1. De Lift (1983) | Horror Film Wiki - Fandom
A 1983 Dutch science-fiction horror film directed and written by Dick Maas about a mysteriously intelligent elevator that begins a killing spree to those who ...
De Lift (released in North America as The Lift) is a 1983 Dutch science-fiction horror film directed and written by Dick Maas about a mysteriously intelligent elevator that begins a killing spree to those who come near it. An American remake titled Down was released in 2001 and it was also directed by Dick Maas. An elevator mysteriously begins to function intelligently on its own, where victims who go near the elevator or use it are killed. In a building in Amsterdam, a lift inexplicably begins
2. De lift | Eye Filmmuseum
Dick Maas only needed thirty days to shoot the greatest Dutch horror box office hit ever. The Lift hinges on the power of the imagination: is service technician ...
Dick Maas only needed thirty days to shoot the greatest Dutch horror box office hit ever. The Lift hinges on the power of the imagination: is service technician Felix Adelaar (Huub Stapel) paranoid or is the lift in the brand new office building really in a killing mood?
3. The Lift (1983) Movie Review from Eye for Film
8 nov 2021 · A lift technician finds himself drawn into a web of mystery and peril as he investigates the perplexing deadly accidents occurring in the ...
The early Eighties saw a lot of horror movies themes around the idea of objects possessed by evil spirits or developing minds of their own. The car in Christine, the television in Poltergeist and the book in The Evil Dead all make a sort of sense, in that there are plenty of reasons why people might interact with them, but how does one make a horror film about a possessed lift? Why don’t people just take the stairs, or use one of the other two lifts right next to it? It’s the classic Jaws problem – if people don’t actively stray into a dangerous situation, nothing bad will happen.
4. 31 Days of Horror Day 19: The Lift (1983) - Punch Drunk Critics
19 okt 2024 · Synopsis: A lift technician finds himself drawn into a web of mystery and peril as he investigates the perplexing deadly accidents occurring ...
The Lift takes place in Amsterdam, where an elevator inexplicably starts to operate on its own. After a storm takes out power and traps four
5. The Lift | VERN'S REVIEWS on the FILMS of CINEMA
6 jul 2020 · Surprisingly this is the only movie of the season so far to use the popular “beware of technology” theme. It would be a stretch to count the ...
“I don’t much like the lift, I prefer to take the stairs, it’s much safer.”
6. The Lift (1983) — Elevates the art of being taken down - Mutant Reviewers
25 mrt 2024 · The Lift concerns a string of gruesome incidents happening in and around an elevator in a hip building of Amsterdam.
“These damn machines will be the death of us all some day!” Anthony’s rating: Embodies the reasons for this site to exist. Anthony’s review: Fellow Mutant Zombie Dog nailed …
7. The Lift (1983) directed by Dick Maas • Reviews, film + cast - Letterboxd
A lift technician finds himself drawn into a web of mystery and peril as he investigates the perplexing deadly accidents occurring in the elevators of a new ...
A lift technician finds himself drawn into a web of mystery and peril as he investigates the perplexing deadly accidents occurring in the elevators of a new office building.
8. This Horror Film Is the Ultimate Forgotten Tale of Evil Machinery
16 mei 2024 · Sometimes, I enjoy serious filmmaking with themes meant ... The 1983 Dutch horror-thriller The Lift (De Lift) falls into the latter category.
We look back on an all-but-forgotten Dutch horror picture about evil machinery that is now free-to-stream.
