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Elephant
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Elephant is a 2003 American teen drama thriller film directed, written, and edited by Gus Van Sant. The movie features a cast including John Robinson, Timothy Bottoms, Alex Frost, and Matt Malloy. It was produced by Ivan Reitman, Diane Keaton, and JT LeRoy, with Diane Keaton also serving as executive producer. Production companies involved include HBO Films, The Montecito Picture Company, Blue Relief Productions, and Meno Film Company. The narrative is set in Oregon, with filming taking place in Portland.
The film has a runtime of 81 minutes and was originally released in English. It received the Palme d'Or and the Cannes Best Director Award. Elephant was nominated for the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography, the César Award for Best Foreign Film, and Independent Spirit Awards for Best Cinematography and Best Director. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.1 from over 100,000 votes and a Metascore of 70. The movie was distributed by Fine Line Features and Netflix.
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7.0Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.
Cast
- Alex Frost as Alex
- Eric Deulen as Eric
- John Robinson as John McFarland
- Elias McConnell as Elias
- Jordan Taylor as Jordan
- Carrie Finklea as Carrie
Themes
- video game
- gun
- mass murder
- classroom
- portland, oregon
- violence in schools
- girlfriend
- school
- gun violence
- school shooting
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
101,816 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
74%
Metacritic
70/100
- Year
- 2003
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 8 wins & 13 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Gus Van Sant
- Written by
- Gus Van Sant
- Produced by
- Dany Wolf
- Starring
- Alex Frost Eric Deulen John Robinson Elias McConnell Jordan Taylor Carrie Finklea Nicole George Brittany Mountain Alicia Miles Kristen Hicks Bennie Dixon Nathan Tyson Timothy Bottoms Matt Malloy Ellis E. Williams
- Cinematography
- Harris Savides
- Edited by
- Gus Van Sant
- Production company
- Meno Film Company
- Distributed by
- Fine Line Features HBO Films
- Release dates
- May 2003 ( 2003-05 ) ( Cannes ) October 24, 2003 ( 2003-10-24 ) (U.S.)
- Running time
- 81 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $3 million
- Box office
- $10 million
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Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Gus Van Sant
- Screenwriter
- Gus Van Sant
- Cast member
- Elias McConnell
- Producer
- JT LeRoy
- Production company
- The Montecito Picture Company
- Cinematographer
- Haris Savides
- Narrative location
- Oregon
- Filming location
- Portland
- Duration
- 81
- FilmAffinity ID
- 553137
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.elephantmovie.com
Show 8 more facts
- publication date
- 2003-01-01
- film editor
- Paul Rubell
- title
- Elephant
- executive producer
- Diane Keaton
- nominated for
- Independent Spirit Award for Best Director
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 74%
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Encyclopedic overview
Elephant is a 2003 American psychological drama film written, directed and edited by Gus Van Sant. Inspired by the 1999 Columbine High School massacre, the film chronicles the events surrounding a school shooting in Portland, Oregon. The narrative begins a short time before the shooting occurs, following the lives of several characters both in and out of school, who are unaware of what is about to unfold. The film stars mostly unknown or newcomer actors, including John Robinson, Alex Frost, and Eric Deulen.
Elephant is the second film in Van Sant's "Death Trilogy"—the first is Gerry (2002) and the third Last Days (2005)—all three of which are based on events. Although Elephant was controversial for its subject matter and allegations of influence on the Red Lake shootings, it was generally praised by critics and received the Palme d'Or at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.
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