Elephant

Elephant is a 2003 psychological drama film written and directed by Gus Van Sant. It is partially based off of the Columbine High School Massacre.

A variety of adolescents at a suburban high school drift through a seemingly uneventful day, until two students arrive with violent intentions. Alex (Alex Frost) and Eric (Eric Deulen) have developed elaborate plans to enter their school and gun down as many of their peers as possible. Although Alex and Eric are seen as the victims of bullying, and the pair have carefully plotted their attack, most of the violence is committed with a detached sense of randomness.

Victims

• Michelle - Shot by Alex with a Mossberg 500 Cruiser shotgun.
• Elias - Shot by Alex with Mossberg 500 Cruiser shotgun.
• Unnamed Female Student - Shot by Alex with a Mossberg 500 Cruiser shotgun.
• Unnamed Male Student - Shot by Alex with a Mossberg 500 Cruiser shotgun.
• Brittany - Shot by Alex with a Mossberg 500 Cruiser shotgun off-screen.
• Jordan - Shot by Alex with a Mossberg 500 Cruiser shotgun off-screen.
• Nicole - Shot by Alex with a Mossberg 500 Cruiser shotgun off-screen.
• Nate - Shot by Alex with a Mossberg 500 Cruiser shotgun.
• Unnamed Male Student - Shot by Eric with an Intratec TEC-9 semiautomatic pistol.
• Benny - Shot by Eric with a Intratec TEC-9 semiautomatic pistol.
• Principal Luce - Shot four times in the back by Eric with a Intratec TEC-9 semiautomatic pistol.
• Unnamed Person - Shot by Alex with a Bushmaster Carbon 15 R21 off-screen, body seen.
• Unnamed Person - Shot by Alex with a Bushmaster Carbon 15 R21 off-camera, body seen.
• Unnamed Male Student - Shot by Alex with a Bushmaster Carbon 15 R21 off-camera, body seen.
• Unnamed Person - Shot by Alex with a Bushmaster Carbon 15 R21 off-screen, body seen.
• Unnamed Male Cafeteria Worker - Shot by either Alex or Eric off-screen, body seen.
• Eric - Shot by Alex with a Bushmaster Carbon 15 R21.
• Nathan - Shot by Alex with a Bushmaster Carbon 15 R21 off-screen. (Debatable)
• Carrie - Shot by Alex with a Bushmaster Carbon 15 R21 off-screen. (Debatable)
• Alex - Committed suicide by shooting himself off-screen, implied. (Debatable)

Deaths

• Total - 17
  • 9 Men
  • 5 Women
  • 3 Victims of Unknown Gender

Kill Counts

1. Alex - 14 (Fate Unknown)
2. Eric - 4 (Deceased)

Notes

• When Alex and Eric are discussing the plan and looking at a map of the school, there appears to be a hit list written on the map. Though, it's impossible to know if any of the victims shown were any of the named targets on the list.
  • The list reads: Jim Evans, Glen Tuccinardi, Steve Right, Jamie Bell, Stuart Lugandowski, Greg Weed, Bill McCormick, Mike Madigan, Wendy Wenk, Mary Eustes, Reid Grahm, Bill Long, Ben Ryder, Steve Tarnowsky, and John Troy.

Trivia

• The film's villains are based off of the Columbine perpetrators, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. Alex is Harris, while Eric is Klebold.