Media Mikes would like to introduce you to an awe-inspiring film starring Charlie Sheen and Whoopi Goldberg titled 9/11, based on the original play, The Elevator, that centers on the events of September 11, 2001.
No matter who you are or where you were, that moment and the aftermath is indelibly etched in everyone’s mind. The film 9/11 is based on a true story and chronicles the lives of five average, everyday people who find themselves trapped in an elevator during the events of 9/11 in the World Trade Center.
Media Mikes would like to give our fans a chance to win an autographed poster by Charlie Sheen and a #Remember911 Gift Pack. Please leave us a comment below or send us an email with your 9/11 story. This giveaway will remain open until September 18th. This is open to our readers in Florida only unless you want to travel. One entry per person, per household. All other entries will be considered invalid. Media Mikes will randomly select winners. Winners will be alerted via email.
1 – 9/11 poster Hand Signed Autographed by star Charlie Sheen
1 – “Hope” Pendant with necklace
1 – Guide to Talking To Your Children About 9/11 thanks to Tuesday’s Children
In the World Trade Center, a billionaire sits in his attorney’s office awaiting a divorce hearing against his wife. In a west side apartment, a bike messenger kisses his 5-year old daughter and sings her “Happy Birthday” before leaving for work. A maintenance man gets dispatched to help a tenant with his lock. In an upper east side apartment, a young model musters the courage to break up with her sugar daddy. As random as random can be, these individuals step into a crowded World Trade Center elevator.
Wrapped up in their own world, they all ride silently hearing only the sound of the elevator giving notice of each floor. When the elevator stops on the 34th floor, it empties leaving only these five behind. Moments later … their world changes as the collision of a jet into the North Tower incapacitates the elevator.
With no understanding of what has happened and is happening around them, these fives are forced to band together and fight against all odds to escape from the impending horrific collapse. During these critical minutes, a story of courage, faith, and the will to live unfolds.
I can’t wait to see this. I’m both a police and military veteran. I’m building a rolling 9/11 Memorial car out of my 1977 Formula Firebird. I call it the, “Freedom Firebird Project. ” It has a dedicated Facebook page under that name.
I remember my mom waking me up, and told me to turn on the TV. When I asked her which channel, she responded with “Any”, that was when I knew something terrible had happened. It was horrific watching the events unfold on TV. This was about a month after I found out I couldn’t join the Navy as I had hoped, due to medical reasons, so I felt angry I couldn’t get out there. College classes were cancelled that day, I remember spending it with my best friend (who later joined the Army), we were both in shock. It took a full day to hear back from his family in New York, and another to hear from my uncle, who was working in the Pentagon.
On 9/11 I was in New York. I almost was at the top of the Twin Towers on a tour when everything happened but somehow I had some sixth sense telling me something was wrong that day and ended up taking a tour that was 45 minutes later. I remember seeing the horror on TV, feeling the quake under my feet, watching the people in the street full of dust and debris, watching the busy streets clear in NY and getting stuck in the New York when it went into lock down. I had only be visiting for 2 days on a sweepstakes I had won but it turned into a week before I managed to get a train home. During the time I was there, I offered to help move debris to find people but the police blocked civilians from coming onsite when a few rescuers got killed from falling debris. It was a trip unlike any other in my life. It still bothers me to think about it. I will never forget the faces of those wandering the streets full of dust and dirt but with tear tracks on their face as they searched for news of their family and friends. No matter if you knew someone involved in 9/11 or not, this touched everyone’s heart. I’m not sure a film could capture everything but I know it needs to be made so we never forget 9/11.