It’s amazing how a shirt, tie, and neat haircut can get people to immediately treat you with respect and cooperate. The automatic weapon helps a bit too of course.
@@vissitorsteveWho cares. What you're missing is to make customer happy you make exceptions. Rules & policies are adaptable, should not be set in stone & in the end brings repeat business. And that means money. One breakfast exception in the big scheme is nothing at all! Get it?
In 1984 in Macdonald in san ysidro a guy like this went inside same think he did lost his job went crazy kill 21 people include kids and pregnant women this movie really make you think our society start falling a part
@@10Matic me too. As many times as I have seen this movie, I noticed he was sitting with her when he went back. I just noticed yesterday he got up from the same table. 😂😂😂
@@cthulhustar997 agree......%100, but I gotta get out sometime. stayin home n never leavin is no fun......gotta get out, go to a restaurant and/ or grocery store every now n then.
The less some parts make sense though. This come across to me as a classic murican/Karen move! Can't get what they want, ask to speak to manager, still doesn't work, pull out a gun.
@@greaves1178 I see your point. But to me it more shows the frustration of watching your country and values all turned to shit. Like I said, you have to be older to understand and see the transformation.
true its because as you age people dont want to even look at you anymore. the pizaz of being young and having lots of hair is gone with age and this is for all on this planet!
LITERALLY! It'd be understandable if they had shut down the process to make breakfast at that time and they were out of ones to give, *but the breakfast was right fucking there.* What were they going to do, let it go bad?
I think there's a saying that goes "The most dangerous person in the world is the man who has nothing left to lose". This movie was a brilliant portrait of a man who felt he had nothing left to lose.
@Mark Contreras Once Michael Douglas ' character got out of his car and started his "journey " through L.A., his sanity was already lost. But, You're right. When all else is gone, all we have left to hold onto is our soul.
The young lady working behind the counter, Sheila, also played the woman who George Constanza introduced himself to in the coffee shop in the episode where he decided to "do the opposite". "My name is George, I'm unemployed & I live with my parents"..."My name is Victoria, hello".
One time Burger King refused to make me a Croissanwich ten minutes before breakfast was supposed to be over. I've always regretted not going back with an uzi to have it my way.
@Jimmy savile No, those boxes were under a heat lamp, which is meant to keep food warm. I think it was meant to show the breakfast was ready and they were going to just throw it out after 11:30. Because that's how food service often goes. Source: I've worked it.
The manager was one of those "by the book" stiffs who can't make reasonable compromises. Yes, they had technically stopped serving breakfast a few minutes earlier, but they still had items from the breakfast menu ready to go: the customer was going to pay for them - otherwise it would just go to trash. Best managers at fast food joints are people who can make reasonable compromises and this manager wasn't one of those people.
@Just Me Ugh that's terrible. Sorry to hear. I remember we had this older guy come in all the time and would always be annoyed that we messed up his order. Its like dude don't come here if you think it's thats bad! There's plenty other places! Lol
The terrifying part is that America is now 1000 times worse than it was when this was filmed. I can’t even imagine what this dumpster fire will be like in another 30 years
Well said. After being a cashier at Dollar General for the three years, I can tell you that the statement "the customer is always right is always right"
DAMN. The old guy at 2:07 saw his chance & tried to ditch the old ball n' chain. In his best Dave Chapelle voice "LATER BITCH!" "SEE YA, WOULDN'T WANT TO BE YA!"
When I think of michael douglas I think of this movie. I never even watched it properly, the whole movie.. but some scenes just stucked in the head watching it while I was a teenager/kid.. and I still like to see the best scenes.. just portrays a "guy who had enough" perfectly.
yeah, exactly. you can see just how guilty and embarrassed he feels when he did that. it shows he's not just a psychopath, but someone who got beaten down so much throughout his life that he just turned to pulp.
The scene is epic of course, but pay attention to Sheila, she is loving the whole thing. She has been craving excitement in her life and is enjoying every moment of this.
I had forgotten how much I enjoyed Falling Down's common man running amok, theme! The guy does what 99% of us wish we could. Unfortunately, the other 1% does...
*The best interpretation of Michael Douglas in his entire career, simply masterful... I don't know why this actor followed that path of great roles that forced him to the limit of acting*
Amazing how he never even once raised his voice. I wish I could be able to deliver such a calm demeanour after having been treated like shit my entire life for having “fit the mould” and then proceeding to be treated like trash. You make a good point. When a customer yells, they get good service. When a customer asks reasonably, they are told “no” repeatedly until the gun comes out. Fucking ridiculous. I hate how society has raised everyone to cow tow to the assholes who just yell to get what they want and treat the reasonable ones so badly.
@@charliewatts6895 That's where the performance becomes genius. His vision is distorted he's stroking the gun, and fires it by accident. It almost sounds like he's never been in whammy burger before. This is a repressed soul who'd reach the brink of no return and is freaking out on the highway because he's going to kill his wife and child, having never come close to such a violent action before. Once he randomly finds weaponry he gets increasingly 'confident' with his rampage against society, but his overall aim to commit murder never wavered. Such a good film
Yup, and I love that as he's pacing the restaurant we see all the people staring at him in shock and horror. He starts to rethink his position, and he's like "oh shit, I just pulled a gun because I couldn't get fucking fast food breakfast... ok actually let me get some lunch instead, sorry everybody." lol
@@patriceaqa288 I'm not sure the character consciously allowed himself to know the endgame that he was inexorably working himself towards. He absolutely would have killed them, of course, I don't dispute that for a moment. But I think he only allowed himself to believe that he was going to show up for the daughters birthday and berate his wife (ex-wife? has become fuzzy with time). In that arguing he would have worked up to full steam and killed them both, then turned whatever weapon he had on himself. But I don't think he was *consciously* planning murder.
