack of powerful riffs and tightly written songs, The X Factor is a lackluster latter-day album from Iron Maiden...
.
- The Front Line Assembly
Front Line Assembly is a Canadian electro-industrial band formed by Bill Leeb in 1986 after leaving Skinny Puppy. Influenced by early Industrial acts such as Cabaret Voltaire, Portion Control, D.A.F., Test Dept, SPK, and Severed Heads, FLA has developed its own unique sound while combining...
album Millennium-Personnel:*Bill Leeb – programming, vocals*Rhys Fulber – programming*Devin Townsend – guitars *Don Harrison – guitars *Che the Minister of Defense – vocals...
samples the movie heavily, as well as thematically relating the songs, specifically the track "Vigilante".
- Pop punk
Pop punk is a fusion music genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. Allmusic describes the genre as a strand of alternative rock, which typically merges pop melodies with speedy punk tempos, chord changes and loud guitars...
band The MethadonesThe Methadones were a band formed in 1993 by guitarist/vocalist Dan Vapid. The Methadones initially lasted only a few shows before Dan put them to the side to focus on his main band Screeching Weasel. By 1999 Dan was no longer a member of Screeching Weasel or his other band The Riverdales, and...
created a concept albumIn music, a concept album is an album that is "unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical." Commonly, concept albums tend to incorporate preconceived musical or lyrical ideas rather than being improvised or composed in the studio, with all songs contributing...
loosely based on the film, entitled Not Economically Viable-Track list:# "Bored On Television" - 3:17# "Mess We Made" - 3:15# "Sorry to Keep You Waiting" - 4:07# "What Went Wrong" - 2:51# "Annie" - 3:08# "Million Miles" - 4:00# "Turning Inside Out" - 3:38# "Less Than Zero" - 2:04# "Hit a Nerve" - 3:14...
.
- Hip hop
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group CunninLynguistsCunninLynguists are a hip hop trio from Lexington, Kentucky and Atlanta, Georgia. The group currently consists of Deacon the Villain, Kno, and Natti...
recorded a song based on the film, entitled "Falling Down", for their 2003 album SouthernUndergroundSouthernUnderground is the second album from American rap trio Cunninlynguists, released in 2003. As well as resident vocalist Deacon the Villain and DJ/vocalist Kno, the group employed Mr. SOS to accompany on vocals for much of the album...
.
- Rock
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band Foo FightersFoo Fighters is an American alternative rock band originally formed in 1994 by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl as a one-man project following the dissolution of his previous band. The band got its name from the UFOs and various aerial phenomena that were reported by Allied aircraft pilots in World War...
humorously recreated the events of the film in the music video for the song "Walk"Walk" is the eleventh and last track and the second single from American rock band Foo Fighters' seventh studio album Wasting Light. It was written by Dave Grohl and co-produced by Butch Vig. The song can be heard in the background of the bar scene and in the closing credits in the movie Thor. The...
" from their 2011The following is a list of notable events and releases that have happened or are expected to happen in 2011 in music in the United States.-January:* January 24 - Original Adema vocalist Mark Chavez leaves the band for the second time.-March:...
album Wasting LightWasting Light is the seventh studio album by American alternative rock band Foo Fighters, released April 12, 2011, on RCA Records. It was produced by Butch Vig and described by the band's lead vocalist and guitarist Dave Grohl as their "heaviest album yet." The title is taken from the lyrics of the...
.
Awards and nominations
- 1993 Camerimage, Nominated for the Golden Frog (Andrzej Bartkowiak)
- 1993 Cannes Film Festival
- Jury :* Louis Malle * Claudia Cardinale * Inna Churikova * Judy Davis * Abbas Kiarostami * Emir Kusturica * William Lubtchansky * Tom Luddy * Gary Oldman * Augusto M...
, Nominated for the Palme d'OrThe Palme d'Or is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival and is presented to the director of the best feature film of the official competition. It was introduced in 1955 by the organising committee. From 1939 to 1954, the highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du...
(Joel Schumacher)
- 1994 Edgar Award
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, Won for Best Motion Picture Screenplay (Ebbe Roe Smith)