Throttle

Throttle

Year: 2005

Runtime: 87 mins

Language: English

Director: James Seale

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Every day, millions of people descend into underground parking garages, get into their cars and drive to the safety of their homes. But tonight, five levels down in a deserted corporate parking structure, financial analyst Tom Weaver won’t be going home; he becomes trapped in the empty, flickering facility, forced to confront the darkness and his own survival instincts.

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1

Tom confronts suspicion and heads to the deal

Tom Weaver confronts rumors of his wife’s possible affair after finding identical motel keys in Molly’s purse and his boss’s car. He confronts Molly, who denies it, and lies about where he’s going to chase a lucrative yet shady deal. The confrontation sets the emotional tension that drives his decisions for the night.

Evening Tom's home
2

Entering the building with mounting tension

Under mounting stress, Tom shouts at Eddie, the kind security guard, as he steps into the building. The outburst foreshadows the danger he will face inside and highlights Tom’s fragile state. He proceeds deeper into the night’s events, intent on finishing the deal despite his misgivings.

Evening Building entrance
3

Down to E-6 and a boss warning

Tom descends to the underground garage, reaching level E-6, where his boss warns that he has gone too far to back out. The boss makes it clear millions could be lost if the deal is interrupted. Tom, realizing the risk, chooses to quit the arrangement and prepare for a dangerous confrontation with reality.

Midnight Underground garage, level E-6
4

Tom quits and discovers the car sabotage

Tom quits the deal and heads toward his car, only to find the garage powerless and his vehicle vandalized, leaving him immobile. A massive 6000-pound Blazer appears, its driver hidden behind tinted glass and intent on leaving Tom trapped. The deadly game begins as Tom realizes escaping will be anything but easy.

Midnight Underground garage
5

Escape attempts and locked exits

Tom tries to escape via the stairs, but they’re chained from the inside and the elevators are out for the night. He is forced to navigate a relentless chase through the garage as the truck taunts him with horns and lights. The environment itself becomes an enemy as exits disappear.

Midnight Garage stairwell and corridors
6

A mace, a gas, and a deadly trap

A frightened coworker appears, mace in hand, but flees when she panics. Tom discovers a hose attached to the truck’s exhaust and realizes carbon monoxide is filling the space. He understands he must endure and find a way to outlast the killer rather than outrun him.

Midnight Garage
7

Top the truck and find the dead woman

Tom climbs atop a construction truck and, from that higher position, discovers the dead body of the woman who maced him earlier. The sight is a grim reminder of the night’s danger and the killer’s willingness to eliminate any obstacle. He uses the vantage point to plan his next move in the claustrophobic arena.

Midnight Construction area within the garage
8

The repo man, the misdirection, and the nail trap

A repo man confronts Tom and attacks on sight, but is thrown onto exposed nails and impaled, dying before he can reveal anything. Tom initially thinks the repo man is the killer, adding to the confusion as the killer remains at large. The true threat continues pursuing him through the garage.

Midnight Garage
9

The boss reveals the truth and the motive escalates

Tom retrieves a pistol from his boss’s car and finds the boss dead, having been stabbed. The boss confirms that Molly did not betray him and that Tom’s wife had no part in it. The boss’s dying warning that Tom will not be allowed to leave the garage alive sharpens the personal stakes.

Midnight Garage near boss's car
10

Eddie the killer revealed

The killer is revealed to be Eddie, the lonely security guard who snapped under stress and jealousy. He had killed others to save Tom for last, exploiting Tom’s paranoia to fuel his rampage. The revelation shifts the danger to a direct confrontation as the pursuit continues.

Late night Garage
11

Molly is found and the final standoff

Molly is bound in a toll booth and Tom frees her just as Eddie smashes the toll booth with the truck. The police arrive and Tom borrows a patrol car to confront the truck, planning to shoot Eddie through the windshield. The showdown ends with Eddie’s suicide as the police finally take control of the scene.

Final minutes Garage toll booth area
12

Ending and relief

Tom and Molly embrace at the garage’s top as the threat subsides and the police secure the scene. Molly’s casual question, 'where did you park?' injects a mundane, human moment into the night’s terror. They walk away together, their bond restored as danger fades away.

Aftermath Garage top

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