Fall clip lands on Netflix after tower scene goes viral on TikTok
Netflix has released an 8-minute clip from fall, the 2022 survival thriller about two friends stranded atop a 2, 000-foot radio tower, after the scene went viral on TikTok — a move that has pushed the film back onto the streamer’s most-watched chart.
Fall clip: the viral 8-minute moment
The clip isolates the sequence that captured online attention: two climbers at the top of a massive broadcast tower when a rusted ladder gives way and the pair lose their backpack with water and their drone, leaving their phones useless. The scene’s tension is the same core premise that propels the full film and helped it climb to the second-most-watched position on the platform.
How the film was made and what viewers see
The 2022 movie was directed by Scott Mann, who co-wrote the script with Jonathan Frank and cast Grace Caroline Currey and Virginia Gardner as Becky Connor and Shiloh Hunter. Lionsgate released the film in August 2022; it was shot largely in-camera on a specially-built upper portion of the tower placed on top of a mountain in the Mojave Desert and captured with IMAX cameras. The production’s budget was $3 million and the worldwide box office gross totaled $21. 7 million.
Why the tower sequence landed online and what it means for the film
The TikTok clips emphasized real-feeling stunts — both leads insisted on doing their own stunts — and the palpable height of the setup, which registered as a gripping survival moment for viewers. In the film’s opening, a mountain climb ends in the death of Becky’s husband Dan (played by Mason Gooding), and the later trip to a decommissioned desert tower to scatter ashes turns into the central nightmare when the ladder falls and the women are stranded about 2, 000 feet in the air.
Critics gave the film positive notices at release, and the in-camera tower work, despite a few CGI moments, was singled out as a distinguishing production choice that contributed to audience reactions. Netflix’s decision to drop the extended clip follows the scene’s viral spread and comes as the movie is again drawing significant streaming viewership.
The film is now playing on Netflix and is currently the second-most-watched film on the platform; a sequel is currently in the works. The streamer’s clip release and the ongoing chart position set the immediate next items for the title: continued streaming exposure and development on the announced follow-up.
