

An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
Acting
Michael Douglas's most unhinged performance — the haircut alone.
Direction
Schumacher turns LA into a pressure cooker of simmering hostility.
Writing
That Whammy Burger scene — pitch-black comedy perfection.

Director
Joel Schumacher
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Michael Douglas's iconic crew cut was his own idea — he arrived on set with it already cut.
Released months before the 1992 LA riots, the film was eerily prescient about racial and economic tensions boiling over.