Acclaimed director Meredith Alloway, who returned to the big screen with ‘Forbidden Fruits’, had a particular vision for the film in mind. In a recent interview, he explained how the campy tale of witches, magic and cult came about and how it all came to fruition.
Meredith Alloway talks about her latest project, ‘Forbidden Fruits’
Alloway recently opened up about the inspiration behind the film, telling The Hollywood Reporter that he did a lot of research on female assassins and serial killers while working on the film. “Women do it for different reasons than men. I’m constantly upset when another male serial killer comes out, and that’s fine because there are women we’re exploring,” she said, adding that she fell in love with Lily Houghton’s performance at the time.He also added that he wanted to show women without his condition. Alloway and Houghton worked on the script together, and were on the same page about the story from the beginning. The director recalls asking the play’s author about making a slasher film and making people understand all aspects of a woman. “What if we use gender as a tool to help people understand how they feel, how violent and chaotic and messy and beautiful and joyful female relationships can be?” he remembered The director also described that he was grateful to find an actor who could respect the genre and take things seriously. He added about how certain scenes in the film completely defined the characters, “The confessions were at the heart of what the characters were. Lily and I, from the beginning, described the film as a razor blade in a Jolly Rancher.”
The ‘Forbidden Fruit’ plot
The film follows a trendy mall and its three employees who are part of a witch cult. The story, based on Lily Houghton’s play, follows the arrival of a mysterious new employee, Pumpkin. As things unravel, and the trio engages in their after-hours worship, more and more things come to light. He drives the film Lola Tung (“I Made Summer Nice”) Victoria Pedretti (“You”), Alexandra Shipp (“Love, Simon”) and Lili Reinhart (“Riverdale”).
