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Frauley, Jon (2010). "Moral Transcendence and Symbolic Interaction in Falling Down". Criminology, Deviance, and the Silver Screen: The Fictional Reality and the Criminological Imagination. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 0230615163.

D-FENS, AKA William "Bill" Foster[edit]

I think the lead and cast section should include both monikers to make it clear to the reader up front or scanning the cast. I haven't seen the end credits recently, but many sources say the character is listed as "D-FENS"[1] or "D-Fens"[2]. The trailer[3] says "Bill Foster". The mother's end credits are also "D-FENS's mother"[4]. I don't remember where his name is said in the film, but guessing one or more of these: when he runs the plates, with the mother[http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/f/falling-down-script-transcript-douglas.html] or in the bedroom, interacting with his ex-wife (live or on tape). I think whatever the end credits say should be first, followed by the extra names. If you think it should be something else, please explicitly point out some guideline (like in MOS:Film) or significant examples.— Preceding unsigned comment added by StrayBolt (talk • contribs) 14:05, August 2, 2018 (UTC)

Man on the Edge ?[edit]

Would anyone care to add that the Iron Maiden song Man on the Edge was inspired by this film? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_on_the_Edge Cheers! FiggazWithAttitude (talk) 14:43, 21 February 2019 (UTC)

Edit to final paragraph of plot summary[edit]

I added a few important plot points about the ending that I believe are critical to understand the story. The old version of the plot summary made Foster's decision to draw a water pistol in his final duel with Prendergast seem almost random, with no mention of why Foster chose to trick Prendergast into killing him. But Foster's realization that he is the villain, and his subsequent decision to to commit suicide by cop, serve as the end of his character's and the movie's story arc. The film uses the classic plot of a protagonist whose motivations degrade until they're unrecognizable even to the protagonist themselves, and Foster's horrified realization that he is "the bad guy" provides the end to this plot. The summary is simply incomplete without mention why Foster chooses to be killed at the end of the movie. Voteins (talk) 06:35, 28 July 2019 (UTC)

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