Corrected entry: When the little black kid tells D-Fens how to shoot the bazooka and asks where he is aiming it, D-Fens tells him "That big yellow monster down there" (i.e. a construction truck about a block down) and at this, the bazooka is pointed at the ground, and accidentally goes off. The shell "travels" through some pipe system and then blows up a block away. This is total fantasy. Had this been real, the shell would have exploded right there, killing everybody within about 20 feet. (01:16:00)
Falling Down (1993)
1 commented-on entry since 21 Nov '25, 07:39
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
Starring: Robert Duvall, Michael Douglas, Barbara Hershey, Rachel Ticotin
Visible crew/equipment: When D-Fens runs out on the pier, the movie lights are shown in plain sight on each side. (01:37:35)
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Suggested correction: I just watched this scene. It's shot in broad daylight. There are no big "film" lights on either side of the pier, rather regular light posts you'd normally find on a pier. On the DVD timestamp listed, it's a shot of Robert Duvall looking for D-Fens. The shot cuts forward to a tracking shot of him running. I don't see film lights at all. Shots like this wouldn't need film lights. Maybe diffusers and reflectors but not huge film lights.
Nick: Fuck you. Who the fuck are you? Are you fucking with me? You're fucking with me.
Bill Foster: I am just disagreeing with you! In America, we have the freedom of speech, the right to disagree.
Nick: Fuck you and your freedom.
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Question: Why does the Beggar throw the apple at D-fens? I found it odd since he just gave him a briefcase and a lunch.
Correction: Rockets that are not on a timer are set off by a pressure sensor at the nose of the rocket, and it was common practice to "Bounce" rockets off the ground at shallow angles in order to penetrate the bottom of a tank, where the armor is weakest. With the angle D-FENs fires the rocket at it is entirely possible for the rocket to bounce upwards and travel along the channel.
There is also the consideration for the arming distance. The rocket would not have blown up on contact at the distance it hit the ground, as you stated. I could see it bouncing and going down the tunnel until it reached arming distance and then hit something.