The 4th Floor (1999)

Director:

Josh Klausner

Writer:

Josh Klausner (writer)

Release Date:

10 August 2000 (Germany)

Genre:

Thriller | Horror

Tagline:

People are dying to live in this building.

Plot:

A woman inherits a rent-controlled apartment and is terrorized by a neighbor.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Stairwell | Voyeur | Weather Report | Apartment

Cast

Juliette Lewis	...	Jane Emelin
William Hurt	...	Greg Harrison
Shelley Duvall	...	Martha Stewart
Austin Pendleton	...	Albert Collins
Tobin Bell	...	The Locksmith
Robert Costanzo	...	The Exterminator
Sabrina Grdevich	...	Cheryl
Artie Lange	...	Jerry
Lorna Millican	...	Mrs. Bryant
Todd Green	...	Drag Queen Neighbor
George Pottle	...	Mr. Bryant
Paul Oullette	...	Tango Man
Ardon Bess	...	Hardware Owner
Heidi Jo Markel	...	Ashley
Mark A. Owen	...	TV Delivery Man
Ho Chow	...	Korean Owner
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hillary Allan	...	Small Girl
Catherine Bruhier	...	Ice Cream Waitress (scenes deleted)
Rose Day	...	Haggard Woman
Barry Gardner	...	Hippie Man
Dwight McFee	...	Policeman #1
Wally McKinnon	...	Policeman #3
Robbie O'Neill	...	Lonely Businessman
Steven Tobias	...	Passerby
Grant Vedders	...	Policeman #2

Directed by
Josh Klausner

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Josh Klausner		writer

Produced by
Boaz Davidson	....	producer
Naomi Despres	....	producer
Danny Dimbort	....	executive producer
Avi Lerner	....	executive producer
Danny Lerner	....	executive producer
Trevor Short	....	executive producer
John Thompson	....	producer
William Vince	....	producer
Brad Weston	....	producer

Original Music by
Brian Tyler

Cinematography by
Michael Slovis

Film Editing by
Tricia Cooke

Casting by
Jaime DiPaolo
Abra Edelman
Elisa Goodman

Production Design by
Tim Galvin

Art Direction by
Barbra Matis

Set Decoration by
Jane Manchee

Costume Design by
Margaret Mohr

Makeup Department
Ian C. Ballard	....	key hair stylist (as Ian Ballard)
Jocelyne Bellemare	....	key makeup artist
Madeleine Raiche	....	assistant hair stylist
Bianca Vaillancourt	....	assistant hair stylist

Production Management
Dave Duce	....	production manager
Todd Gilbert	....	post-production supervisor
Daniel Hank	....	production manager: New York
Greg Milton	....	unit manager: second unit
Ritch Renaud	....	unit manager
Kim Steer	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Warren Hanna	....	second second assistant director
Kelsey T. Howard	....	first assistant director (as Kelsey Howard)
Greg Milton	....	first assistant director: second unit
Shawn Pegg	....	trainee assistant director
Andrew M. Robinson	....	key second assistant director

Art Department
Rebecca Bossé	....	art department production assistant
Raymond Conely	....	carpenter
Philip Drisdelle	....	carpenter
Alastair Fox	....	carpenter
Harry Gardner	....	on-set painter
Robert Godin	....	construction coordinator
Tory Haines	....	set dresser
Mike Holleran	....	on-set dresser
Toni Hoper	....	set painter
Teresa Jenkins	....	property master
Aaron Kyte	....	set decorator production assistant
Don Macaulay	....	assistant art director
Gregory T. McCoy	....	on-set carpenter
Faith McFarland	....	assistant property master
Andrew McKendy	....	set dresser
Stephen Morgan	....	head carpenter
Dan Owens	....	assistant set decorator
Tony Owen	....	lead painter
Randy Riley	....	carpenter
Carol-Ann Smith	....	scenic painter
Heather Snider	....	set painter
James Tumblin	....	scenic painter
Jared Valentine	....	property assistant
Kerri Wylie	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Ryan Davidson	....	adr recordist
Dee Dee Davis	....	adr supervisor
Bryan Franklin	....	sound editor
Glenn Gaines	....	sound mixer
Mike Gaines	....	boom operator
Marc Gosselin	....	sound trainee
Jack Grillo	....	dialogue editor
Zoe Platek	....	foley recordist
Zoe Platek	....	sound editor
Paul Ratajczak	....	sound re-recording mixer
Monique Reymond	....	foley artist
Kira Roessler	....	sound editor (as Kira)
Eric Shemkovitz	....	assistant sound editor
Eric Thorngren	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Jonathan Wales	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brett Williams	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Gary Coates	....	special effects coordinator
Daniel O'Grady	....	assistant special effects (as Dan O'Grady)

Visual Effects by
Julie Landholt	....	graphic artist (as Julie K. Landholt)
Christopher Dusendschon	....	hazeltine optical element timing: THDX (uncredited)
Christopher Dusendschon	....	in-show optical compositor: THDX (uncredited)

Stunts
Jason Cavalier	....	stunt double: Collins
Mike Chute	....	stunt double: Greg
Nathalie Girard	....	stunt double: Juliette Lewis
John Walsh	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Douglas Betts	....	rigging grip
Yvon Boudrias	....	key grip
Marc Brault	....	grip
Mike Buhler	....	generator operator
James Connop	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Claude Gervais	....	best boy grip
Kharen Hill	....	special still photographer
Cliff Hokanson	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Cliff Hokanson	....	steadicam operator
Trevor Holbrook	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
George Landrecht	....	best boy electric
Alan Langis	....	lamp operator
Danny Leadley	....	video playback technician
Sebastian MacLean	....	lamp operator
Mike McDonald	....	grip
Ken Myers	....	video tape operator: New York
Tico Poulakakis	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Glen D. Ross	....	still photographer
Lawrence Smith	....	lamp operator
Peter S. Smith	....	gaffer (as Peter Smith)
Peter Sweeney	....	second assistant camera
Andrew Tidby	....	camera trainee

