The Lift
Directed by Dick Maas6.138%5.8
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.
Where to Watch The Lift
- eif999January 24, 2025Light touch horror about a killer elevator with living organic computer chips. It’s clear they needed lots of pad to get this to feature length but I kind of enjoyed it and the crazy AI Cronenberg-like plot. I especially enjoyed the super busy bustling elevator repair company and all their office politics. Busybody elevator repair guy kept digging into those damned murders! Most of the Dutch actors look alike which caused me some confusion. Directed by the guy that directed Golden Earring’s Twilight Zone music video. 80s elevatored horror.
- falkerOctober 24, 2025This is a near perfect campy horror movie, so much so that I've become obsessed with it over the last 20 years. The scene where Felix smashes his kid's car while eating an apple sealed the whole thing. If you have an actor with a bit of a goofy smarmy, badass stature with a friend / partner who is also pretty badass, you know the chips had no chance.
The Lift Trivia
The Lift was released on May 11, 1983.
The Lift was directed by Dick Maas.
The Lift has a runtime of 1h 35m.
The Lift was produced by Matthijs van Heijningen.
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.
The key characters in The Lift are Felix Adelaar (Huub Stapel), Mieke de Beer (Willeke van Ammelrooy), Saskia Adelaar (Josine van Dalsum).
The Lift is rated R.
The Lift is a Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller film.
The Lift has an audience rating of 3.8 out of 10.
The Lift had a budget of $350K.