Death Drop Gorgeous (2020) Review

Death Drop Gorgeous (2020) Review

A dejected bartender and an aging drag queen fight to survive the eccentric and hostile nightlife of a corrupt city, as a masked maniac slaughters young gay men and drains them of blood.

An ode to the wicked work of John Waters, festival fave Death Drop Gorgeous – Seattle Queer, Chicago Horror, Wicked Queer, VideoScream and over 20 more festivals worldwide – features divine work by directors Michael J. Ahern, Christopher Dalpe, Brandon Perras-Sanchez, and a superlative cast headed by Wayne Gonsalves, Payton St. James, Brandon Perras-Sanchez, and Christopher Dalpe.

This sprinkle of indie queer cinema is by no means perfect but it is fun and the enthusiasm of those in front and behind the camera is evident and helps carry this horror-comedy through its saggier patches. It’s the kind of movie that, back in my younger days, they would have referred to as ‘a midnight movie’ and like many of the titles that have worn that moniker this has the potential to become a cult classic.

For my money it’s the best slice of queer cinema since a bus named Priscilla took three drag queens into the Australian outback. With a cast comprising mostly of non-actors, and with filming taking place mainly on weekends over the course of a year and a half, there’s more bang for your buck than you’ll find in a lot of bigger budgeted flicks. The drag performances are fun and the gore effects are tremendous, check out that throat-slitting scene, in fact it proved to be an unexpected delight!

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