Casting Department
Jaime DiPaolo	....	extras casting
Marjorie Lecker	....	casting consultant: Toronto

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mary Louise Cunningham	....	assistant costume designer
Geraldine Floyd	....	truck costumer
Willa Mavis	....	wardrobe buyer

Editorial Department
Saul Escobedo	....	color timer
Dana Lati Grobman	....	post-production coordinator
George Koran	....	telecine colorist

Music Department
Suzi Gardner	....	composer: song "Mantra Down"
Gary Krause	....	music editor
Christopher Lennertz	....	orchestrator
Michael Nielsen	....	music editor
Donita Sparks	....	composer: song "Mantra Down"
Brian Tyler	....	conductor
Brian Tyler	....	music arranger
Jeff Vaughn	....	score mixer

Transportation Department
Bill Lewis	....	transportation coordinator
Scott Steel	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Tsila Adler	....	assistant accountant
Sue Arbuthnot	....	assistant: Mr. Hurt
Erinn Arnold	....	assistant craft service
Carolyn Bahen	....	set supervisor
Martine Béland	....	script supervisor trainee
Amanda Bigger	....	location production assistant
Donald Bruce	....	post-production accountant
Penelope Bunsen	....	post-production accountant
Randy Cable	....	location production assistant
Janet Clarke	....	location manager
Keith E. Cooper	....	legal
Robert Cotterill	....	location production assistant (as Rob Cotterill)
Lora Crouchman	....	office production assistant
Dave Duce	....	assistant: Avi Lerner
Tracy Elliot	....	location production assistant
Jason Filardi	....	assistant: Ms. Lewis
Barbara Goodwin	....	security coordinator
Pierre Guevremont	....	production accountant
Nicola Haig	....	location production assistant
David L. Hall	....	production assistant
Nigel Harrison	....	key production assistant
Mark Hemmings	....	location scout
Pierre Huard	....	location production assistant
Tracie Jones	....	craft service
Alisha Losier	....	stand-in: Ms. Lewis
Donna McVicar	....	accounting clerk
Rob Merilees	....	production executive
Greg Milton	....	unit publicist
Scott Mudge	....	location production assistant
Susan Novotny	....	assistant wrangler
Sean Patterson	....	trainee assistant location manager
Dan Pelchat	....	assistant location manager
Jennifer Rae Smith	....	title coordinator
Charles Hart Rivard	....	assistant accountant (as Charles Rivard)
Charles Hart Rivard	....	post-production accountant (as Charles H. Rivard)
Jennifer Rocca	....	office secretary
David Sitzman	....	contracts administrator
Kim Thorne	....	location production assistant
Christina Toy	....	production coordinator
Rick Turner	....	location production assistant
Pat Vaughn	....	stand-in: Mr. Hurt
Grant Vetters	....	assistant production coordinator
Jill Wakeman	....	assistant: Ms. Despres
Kimi Webber	....	script supervisor
Simon Wells	....	assistant: Mr. Klausner

Thanks
Ethan Coen	....	special thanks
Joel Coen	....	special thanks
Bobby Farrelly	....	special thanks
Peter Farrelly	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Millennium Films
• Top Floor Productions Inc.

Distributors

• A-Pix Entertainment (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Indies Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Indies Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Kinowelt Filmverleih (Germany)
• New Films International
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (video)

MPAA:

Rated R for terror/violence and language.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/12 | France:U | Germany:16 | UK:15 | USA:R | Norway:15 | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

New Brunswick, Canada

Company:

Millennium Films

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jane goes pounding on the door on the 4th floor, we see her through the peephole. The first two shots show her standing in an empty hallway, then when she's done pounding and starts to turn away, there are suddenly several bags of garbage around her.

Movie Connections:

References 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Soundtrack:

Belle in love

Not the worst way to spend an hour and a half

Juliette Lewis ('Natural Born Killers') stars as a interior designer who moves into a cool New York apartment, which she has heritages from her aunt who recently bought it due to a terrible accident. Just from the day she moves in she is assured that the building is inhabited by the most obvious weirdos. Mainly an old lady living in the apartment right under our heroine, who never is seen but has a general problem with the new neighbor and noise. The apartment becomes a hell hole with broomstick knocks from the roof downstairs, sometimes so hard the floor breaks, threatening letters outside the door and maggots send up through the pipes. The woman tries to deal with it, but when the angry neighbor isn't talkative and still doesn't show up while continuing the terror, she start hitting back and play loud music and dance with heavy boots on. But then it only get really serious with grease on the stairway and attempted murder with gas! 'The 4th Floor' is not a great movie. It borrows a little to much from 'Rear Window' for a sub plot. It is a bit uneven at times and the surprise end left Me un-impressed with a too obvious horror element. With that said it does offer a potential creepiness and atmosphere well added by the good cinematography. At times it is pretty suspenseful and Juliette Lewis makes a fine, energic appearance. And if you have tried to live a place with bad sound isolation, right next to some "neighbors from hell", like I have, you might agree that it is a underused premise. Still, the older 'The Driller Killer' did a better job with it.