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Strange Darling
Strange Darling is a 2023 American psychological crime thriller film written and directed by JT Mollner. The film stars Willa Fitzgerald, Kyle Gallner, Madisen Beaty, Steven Michael Quezada, Ed Begley Jr., and Barbara Hershey. Set in rural Oregon, it follows a man (Gallner) and woman (Fitzgerald) who have a one-night stand that devolves into a cat-and-mouse game of murder. It is divided into six chapters in nonlinear order.
Principal photography began in Portland, Oregon on August 22, 2022, and concluded on October 1. The film marked the cinematographic debut of Giovanni Ribisi, who also served as one of the producers, and was shot on 35 mm film.
Strange Darling premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 22, 2023, and was theatrically released in the United States on August 23, 2024. The film received positive reviews from critics, with particular praise for the cinematography and the performances of the cast. Despite this, it was a box office failure, grossing $4.8 million against its $4–10 million production budget.
The film's structure is non-linear, but this plot summary is written in a linear fashion. The order of the chapters as shown in the film is Chapter 3, 5, 1, 4, 2, 6, and then the Epilogue.
Chapter 1: "Mister Snuffle" — In rural Hood River County, Oregon, a woman ("the Lady") meets a man ("the Demon") and the two go to a local motel to have sex. Prior to renting a room, the Lady explains to the Demon the risks women take engaging in such behavior, and makes him answer whether or not he is a serial killer. After he says no, the Lady agrees to proceed, and asks that she and the Demon engage in hyperrealistic sadomasochistic roleplay in which he pretends to be a murderer, and she his victim.
Chapter 2: "Do You Like to Party?" — After hours of roleplaying, the Lady insists the two use cocaine before having sex, to which the Demon agrees. When the Lady begins acting cold and denies the Demon sex, she reveals that she has in fact dosed him with ketamine, which renders him severely sedated.
The Lady, in fact a prolific serial killer herself, dubbed "the Electric Lady" by the media, carves the initials of her moniker into the Demon's chest. While rifling through his belongings, she discovers a law enforcement badge, revealing that he is a police officer. The Lady prepares to stab the Demon to death, but as he regains his faculties, he shoots her ear off with his concealed pistol (presumably retrieved while she was in the bathroom). The Lady flees the motel in a stolen car after stabbing the desk clerk to death, and is pursued by the Demon in his truck.
Chapter 3: "Can You Help Me? Please?" — On a rural stretch of road, he shoots at the vehicle, causing her to crash and flee on foot into the woods. The Lady stumbles upon the farmhouse of two eccentric hippie doomsday preppers, Frederick and Genevieve, who take her in.
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Strange Darling
Strange Darling is a 2023 American psychological crime thriller film written and directed by JT Mollner. The film stars Willa Fitzgerald, Kyle Gallner, Madisen Beaty, Steven Michael Quezada, Ed Begley Jr., and Barbara Hershey. Set in rural Oregon, it follows a man (Gallner) and woman (Fitzgerald) who have a one-night stand that devolves into a cat-and-mouse game of murder. It is divided into six chapters in nonlinear order.
Principal photography began in Portland, Oregon on August 22, 2022, and concluded on October 1. The film marked the cinematographic debut of Giovanni Ribisi, who also served as one of the producers, and was shot on 35 mm film.
Strange Darling premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 22, 2023, and was theatrically released in the United States on August 23, 2024. The film received positive reviews from critics, with particular praise for the cinematography and the performances of the cast. Despite this, it was a box office failure, grossing $4.8 million against its $4–10 million production budget.
The film's structure is non-linear, but this plot summary is written in a linear fashion. The order of the chapters as shown in the film is Chapter 3, 5, 1, 4, 2, 6, and then the Epilogue.
Chapter 1: "Mister Snuffle" — In rural Hood River County, Oregon, a woman ("the Lady") meets a man ("the Demon") and the two go to a local motel to have sex. Prior to renting a room, the Lady explains to the Demon the risks women take engaging in such behavior, and makes him answer whether or not he is a serial killer. After he says no, the Lady agrees to proceed, and asks that she and the Demon engage in hyperrealistic sadomasochistic roleplay in which he pretends to be a murderer, and she his victim.
Chapter 2: "Do You Like to Party?" — After hours of roleplaying, the Lady insists the two use cocaine before having sex, to which the Demon agrees. When the Lady begins acting cold and denies the Demon sex, she reveals that she has in fact dosed him with ketamine, which renders him severely sedated.
The Lady, in fact a prolific serial killer herself, dubbed "the Electric Lady" by the media, carves the initials of her moniker into the Demon's chest. While rifling through his belongings, she discovers a law enforcement badge, revealing that he is a police officer. The Lady prepares to stab the Demon to death, but as he regains his faculties, he shoots her ear off with his concealed pistol (presumably retrieved while she was in the bathroom). The Lady flees the motel in a stolen car after stabbing the desk clerk to death, and is pursued by the Demon in his truck.
Chapter 3: "Can You Help Me? Please?" — On a rural stretch of road, he shoots at the vehicle, causing her to crash and flee on foot into the woods. The Lady stumbles upon the farmhouse of two eccentric hippie doomsday preppers, Frederick and Genevieve, who take her in.