Fall, a survival thriller that first appeared on Netflix a few months after it hit theatres last year, is currently enjoying great success with viewers.
The suspenseful movie centres on best friends Becky and Hunter, who find themselves stranded at the summit of a 2,000-foot abandoned radio tower with no apparent means of escape after their climbing excursion goes horribly wrong.
If you have a fear of heights, this movie will undoubtedly be a nightmare for you, but you might be wondering if it’s based on a true story.
Is the account of Fall true?
No, the movie is a fictional production that was co-written by Jonathan Frank and director Scott Mann.
Before the movie’s September theatrical debut. Mann stated to RadioTimes.com that he and Frank really came up with the idea for the movie while they were collaborating on another project.
After filming Final Score at a stadium in the UK, he said, “the height idea first came to mind. “Off camera, we had this amazing conversation about height and the fear of falling and how it’s actually inside of all of us and how that can be a terrific device for a movie,” the actor said. “We were filming at height.”
It took the production a while to find the perfect location, according to Mann, even though the story isn’t based on actual events. The KXTV Tower in Walnut Grove, California, is the tower at the centre of the plot.
The discovery of these real towers, which are situated in the desert there and exist in America, was, in his opinion, crucial. That was simply the ideal setting and type of character to be at the centre of this bizarre thing.
Added him: “That was during COVID, so we drove endlessly to these arbitrary isolated areas in an effort to gain access. We combed all of California. You just need to find the proper kind of mountaintop with the right cliff and the right sunlight location. A lot of them had radio towers and other stuff at the top of these mountains.”
