Stars Get Held in Falling Elevator After Movie Premiere

Things got pretty frightening following a NY premiere party of 'Janie Johnson,' a Tribeca Film release starring Abigail Breslin, Alessandro Nivola and Elisabeth Shue. 14 people -- including Nivola, 'The Good Wife' star Josh Charles, and 'Janie Jones' director David M. Rosenthal -- were held in a falling elevator in the Gramercy Park Hotel in Manhattan. Stated Rosenthal to Vulture: "We initially thought we'd gone completely towards the basement and returned around the springs." The problem began around night time when 12 party participants left the 16th floor roof terrace in the hotel. Packed already, the elevator stopped a couple of flooring lower, where, per Vulture, "a hefty older gentleman in the Netherlands" and the mate anxiously waited. "Everybody is yelling and hooting," stated Rosenthal, "and also the guy I am sure was drunk and thinks it is a party. So that they decide enter into, and the moment they begin, the one thing begins rapidly declining lower. His girlfriend is lucky she did not get wiped out because her feet was barely within the door once the elevator dropped." It finally stopped after nearly eight flooring, trapping the people just beneath the 2nd floor from the hotel. Initially, the 14 made jokes concerning the situation, but soon started to get rid of persistence. It had been only after Nivola's more youthful brother, awaiting him within the lobby, recognized something was amiss that hotel authorities were informed. After awaiting FDNY personnel to reach, the limited people required action and rose out the fire department apparently showed up right before the final person was drawn to safety. Gramercy authorities the deterioration elevator will undergo extensive testing, but that is not enough for Charles. "Here's my quote," he stated to Vulture. "If anybody stays in the Gramercy, remove insurance before you decide to ride the elevator. If put forth the Gramercy, do not die. Make use of the stairs." [via Vulture] [Photo: Alamy] RELATED Haunted Hollywood The Phantom Stage?Houdini's Halloween Storm?The Ghost of Howard Hughes?James Dean's Killer Vehicle?Marilyn Monroe's Haunted Mirror?Ghostly Music in the Hotel?Jayne Mansfield Wiped out with a Satanic Curse?The Curse of 'The Exorcist'?The Woman in Black? See All Moviefone Art galleries » Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED