4K UHD, Blu-ray Release: Falling Down

4K UHD, Blu-ray Release Date: July 21, 2026
Price: 4K UHD $38.02, Blu-ray $25.97
Studio: Arrow/MVD

In 1993, director Joel Schumacher (Flatliners) delivered one of the more provocative studio thrillers of the decade with Falling Down, a darkly comic portrait of modern urban frustration starring an outstanding Michael Douglas (The Game) and Robert Duvall (Get Low).

On a sweltering Los Angeles morning, a man known only as “D-Fens” (Douglas) abandons his car in a gridlocked traffic jam and sets off across the city on foot. He just wants to go home, but his path is marred by increasing everyday irritations that escalate into explosive confrontations, leaving a trail of violence in his wake. Trying to piece together these events is veteran cop Prendergast (Duvall), whose quiet final day before retirement becomes a chaotic hunt for a dangerous man on the edge. As the paths of these two very different men converge, the question of whether D-Fens is a victim of an oppressive society, or a man showing his true colors becomes unavoidable.

Also starring Tuesday Weld (Pretty Poison) and Rachel Ticotin (Total Recall), the eerily prescient, Falling Down remains one of the most unforgettable portraits of rage in modern American cinema. It’s presented here in editions restored in stunning 4K!

CONTENTS

• Brand new 4K restoration by Arrow Films approved by cinematographer Andrzej Bartkowiak
• Newly restored original lossless stereo 2.0 and DTS-HD MA 4.0 surround audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Archival audio commentary by director Joel Schumacher, editor Paul Hirsch, screenwriter Ebbe Roe Smith, LA Times writer Shawn Hubler, and actors Michael Douglas, Michael Paul Chan, Vondie Curtis-Hall, and Frederic Forrest
• Man on the Edge, a brand new interview with screenwriter Ebbe Roe Smith
• At War with the World, a brand new interview with composer James Newton Howard
• Going Home, a brand new location featurette revisiting the real-life Los Angeles sites used in Falling Down
• Deconstructing D-Fens, an archival interview with Michael Douglas
• Original trailer
• Image gallery
• Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by film critics Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Simon Ward