'Movie mogul' Roy Tilden is als het ware aan de top van de wereld. Zijn laatste film verbreekt box-office records en hij staat op het punt om een award te winnen. Maar zijn perfecte dag lijkt verpest te worden als hij in een lift vast komt te zitten met allerlei unieke en kleurrijke mensen.

Things are going swimmingly for the film producer Roy Tilden, his last film is a success and he will soon receive an award for it. But his perfect day changed quickly when he takes an elevator with a keen writer. Directly after the door is closed, the emergency stop button is pressed and he is caught with a bunch of mildly different people.

O magnata do cinema Roy Tilden está prester a receber um prêmio por sua carreira. Esse dia perfeito, porém,se torna uma catástrofe quando, ao entrar no elevador para ir à recepção, outro passageiro, David, aperta o botão de emergência e o elevador pára. Como ninguém ouve os pedidos de socorro, David decide passar o tempo lendo seus roteiros para Roy - que ,por sua vez, só pensa em seu compromisso.