A majority of filming took place at a home in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood, where STX Entertainment also held promotional interviews for the film. Principal photography began on January 19, 2015, and ended on February 20, 2015. His inspirations for the screenplay included Alfred Hitchcock, Fatal Attraction and Michael Haneke's 2005 French film Caché, as well as Park Chan-wook's Vengeance Trilogy. The project was announced in August 2012, with Joel Edgerton writing the screenplay and Edgerton set to make his directing debut. Joel Edgerton's brother, Nash Edgerton, plays the part of Frank Dale, in addition to his duties as the film's stunt coordinator. Satisfied with his revenge, Gordo walks away, tossing away the sling from his arm. With his marriage over and his career destroyed, Simon breaks down as Gordo watches. Gordo calls Simon to taunt him, refusing to confirm whether or not he raped Robyn and fathered the baby, just as Simon refused to come clean about the molestation story years before. Simon rushes to the hospital but misses Gordo, who smirks at him as the elevator doors close. He tells her that Simon caused his injuries. Gordo wears the mask of a monkey (a lifelong fear for Simon) as he touches an unconscious Robyn on the bed before the camera cuts.Īt the same time, Gordo visits Robyn at the hospital with a bandaged eye and his arm in a sling. Simon returns home to find another gift box, consisting of a key to their house, an audio recording of Simon and Robyn making fun of Gordo, and footage shot from inside their home that shows Gordo standing over Robyn when she had fainted, seemingly about to sexually assault her. Simon is fired for lying about McDonald, and Robyn tells him that she wants to separate. Robyn goes into labor and gives birth to a boy. Simon is promoted, but at his celebration party, Danny McDonald hurls rocks at his house and accuses Simon of fabricating information and ruining his career in order to get the promotion. He later lies to Robyn, saying Gordo accepted his apology. Gordo knows Simon is insincere and warns Simon that the past is not done with him yet. At her behest, he tracks down Gordo and delivers a non-apology. Robyn confronts Simon but he denies responsibility. When Robyn asks why Simon would have done such a thing, Greg replies, "because he could." As a result of the false report, Gordo's father thought Gordo was gay and tried to burn him alive, leading to his arrest for attempted murder and Gordo being sent to military school. She seeks out Greg, who reveals the molestation story was fabricated by Simon, calling him a bully. Robyn discovers that Simon has run background checks on Danny McDonald and Gordo, who has spent his life in and out of prison. Simon's sister tells her that, in high school, Simon and his friend Greg reported that Gordo had been molested by an older boy, which led to Gordo getting bullied and transferring schools. One day however, she sees Gordo watching her while shopping. Time passes, things improve, and Robyn becomes pregnant. She wakes up in bed the next morning and finds Simon with her stolen pills, revealing that this was a problem for her in Chicago. Robyn's increasing paranoia while home alone causes her to faint. Simon asks his boss about a promotion and is told that his only competition is his coworker Danny McDonald. Simon claims he does not know what it refers to. The message ends with a note to Simon that says Gordo was "willing to let bygones be bygones" with regard to an event from years prior, but not anymore. That night, the dog suddenly returns, and Robyn finds a letter of apology from Gordo in the mail. Unable to sleep, she steals prescription pills.
In the days following, Robyn begins to suspect that she is not alone in the house, finding faucets on and hearing footsteps. When Simon drives to Gordo's house to confront him, he discovers the home actually belongs to another couple. The next day, Robyn finds the koi dead and their dog missing. When Gordo returns, Simon tells Gordo to stay away from them. He exits abruptly to deal with a work problem, leaving them alone and making Simon suspicious. Gordo invites them and another couple to his large home, but, when the Callems arrive, he tells them the other couple cancelled. His presence makes Simon uncomfortable, but Robyn sees no problem. Gordo begins repeatedly dropping in unannounced and delivering gifts, such as bottles of wine and koi for their pond. They run into Gordon "Gordo" Moseley, Simon's old high school classmate. A married couple, Simon and Robyn Callem, relocate from Chicago to a Los Angeles suburb after Simon takes a new job.
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