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Box office. $10 million [2] Elephant is a 2003 American psychological drama film written, directed and edited by Gus Van Sant. It takes place in Watt High School, in the suburbs of Portland, Oregon, and chronicles the events surrounding a school shooting, based in part on the 1999 Columbine High School massacre.
Oct 24, 2023 · Released in U.S. theaters 20 years ago this week, “Elephant” chronicles one tragic day in an American high school from the viewpoint of several students, including the killers. With a more ...
Oct 19, 2003 · ''Elephant'' is a movie about a teenage killing spree mostly based on the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School in Colorado that left 15 people dead, including the two student shooters,...
Nov 16, 2021 · November 16, 2021. Elephant: Choosing to have none of the answers. A common misconception is that Gus Van Sant modeled Elephant (2003) on Alan Clarke’s 1989 film of the same title. Clarke’s film came out amid sectarian violence in Northern Ireland, known as the Troubles, and depicts 18 assassinations in 39 minutes, with no plot and no dialogue.
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Apr 20, 2022 · HBO Films. It’s interesting to hold up Elephant, which lingers for an excruciating period on the actual shooting event, against more recent films about school shootings. Megan Park’s film...
Jul 13, 2021 · A hazy, uneventful summer’s day seems in prospect, rather than a horrific Columbine-style high-school shooting that this movie summons up like a nightmare remembered with pitiless clarity.
Directed by Gus Van Sant. 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. The film chronicles the events surrounding a school shooting. Remove Ads. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
