The sad thing is this is 100% accurate. I've seen stretches of highway where I live that are absolutely fine, where there's no apparent faults with the utilities, and you will still have months of road works as the whole road is ploughed up and resurfaced. Meanwhile actual rough patches of road are ignored. The only reason it's done is to justify the budgets.
I absolutely love the combined absurdity and the genuineness of the guy and the kid here. They are interacting in the context of the situation, with such normalcy and mutual respect. Over something that in reality is batshit crazy. I'm not sure if I fully understand why, but I found this scene heartwarming. Just some dude and a kid "innocently" exploding stuff together. Bonding over something like this. He trusts and respects the kid, and the kid just want to help out. It is so bizarrely innocent and real.
This is one of the greatest characters cinema has to offer. Hes a representation of that monster inside all of us that is sick of all the bullshit the world has to offer.
I didn't realize it when I first saw this movie but 20 years later and many years in the industry his statement about budgets is 100% dead on. They have to spend the money they've been allocated or they won't get as much money next period. 100% true in defense.
This movie was ahead of its time. Loved it then and I love it now specially. He expressed the frustration we have upon today’s society. A lot of truth.
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Michael Douglas should have won an Oscar for this
20+ years later, I'm still waiting for
There's something magical about a grown man asking a little kid how to use a rocket launcher just so he can prove a point.
Michael Douglas tries to protect the kid when the explosion happens. A small act that humanizes the protagonist. He's a good man who cracked.
The kid's presence makes it feel like a sesame street instructional clip
"I'll give you something to fix." One of the greatest lines ever.
The sad thing is this is 100% accurate. I've seen stretches of highway where I live that are absolutely fine, where there's no apparent faults with the utilities, and you will still have months of road works as the whole road is ploughed up and resurfaced. Meanwhile actual rough patches of road are ignored. The only reason it's done is to justify the budgets.
For a guy who loses it, he still had the protective instinct to shield the lad before/after the rocket blast
I absolutely love the combined absurdity and the genuineness of the guy and the kid here. They are interacting in the context of the situation, with such normalcy and mutual respect. Over something that in reality is batshit crazy. I'm not sure if I fully understand why, but I found this scene heartwarming. Just some dude and a kid "innocently" exploding stuff together. Bonding over something like this. He trusts and respects the kid, and the kid just want to help out. It is so bizarrely innocent and real.
Such an underrated movie.
This is one of the greatest characters cinema has to offer. Hes a representation of that monster inside all of us that is sick of all the bullshit the world has to offer.
I didn't realize it when I first saw this movie but 20 years later and many years in the industry his statement about budgets is 100% dead on. They have to spend the money they've been allocated or they won't get as much money next period. 100% true in defense.
Under construction...hahaha....The boys reaction at the end "Cool man"...gold...This is brilliant film.
This film was hugely underrated. One of Douglas's finest performances.
This movie was ahead of its time. Loved it then and I love it now specially. He expressed the frustration we have upon today’s society. A lot of truth.
This guy actually did what everyone thinks about doing during construction on a busy road.
And nearly 30 years later I want "Under Construction" to come to fruition! Starring Michael Douglas of course!
Classic movie. Douglas does the best meltdown in history. They should teach this movie in every psychology class.
A Masterful performance by Michael Douglas I must say.
Very underrated movie. The more I grow, the more I see that this movie is todays reality.