Elephant Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

Based partially on the shootings at Columbine High School, writer-director Gus Van Sant presents "Elephant", which takes place during one day at a typical American high school. Following ten kids in their daily activities, an atmosphere of violence and lawlessness becomes brutally evident as tension mounts, leading to a tragic event.

Drama Teen

• E
  Eric Deulen

• A
  Alex Frost

  Drillbit Taylor, The Vicious Kind

• J
  John Robinson

  Dead Man's Wire, Transformers

• T
  Timothy Bottoms

  The Shed, American Standard

• E
  Elias McConnell

• M
  Matt Malloy

  The United States of Leland

Who is making Elephant – Crew List

A look at Elephant behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Gus Van Sant last helmed Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot and The Sea of Trees. The film's writer Gus Van Sant last penned Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot and Last Days.

Director

Gus Van Sant

Screenwriter

Gus Van Sant

Producers

Bill Robinson
Dany Wolf

Production – What we know about the Elephant

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Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Dec 2004

Completed

Changed Elephant movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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