Death Drop Gorgeous – Flamboyant Slasher
Director: Michael J Ahern, Christopher Dalpe, Brandon Perras
Writer: Michael J Ahern, Christopher Dalpe, Brandon Perras (Screenplay)
Starring: Wayne Richard, Michael J Ahern, Christopher Dalpe, Paul Bohn, Anthony DeRose, Complete Destruction, Brian Finney
Plot: A dejected bartender and an aging drag queen try to survive the eccentric and hostile nightlife of a corrupt city, as a masked maniac slaughters young gay men and drains them of blood.
Runtime: 1 Hour 44 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Death Drop Gorgeous starts as we meet Dwayne (Richard) a young man looking to get back on his feet after a break-up and losing his job, returning a bar owned by Tony Two Fingers (Perras) as a bartender in his bar, famous for the drag queen performances.
As Dwayne gets to know the different performers, the club becomes the centre of a string of murders of gay men, who have had their blood sucked out of them, as the bodies pile up, the suspect list continues to grow, who could be behind it all?
Thoughts on Death Drop Gorgeous
Thoughts – Death Drop Gorgeous takes us into the world of drag queens, showing us the competitive nature of trying to become the bigger star in the club, showing us how a killer has targeted the gay community of the area, not in a hate crime style, more of a targeted assault on what can’t be had. This is a story that is filled with the different flamboyant characters, with each drag queen having their own style, along with Dwayne the plucky bartender just wanting to make ends meet. We will be kept guessing as to who is behind the killings, without many clues being left along the way, giving the film a nice slasher feel to the horror elements being used. The performances in the film are strong from everyone involved with Wayne Richard taking the leading role and being the calmest person in the film.
Final Thoughts – Death Drop Gorgeous is a fun slasher, with plenty of twists along the way.
