Falling Down

'Falling Down' (1993) caused controversy because of its depiction of violence and vigilantism, and was accused of racism in its portrayal of a Korean shopkeeper. Jude Davies explores the film's production and reception context, arguing that it was marketed as a deliberate provocation to a growing 'uncivility' in American society.

JUDE DAVIES is Professor in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Winchester, UK. He is the author of 'Diana, A Cultural History: Gender, Race, Nation and the People's Princess' (Palgrave, 2001); the co-author with Carol Smith of 'Gender, Ethnicity and Sexuality in Contemporary American Film' (Keele University Press/Columbia University Press, 1998); the editor of 'Theodore Dreiser, Political Writings' (University of Illinois Press, 2011) and the co-editor with Neil Campbell and George McKay of 'Issues in Americanisation and Culture' (Edinburgh University Press, 2004).