Scott Mann had a problem: too many f-bombs.
The writer-director had spent production on “Fall,” his vertigo-inducing thriller about rock climbers stuck atop a remote TV tower, encouraging the two leads to have fun with their dialogue. That improv landed a whopping 35 “f-cks” in the film, placing it firmly in R-rated territory.
But when Lionsgate signed on to distribute “Fall,” the studio wanted a PG-13 edit. Sanitizing the film would mean scrubbing all but one of the obscenities.
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