As Falling Down turns 30, Michael Douglas reflects on one of his most controversial roles
: You’ve spoken in the past about how the film’s hairdresser [Lynda Gurasich] came up with that ’50s flattop haircut, which helped unlock the character for you. What else connected you with the film or the character of William “D-FENS” Foster?It was just a great script [that] came at me totally out of the blue. Ebbe Roe Smith had a wonderful script. Originally it was going to be a movie for television.
at the time defending the movie, stating that D-FENS was not the hero but the villain and victim. And that Robert Duvall’s cop is the hero. Did you agree with your father’s assessment back then? And how do you view the character now?Yeah, I think that’s true. I mean, he [D-FENS] was the antagonist. I don’t know if he’s a villain, but he’s definitely the antagonist.
AVC: Reading fan reactions online, I suspect some people sympathize a little too much with D-FENS in the sense that they only see the surface of the story. But there’s a lot of nuance in this screenplay. What reactions have you gotten over the years from people about this movie?Positive. That’s one that pops up a lot. I’m always happy about it. That’s one that people mention a lot. It triggered a lot of reaction.
AVC: One of the most poignant moments in the movie comes when he sees the African-American man protesting outside of a bank that denied him a loan, and he’s holding a sign that says “Not Economically Viable,” a phrase D-FENS later repeats with regard to himself. When the protestor gets hauled off by the cops the man locks eyes with him and says, “Don’t forget me.
AVC: Director Joel Schumacher was often on the receiving end of a lot of critical barbs. What was he like as a director?] He was easy, just wonderful. Just everything is “You’re perfect,” “Great,” “Fabulous!” Everything was great. He was very fit on his coverage, he just liked to move on and was relatively happy. Every once in a while you had to encourage him about some coverage. “Got it. Let’s move on.” “Joel, maybe we should just get another angle. We don’t really have another angle for this.
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