First dates are almost always nerve-wracking. But going on a first date while an unnamed, unseen troll pings you personal memes that escalate from annoying to homicidal? Blood-chilling. Violet (Meghann Fahy), a widowed mother on her first date in years, arrives at an upscale high-rise restaurant where she is relieved that her date, Henry (Brandon Sklenar) is more charming and handsome than she expected.
But their chemistry begins to curdle as Violet begins being irritated and then terrorized by a series of anonymous drops to her phone. But, instead of funny memes or jokes in return, she begins to receive messages that feel both threatening and personal. She gets the eerie feeling that she is being watched, observed, and toyed with. In a matter of minutes, her night out has taken a dark, and potentially dangerous, turn.
Director Christopher Landon returns to the thriller genre with the playful, keep-you-guessing intensity he perfected in the Happy Death Day films with this of-the-moment whodunnit where everyone in the vicinity is a suspect . . . or victim. “Drop” is jointly produced by blockbuster genre houses Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes.
In “Drop”, Landon saw an opportunity to make a style of film he felt a certain nostalgia for. “I wanted to make a sort of throwback to ’90s thrillers and even further back to Hitchcock and De Palma, but with this very modern conceit at the centre of it,” Landon says. “That was really appealing to me. This also felt like my chance to make a love letter to films like Red Eye. That’s a movie I really love, and think is under-appreciated. It is such a tight, contained thriller.”
Landon found an even deeper connection to the material, which involves themes of domestic abuse and the impact of that trauma on survivors. “I’ve had people very close to me who have been victims of abuse, specifically domestic abuse,” says Landon. “This was very personal to me, and something I wanted to handle delicately. But I also wanted to show that there is a path for people, a way out.”
We’re excited to announce that we’ll be giving away 20 pairs of movie tickets to watch “Drop”, courtesy to our friends at United International Pictures Malaysia. Details of the screening as per below:
- Date: 9th April 2025
- Time: 8.40pm
- Venue: GSC The Starling Mall
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