“Lift” ( eng. Down ) - American - Dutch horror film in 2001 about the elevator- killer with James Marshall and Naomi Watts in the lead roles. When the film was released on DVD in the USA, it was known as The Shaft ("elevator shaft"). The film is a remake of the Dutch film “ Lift ” (De Lift) of 1983, which was also directed by Dick Maas .
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| Genre | horror fantasy Detective film action movie |
| Producer | Dick maas |
| Producer | Laurence gills |
| Author script | Dick maas |
| In the main cast | James marshall Naomi Watts Eric Tal Michael ironside Edward Herrmann Ron perlman |
| Operator | Mark Feperlan |
| Composer | Paul Michael van Brugge |
| Film company | Buena Vista International Lionsgate |
| Duration | 110 min. |
| Budget | $ 15 million |
| A country |  USA  Netherlands |
| Tongue | English |
| Year | 2001 |
| IMDb | ID 0247303 |
Watts played the role of sassy journalist Jennifer Evans, and Marshall played the role of Mark Newman, an elevator repairman and former marine. The picture directed by Dick Maas was shot in the Netherlands , as well as in New York and in the District of Columbia .
The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2001 , but the release on video in the United States took place only two years later [1] .
Filmed before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the film makes several assumptions about the possibility of a terrorist attack on New York .
Content
Story
When several people suddenly die in a high-speed elevator, to the sights of New York - the skyscraper of the Millennium Building, at first everyone calls it a technical problem. But when the repairmen constantly do not find any faults in the elevator, it becomes clear that the matter is something else.
A tabloid spokeswoman leads a journalistic investigation, and an elevator repairman seeks to get to the bottom of the causes of death, while officials try to downplay the significance of incidents, and the government is investigating cases for terrorist acts.
The couple eventually discovers that the elevators live their own lives.
Cast
- James Marshall - Mark Newman
- Naomi Watts - Jennifer Evans
- Eric Tal - Jeffrey
- Michael Ironside - Günther Steinberg
- Edward Herrmann - Milligan
- Dan Hedaya - Lt. Macbain
- Ron Perlman - Mitchell
- Catherine Meisle - Mildred
- Martin McDougall - Andy's Guard
- John Cariani - Gary's Guard
- David Gwillim - Mr. Faith
- Peter Banks - Head of Maintenance
Criticism
Rotten Tomatoes currently does not have enough reviews to evaluate the film. Of the four reviews, three are considered "rotten." If the rating was set, the rating would be 25% of the acceptable. [2]
The film was not well received in the Netherlands and looks bad when compared to De Lift, which is considered one of the most powerful Dutch horror films of all time, while Lift is a typical American second-rate film . [3]
Notes
- ↑ Release dates of the movie on the IMDB website (Verified October 1, 2011)
- ↑ The Shaft (2001) . Rotten Tomatoes . The appeal date is October 1, 2011.
- ↑ Graveland, Mariska. Down / Dick Maas (nid.) . de Filmkrant net-versie van september 2001, nr 225 . The appeal date is April 7, 2018.
Links
- Elevator on the Internet Movie Database
- Lift on the Rotten Tomatoes website