This film begins with two men, "Eddie Holcomb" (James Farentino) and "Pete Howarth" (Don Stroud), casually entering a high-rise building and taking an elevator to one of the top floors while Eddie's girlfriend, "Irene Turner" (Carol Lynley), waits in her car in the underground basement. Once on the 39th floor, the two men quietly break into one of the office spaces; however, they are spotted by the lone occupant, who is immediately shot and killed by Pete. After quickly moving the body out of their way, they proceed to steal a briefcase full of money that had been delivered there earlier that day and, once it's in their possession, quickly head back into the hall to catch an elevator going down. To their dismay, although Eddie manages to secure a place within the crowded elevator, there isn't enough room for Pete, and so he has to catch another elevator a minute or so later. At first, although he is extremely claustrophobic, Eddie manages to control his feelings of anxiety; however, when the elevator gets stuck between floors, his anxiety turns into a full-blown panic. Meanwhile, Pete also becomes concerned when his elevator arrives before Eddie's--and Pete can get extremely violent when things go wrong. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this film turned out to be an okay movie for the most part, with all of the participating actors turning in solid performances. Admittedly, the made-for-television format hindered it to some degree, but even so, it managed to pass the time well enough, and I have rated it accordingly. Average.
