Did Too Much Weight in the Elevator Cause Incident?

 The eight celebrants stuck in the elevator were attending the 30th anniversary screening of Anderson’s 1996 debut film, Bottle Rocket". Motion Picture Calendar 
Attendees reported on the elevator

1. James L. Brooks Wes Anderson - although he tweeted: "@WesAnderson39·Jul 7Thats not me…#WesAnderson"
2. Woman with blond hair
3. Luke Wilson - some reports suggest he took the stairs but the video posted on twitter by SaveYourCinema shows he was in the elevator
4. Man in a dark suit
5. Wes Anderson - although he tweeted: "@WesAnderson39·Jul 7Thats not me…#WesAnderson"
6. Unknown man in a suit
7. Unknown man
8. King Orba - filming the exit

Here is an inside view of the occupants before their rescue.

A clever response on twitter:

Matthew Buzzby@MattBuzzby·Jul 7 So an "elevator pitch" can be an hour now.

TMZ reported, according to LAFD, it was excess weight of occupants. - Perhaps.

The more popular video posted online of them exiting does not include attribution but if you look carefully at SaveYourCinema's tweet you see it was recorded by King.Orba. 

 ("Dedicated to preserving independent cinemas & theatrical exhibition: personal account @ben__steinberg")

And after the event they went out for dinner...unfazed weight might have contributed to the elevator issues.  Instagram

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And TMZ noted the an uncredited post by production specialist, Carolyn Dunn on Instagram.

Upcoming events are listed on the Motion Picture Calendar

Governance of the safety of elevators in Los Angeles is the responsibility of

• The Los Angeles Department of Building Standards (LADBS) oversees elevator and pressure vessel permits and inspections.
• The applicable Municipal Code is (Chapter IX, Article 1, Division 30 Elevators and Conveying Systems)
• Elevators and Pressure Vessels Inspections | LADBS
  • LADBS inspects all elevators and related conveyances, as well as pressure vessels, annually for compliance to applicable codes.
  • In addition, we inspect new installations, modernization and repair of existing devices, as well as responding to customer complaints and reported accidents.

A search of LADBS indicates on

• 5-03-2005 - INSTALL SMOKE DETECTORS @ ELEVATOR LOBBIES & ELEVATOR MACHINE ROOM FOR ELEVATOR RECALL.
• 3-19-2008 - Install elevator lobbies floor mezz. 2nd, 3rd, with4 5 minutes rated door assembly (floor area on each floor 8' x 48') (5th floor existing) 384 sq. ft
• 9-24-2019 - Installation of one hydraulic elevator.
• 1-27-20 - Installation of one hydraulic cabled elevator.
• 6-21-2020 - Install 1 new cabled elevator in a high-rise building.
• 6-21-2020 - Install 1 new hydraulic elevator in a high-rise building.
• 10-29-2020 - Supplemental permit to 13014-10000-03762 for deferred metal support system of glass elevator shaft panels for elevators P01, P02, P03.
• 10-27-2020 "All elevator related permits have been finaled." as part of the "City Department approvals required prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy:" But these were related to Permit and Inspection Report Detail Construction use elevator.
• 11-25-2020 - New top and bottom built-up steel angle tracks for the hanging "P05" elevator shaft glass and honeycomb panels.
  
• 11-14-2024 - FM-3 HOISTCABLES REPLACED STATE # 177879, 183626, 183627 Job#11711 PO#14006

Edit - url correction for video

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