Elevator Movie (2004)

Surreal dark comedy in which a man and a woman get stuck in an elevator and are forced to live there for several months.

Director:

Zeb Haradon

Writer:

Zeb Haradon

Stars:

Zeb Haradon, Robin Ballard, Alissa Hooper

Cast

Credited cast:
Zeb Haradon	...	Jim
Robin Ballard	...	Lana
Alissa Hooper	...	Pedestrian in hall
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Andrew Hibbard	...	Elevator Repairman (voice)

Storyline

Jim is a shy, withdrawn loner, pervert, and virgin. Lana is a friendly and outgoing born again Christian who has renounced her promiscuous drug filled past. They have never met until they step into an elevator together one day. The elevator gets stuck between floors, and they start to get to know each other. A building maintenance man assures them over the elevator's emergency intercom that an elevator repairman is on the way to let them back into their lives. Hours, days, weeks, and months pass, and no repairmen ever show up. Jim and Lana spend their days screaming into the intercom trying to get the maintenance guy to answer again. He doesn't. Starvation is not a problem for them, as Lana entered the elevator with a bag full of groceries which is mysteriously found to be filled with fresh food every morning. After enough time passes, Jim gives up hope of escape and resigns himself to building a new life in the elevator with who he sees as his first girlfriend. Lana on the other hand...

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Plot Keywords:

elevator | dark comedy | transformation | pervert | virgin | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

O Elevador

Filming Locations:

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Quotes

Jim: So you used to be fucked up on drugs, but now you're fucked up on Jesus.

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Connections

References George Wallace (1997)

User Reviews

Hilarity on a non-existent budget, still hilarity.

I recently saw the World Premiere of Zeb Haradon's film "Elevator Movie" at the Chicago Underground Film Fest 2004. Shot in a creepy black and white 16mm, and staged almost entirely in an elevator, the movie is low budget, and proud. Hilarious writing, and bland "undercurrented" humor and acting makes this feel a lot like the Coen Brother's "The Big Lebowski" or the recent Indie hit, Napoleon Dynamite. But what makes this film unique is the subject matter. Seemingly normal characters (A Born-again Christian woman, and a loser pervert) are thrusted into a unique, but not unlikely situation. (Trapped in an elevator) Things get stranger and stranger, as their food is replenished daily, they discover they are not suspended in an elevator shaft, and the female role finds out she is lusted after by her male acquaintance, who wants nothing more than to have anal sex with her, and to be fellated by a venus flytrap. Characters proceed to get stranger and stranger (reminiscent of a Charlie Kaufman film) until the hilarious end.

I highly recommend this movie, and I for one can't wait for a DVD to be published. If your interested in this film, check out Elevator Movie's website for information regarding screenings.