The Elevator (1996 film)

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The Elevator is a 1996 American anthology comedy-drama film directed by Rafal Zielinski, Arthur Borman and Nigel Dick. [1]

Contents

Premise

A screenwriter is trapped in an elevator with a movie mogul.

Cast

Production

It was the final movie from Hit Entertainment, a short lived production company from Jordan Belfort. It was written by Gabe Bologna based on a real incident where Bologna was trapped in an elevator with Ron Howard. [2]

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References

  1. “Ed Asner Roars in his Final Lead Role while Rafal Zielinski’s Direction Purrs” at Tiger Within website
  2. "The Elevator (1996): Stuck Between Flaws". The Schlock Pit. 16 July 2023.