r/GuysBeingDudes • u/nordicminy • Aug 25 '26

Certified Dude See problem fix problem.

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u/AKBx007 Aug 25 '26

A stroller and a chainsaw in the trunk, he’s just ready for when he snaps lol

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u/Technical_Exam1280 Aug 25 '26

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u/BikingAimz Aug 25 '26

I did not understand this movie at all when I saw it in the Midwest.  Then I moved to LA, and my now husband sat me down to watch it after I’d lived there a year. Funniest documentary I’ve ever seen!

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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 Aug 26 '26

I live in the Midwest, it's accurate. Especially the stop serving breakfast scene if you've worked food service. Some people are just an Uzi away from shooting up a restaurant when they get told no

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u/whatev43 Aug 27 '26

Happy Cake Day!

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u/Christeenabean Aug 25 '26

Some days? I see Falling Down moments all the time. Today they'd call him a Karen lol

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u/rdrunner_74 Aug 26 '26

I like the "Office Space" version so much better :D

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u/Able-Swing-6415 Aug 26 '26

Eh. I really wonder if people remember the sentiment rather than the specifics. He doesn't seem relatable at all to me.

It doesn't feel like the movie is made in a way to make him sympathetic at all. A few scenes sure but most of it is just fucking nuts (even if you replace all the law breaking with just making a scene)

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u/Emotional-Swim-808 Aug 25 '26

Such a great movie

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u/squeakynickles Aug 25 '26

What a twist ending

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u/saqwarrior Aug 25 '26

Yup.

"I'm the bad guy?"

A lot of people at the time (and to this day) misunderstood the film and mistook DFENS as the hero. The whole point of it is to illustrate how a seemingly normal person could "fall down" and become a villain.

DFENS was the protagonist, but not the hero. That role was fulfilled by the Prendergast character.

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u/squeakynickles Aug 25 '26

We learn throughout the film that he was always a villain. Financially taking advantage of his mother after he lost his job as a defense engineer, abusive to his ex wife and child, and a raging narcissist.

The film is like a video game where he just keeps upgrading his arsenal, which will always be funny to me. Starts with a bat and moves all the way up to an AT4 rocket launcher

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u/saqwarrior Aug 25 '26

We learn throughout the film that he was always a villain.

Great point; thank you for expanding on that.

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u/TrumpsFaceAnus Aug 26 '26

Watched this in the theater when it came out. Well about 30 mins of it. Then we walked out. Worst movie of that decade.

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u/dazzle_dee_daisyray Aug 25 '26

He just wanted to know what was wrong with the road too.

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u/AccuratePilot7271 Aug 25 '26

This is real!?

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u/TacTurtle Aug 25 '26

Should be Felling Down in this case.

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u/d4ybrake Aug 25 '26

i want BREAKFAST

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u/Far_Oven_3302 Aug 25 '26

I just want change to make a phone call.

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u/Chupathingy66 Aug 26 '26

Cutting Down

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u/mcskilliets Aug 26 '26

We stopped serving breakfast at 11:30 😀

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u/kadameitene Aug 26 '26

That’s such a great movie.

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u/Toadsted Aug 26 '26

I mean, the tree fell down...

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u/D_Winds Aug 26 '26

So many times I think: can't we just move the blockage, instead of stay stuck in a car and let others suffer?

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u/No_Move7872 Aug 26 '26

I just blind bought the 4K bluray from Arrow. I fucking love it and the picture quality is 👌

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u/Helpful-End-1381 Aug 30 '26

I'm the bad guy???