Elephant (2003)

An ordinary high school day. Except that it's not.

Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.

Directed by: Gus Van Sant

Written by: Gus Van Sant

Starring: Alex Frost, Eric Deulen, John Robinson, Elias McConnell, Jordan Taylor, Carrie Finklea, Nicole George, Brittany Mountain, Alicia Miles, Kristen Hicks

Genre: Crime, Drama

Released: 2003-09-20

Runtime: 81 minutes

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Elephant (2003): trivia & fun facts

Fun facts

• Also, Gus Van Sant named Chantal Akerman's film Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975) as an inspiration.
• Elephant was filmed in Van Sant's hometown, Portland, Oregon, in late 2002, on the former campus of Whitaker Middle School (previously Adams High School).
• Inspired by the 1999 Columbine High School massacre, the film chronicles the events surrounding a school shooting in Portland, Oregon.
• The script was "written" to its final form during shooting, with cast members improvising freely and collaborating in the direction of scenes.
• The Red Lake shootings that occurred in 2005 were briefly blamed on the film, as it was viewed by gunman Jeff Weise 17 days prior to the event.
• I doubt that Elephant will ever inspire anyone to copy what they see on the screen.

Source: Wikipedia

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