John lives with his husband Eric in California, far from the traditional rural life he left behind years ago. His father, Willis, a headstrong man from a bygone era, lives alone on the isolated farm where John grew up. Icarusfell from the sky, plunged into the sea, and drowned. The myth gave rise to the idiom, "fly too close to the Sun". In some versions of the tale, Daedalus and Icarus escape by ship.[1][4]. At times hard to watch, Falling manages to use flashback with a uniqueness not quite seen. John Peterson lives with his partner Eric and their adopted daughter in Southern California. John lives happily with his husband and daughter, far … John's father, Willis (Lance Henriksen), a headstrong man from a bygone era, lives alone on the isolated farm where John grew up.