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Fall (2022 film)
2022 survival film by Scott Mann From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fall is a 2022 survival psychological thriller film directed by Scott Mann, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jonathan Frank. The film stars Grace Caroline Currey, Virginia Gardner, Mason Gooding, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. It follows two women who climb a 2,000-foot (610 m) decommissioned television tower, only to become stranded at the top with limited supplies and no means of communication.
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Produced on a budget of $3 million, Fall was released theatrically in the United States on August 12, 2022, by Lionsgate Films. It emerged as a commercial success, grossing $21 million worldwide. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the central performances by Currey and Gardner and the film's suspenseful premise, although some criticism was directed at the visual effects and screenplay.[2]
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Becky, her husband Dan, and their friend Hunter are rock climbing when Dan loses his footing and falls to his death. A year later, Becky has become reclusive and withdrawn, struggling with grief and contemplating suicide. She has also become estranged from her father, who believes Dan would not have mourned her in the same way. On the anniversary of Dan's death, Hunter invites Becky to climb the decommissioned 2,000-foot (610 m) B-67 TV tower in the desert. Hunter suggests scattering Dan’s ashes from the top as a form of closure. Though hesitant, Becky agrees.
After reaching the base, the two ascend via a series of rusted ladders to a small platform at the summit. There, Hunter encourages Becky to briefly free-hang from the platform while recording the moment for social media. Becky scatters Dan’s ashes, and they begin their descent—but a ladder segment breaks off, leaving them stranded at the top with no way down. Becky is slightly injured in the fall, and their backpack, containing water and a drone, lands on a satellite dish far below.
With no cellular signal due to interference from the tower’s communications equipment, the pair attempt various methods to attract help. Hunter places her phone in a shoe and drops it beyond the interference range, but it fails to result in rescue. They later spot two men with a dog nearby and signal them with a flare gun, but the men steal their car instead. Becky then discovers a tattoo on Hunter's ankle with the numbers "1-4-3," a code Dan used to say "I love you." Hunter admits to having had an affair with Dan before Becky’s wedding.
The next day, Hunter climbs down using their rope to retrieve the backpack. Though injured, she succeeds in tying the bag to the rope, and Becky hauls it back up. Becky later experiences a hallucination of a vulture attacking Hunter’s corpse, which prompts her to realize that Hunter died during the descent and that she has been imagining her presence ever since.
With power drawn from a warning light on the tower, Becky recharges the drone and sends it toward a nearby motel with a written message. The drone is struck by a truck and destroyed. As Becky grows weaker from dehydration, a vulture attacks her wounded leg. She kills it and consumes part of it for nourishment. Regaining strength, Becky descends to Hunter’s body, hides a phone with a text message to her father inside Hunter’s shoe, and pushes the body along with the shoe off the tower. The message is transmitted upon impact.
Rescue personnel are alerted and arrive shortly after. Becky is rescued and reunites with her father.
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Cast
- Grace Caroline Currey as Becky Connor
- Virginia Gardner as Shiloh Hunter
- Mason Gooding as Dan Connor
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan as James Conner
- Julia Pace Mitchell as Diner Server (credited as Julia Mitchell)
- Jasper Cole as Steve (RV man with dog)
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Development
Fall was originally conceived as a short film. Director Scott Mann developed the idea while filming Final Score (2018) at a stadium in the United Kingdom. During production, Mann and his crew discussed the universal fear of heights and falling, which inspired him to create a narrative centered on vertical isolation and psychological tension. The project was later expanded into a feature-length survival thriller, with a screenplay co-written by Mann and Jonathan Frank.
Casting
Grace Caroline Currey and Virginia Gardner were cast in the lead roles of Becky and Hunter, respectively. Mason Gooding and Jeffrey Dean Morgan appeared in supporting roles. Currey and Gardner were offered the option of using stunt doubles but chose to perform their own stunts throughout filming.
Filming
Principal photography took place in the Shadow Mountains of the Mojave Desert in California. The fictional B67 TV tower in the film was modeled after the real-life KXTV/KOVR tower in Walnut Grove, California, one of the tallest structures in the world at 2,049 feet (625 m). The film was shot in IMAX format to emphasize its vertical scale and enhance the tension of high-altitude scenes.
To create the illusion of extreme height, the upper sections of the tower were constructed atop a mountain, allowing the actors to be filmed at real elevations of up to 100 feet above ground level.[3] The filmmakers deliberately avoided the use of green screens or digital sets to preserve visual authenticity..[3][4] Filming was frequently delayed due to weather challenges such as lightning and strong winds.[5][6] The film was produced on a budget of approximately $3 million.[7]
Post-production
After production concluded, Fall was acquired by Lionsgate Films for distribution, without a minimum guarantee.[8] Following positive test screenings, the studio opted for a wide theatrical release. In order to obtain a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association, Lionsgate requested that over 30 instances of the word "fuck" be replaced or removed to avoid an R rating.
Rather than reshoot scenes, the filmmakers used deepfake technology provided by Flawless, a company co-founded by Mann and Nick Lynes. This “neural reshoot” process digitally altered the actors’ lip movements and dubbed milder language, such as "freaking," into the original footage. The changes were completed in two weeks.[7][9] Flawless's technology was also used to facilitate foreign-language dubbing for international releases, including Spanish and Japanese markets.[10]
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Release
Fall was released theatrically in the United States on August 12, 2022, by Lionsgate,[11] which reportedly spent $4 million on its release and promotion.[8] The film became available digitally on September 27, 2022, and was subsequently released on Blu-ray and DVD on October 18, 2022.[12]
Reception
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Box office
Fall grossed $7.2 million in the United States and Canada, and $14.6 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $21.8 million, against a production budget of $3 million.[13][7]
In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongside Mack & Rita and the wide expansion of Bodies Bodies Bodies, and was projected to earn $1–2 million from 1,548 theaters during its opening weekend.[14] It earned $923,000 on its first day and went on to debut with $2.5 million, finishing tenth at the box office but ranking as the highest-grossing new release of the week.[15][16]
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 79% of 149 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.4/10. The website's consensus reads: "Fundamentally absurd yet as evocatively minimalist as its title, Fall is a sustained adrenaline rush for viewers willing to suspend disbelief."[17] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 62 out of 100, based on 23 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[18] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported 69% overall positive scores, with 44% of viewers saying they would definitely recommend it.[16]
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Future
Following the film's growing popularity after its release on Netflix, a sequel was announced to be in development in March 2023.[19][20][21] By October 2023, it was reported that two sequels were concurrently in development, with studios aiming to expand Fall into a franchise. Scott Mann was confirmed to serve as a producer on both films, in addition to co-writing and directing the third installment. The sequels are expected to feature returning characters from the original film alongside a new supporting cast.
Production will be a joint venture between Tea Shop Productions, Flawless Productions Inc., and Capstone Pictures, with Mark Lane, James Harris, Christian Mercuri, and David Haring also attached as producers. Principal photography on the second film is scheduled to begin in June 2024.[22][23]
In May 2024, Peter and Michael Spierig were announced as co-directors of the sequel, working from a script co-written by Mann and Jonathan Frank. Mann is set to write and direct the third film following completion of the second installment.[24]
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