The Elevator (1996)

Directors:

Arthur Borman, Nigel Dick,

Writer:

Gabriel Bologna

Stars:

Martin Landau, Gabriel Bologna, Gretchen Becker

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Martin Landau	...	Roy Tilden
Gabriel Bologna	...	David Brochman
Gretchen Becker	...	Doris
Dean Jacobson	...	Mail Boy
Richard Lewis	...	Phil Milowski
Richard Moll	...	Man Nun
Phil Fondacaro	...	Dwarf Rabbi
Martin Sheen	...	Sarge
Bokeem Woodbine	...	Malcolm
Vic Trevino	...	Nick
Arye Gross	...	Moshe
Athena Ashburn	...	Katy (as Athena Stensland)
Paul Bartel	...	Acting Coach
Fred Mata	...	Actor 1
Lynne Johnston	...	Actor 2

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

independent film

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Taglines:

It's a hell of a ride

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ano-kato

Box Office

Budget:

$1,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cabin Fever Entertainment, HIT Entertainment

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Gabriel Bologna was stuck in an elevator with Ron Howard in real life. Gabriel happened to have a script under his arm and contemplated pressing the stop button and pitching him the movie, but instead, came up with the idea for "The Elevator" about a struggling writer who traps a producer in an elevator and forces him to listen to his script that he reads from cover to cover.

User Reviews

Hollywood producer trapped on elevator by writer

A contrivance in which a Hollywood producer (Martin Landau) is trapped on an elevator by screenplay writer/elevator operator (Arye Gross) provides a basis for presentation of some interesting short filmplays with good quality performances by a variety of familiar film actors. Good entertainment.