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Elephant
Sign in to save2003 drama film directed by Gus Van Sant
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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
- Duration
- 81
- FilmAffinity ID
- 553137
- Official website
- www.elephantmovie.com
Show 3 more facts
- publication date
- 2003-01-01
- title
- Elephant
- review score
- 74%
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Article
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.