@@matthewteague623 I appreciate your insight. I don't think he had a direct 'plan' of how and when he was going to murder them but he knows he's not wanted there, and for a penniless unemployed man breaking the law through the restraining order is a serious crime which is treated with a prison sentence. So that he had a 'plan' directly is unknown. Nevertheless given where the character was at this point murder is clearly on his mind from the start of the film. He even says at the end 'from behind bars?' He will be behind bars after this harrassment and restraining order violation. He doesn't know 'how' he's going to do it until he finds guns
Underrated? How's this movie underrated? The reviews are very positive, It won the Edgar awards and was nominated for two others. Maybe it's a bit of a hidden gem nowdays, but it's certainly not underrated.
@@IDONTGETTHEPOINT By underrated he probably means underappreciated. You say it yourself, it's a hidden gem but the average joe doesn't know or care about this film sadly.
Pop culture always moves on to the next big hit, but everyone with a brain cell is still enjoying this movie as much as they did in 93. Check out the "the critical drinker" review on youtube: m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5mXg-NZWFr8.html
Wow things have changed... I was on a road trip and had to stop at a McDonalds. Some guy complained about something and the cashier lost her mind. Then a burger flipper got involved and 1by 1 the entire shift walked out. The manager? was yelling "You are ruining your future!! I will have to say you were fired when someone ask about it!" Nobody even slowed down.
Everything about this scene is hilarious - look at the goofy 'hamburger' hats they make the staff wear, look at Sheila's expressions - she's so bored and this little diversion has made her day!
When I was a teenager, I applied for a job at a fast food place. It was only going to be for a month over the summer, but part of the job was wearing one of those goofy hats. I took one look at it, asked: 'Do I *HAVE* to wear this thing while on duty or is it optional?' and when told it was not optional, i just walked out and looked for a different summer job, lol. Ain't no way I was gonna be caught wearing one of those things, even if everyone else was doing it too. I was a dumb fucking teenager who didn't really need that job, so I could easily afford to say no and walk off, though.
Sheila is a little doll. Michael Douglas is an exceptional actor, and this may be his best role ever. This movie is a gem, and it describes our culture to perfection.
@@johnlipinski2395 What I love about Douglas' performance is that he doesn't really 'know' what he's doing the whole day. He's just lashing out at everything we hate in society, but even the way he holds the machine gun stroking it nervously, firing it accidentally, with his vision becoming distorted is such a brilliant touch from him and the director. By the time we reach the ending we've forgotten we met him at a point where he'd already decided to murder his wife and child, and he's our hero. I wrote something years and years ago about this film and the columbine tragedy. Eric and Dylan wanted to 'destroy' their school, however when they got the opportunity to after a vicious massacre they just wandered aimlessly for nearly an hour shooting no more people as though they didn't really 'know' what they were doing. Douglas' timid demeanor when he starts using the guns is like he's a little boy with the ammunition to fight back against the world for the first time. He then becomes increasingly confident because his overall agenda has never wavered, he just feels righteous by the film's conclusion.
It doesn't matter how many times you watch it it's still a classic. Everything about this scene is absolute perfection. A truly great movie and Mr. Douglas is The perfect actor for this role
I know right. When I first saw this movie I wasn't sure if it was a comedy or what. Turned out to be a very serious movie at the end. Absolute classic and this scene was hilarious
@@Jim_M_75 He's accused of being a bad guy throughout the movie (mostly by his ex-wife), but it's never established as a fact. Therein lies the meaning of the film: if I (the viewer) were to lash out and make my own rules for a day based on what I think is right, does that make me a bad man?
Thats the point. They probably made more breakfast boxes than they could sell that morning, but still they refused to give it to Douglas' character since it was past the breakfast hour. How self-made bureocracy can drive someone insane.
Francis Drake the manager and cashier both knew of this leftover breakfast just sitting there. Their minds don’t work fast enough to put two n two together. That’s the root of our daily frustrations. Both are probably pot heads or on something.
This is how we all feel as we grow up and start getting annoyed at life, we fantasize about doing something like this but we don't do it, that's why visiting these sorts of scenes is so addictive and alluring.
Not exactly what's going on here. The protagonist of this movie has been seeing/feeling the decline of the fabric of society for years now. They chipped away at him bit by bit until he finally decides he's had enough and needs to make a stand. He didn't just have 'one bad day.' He had many of them in a row, but he kept soldiering on, holding onto hope until finally he saw the futility of it all. What Joker is referring to is that your life can be peachy fine for many years, where you've got a fine job you don't hate, a supportive family and generally living a good life, but all it takes to turn that one normal person into an unhinged threat to society is one bad day. A day where everything goes horribly off the rails for them. In this movie, the protagonist lost his shit because society slowly chipped away at him and removed his tolerance for the social norms bit by bit. It's weariness and slowly increasing mental anguish that wore him down. You could compare this to him slowly wading down into the water one step at a time until he's fully submerged. In the example of the Joker, your sanity is just fine one day and you're a perfectly normal human being, but then you get one day where everything goes to shit so fast you lose it all. Lose your job, family dies, house burned down, insurance won't pay shit. Stuff like that. At the start of the day, you had it all but by the end of the day, you have nothing. You could compare it to suddenly being pushed into the deep waters without ever getting a chance to adapt to it.
I think this character is the physical embodiment of all of our thoughts on a world that’s getting more and more expensive and feeling more like a scam every day. Quality plummeting ,prices skyrocketing . Disgusting land of greed.
