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I Love The Smiths AI: You in the Elevator Scene

Add a photo of you and one of a friend, your crush or your pet. One of you wears big headphones, the other says "I love the Smiths", says it again louder and walks out, in a 15-second vertical video with the spoken lines.

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  • 15 s clip with sound
  • 9:16 for TikTok, Reels, Shorts
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I love the Smiths is the line from the 500 Days of Summer elevator scene: one person hears music leak from a coworker's headphones, says "I love the Smiths", says it again louder and walks out. This AI version puts two people of your choice in that elevator. You need two photos: the listener and the one who speaks.

Also called Tom and Summer elevator scene · 500 Days of Summer elevator AI trend · I love X / Me Too meme · Elevator meet-cute meme · I Love The Smiths split screen trend · Elevator Duet Transition

Example

What the I Love The Smiths video looks like

The people and pets are AI-made, not real persons. The reel versions copy the original clip and come with its original song, which you can turn off; the other versions have original sound. Your result will differ from run to run.

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Result, 15 s, with sound

Made with MakeViral from two photos of AI-made people (not real people): he wears the headphones, she says "I love the Smiths", says it again louder and walks out.

The trend's template clip, 24 s

Higgsfield's "Elevator Duet Transition" template clip: two AI-made people (not real people) play the whole I love the Smiths elevator scene with its sound, from "I love the Smiths" to the doors. The Full scene version copies it.

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Step by step

How to make the I Love The Smiths video on MakeViral

Everything runs in the browser. No editing app, no prompt to write, no watermark.

  1. Add the two photos

    Press "Create your own" and add the listener with headphones (stays in), then the one who says the line (walks out). Add them in this order, because the order decides who is who in the scene. Take them with the camera or pick them from your library.

  2. Press Generate

    The button shows the price. Seedance 2.5 films the I Love The Smiths scene straight from your photos, with no in-between picture, for 15 seconds with original sound and the trend's song under it. You write no prompt.

  3. Download or share

    The video is ready in a few minutes as a 9:16 MP4. Download it, share it from your phone, or find it later in My videos.

Which photo works best?

Use two photos, one person or pet in each. All four versions use the same order.

  • Photo 1 is the listener: the one with the headphones, who stands on the left, does not hear the first line and stays in the elevator at the end. In the pet version, this is your pet.
  • Photo 2 is the one who speaks: they stand on the right, say "I love the Smiths" twice and walk out.
  • Clear, sharp faces that look at the camera, in good light. A photo from the waist up works best: the scene is a close two-shot.
  • Your outfit comes along. Each person wears the clothes from their photo, so two different colors look best side by side.
  • No headphones needed in your photo: the video adds them.
  • Only one face per photo. Crop a group photo first.

Where did the I Love The Smiths trend start?

The I love the Smiths movie is (500) Days of Summer (2009). On Day 4 of the story, Tom stands in the office elevator with big headphones on. Summer hears the song leak out and says "I love the Smiths." He does not hear her, so she says it again, louder, sings a line and steps out, and he is left frozen as the doors close. The song is "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" by The Smiths.

The Tom and Summer elevator scene became a TikTok meme years later. Searchlight Pictures, the film's studio, posted it as "I LOVE THE SMITHS" on 1 February 2024, and that clip has 5.5 million views. People quote the line, use it for the "I love X / Me Too" meme about shared taste, and remake it with friends as an elevator meet-cute meme. In autumn 2026 it came back: a film edit by @michael.5456 on 29 September reached 1.4 million views, and @hanan.selini's park bench remake on 21 October reached 757,100. On 5 and 6 November 2026, AI video sites added the elevator scene as a two-photo template.

  1. Searchlight Pictures posts the elevator scene on TikTok as "I LOVE THE SMITHS". It has 5.5 million views and 378,400 likes by 6 November 2026. TikTok

  2. A lyric edit of the scene by @akssoxn, captioned "I love the Smiths.", reaches 2.2 million views. TikTok

  3. @michael.5456 posts a film edit of the scene that reaches 1.4 million views and 248,600 likes. TikTok

  4. @hanan.selini posts a remake on a park bench, captioned "i love the smiths". It has 757,100 views and 186,800 likes by 6 November. TikTok

  5. AI video sites add the elevator scene as a two-photo template, and "i love the smiths what i said i love the smiths" is a rising search in the US (+450% in 7 days). Summrs

  6. The #ilovethesmiths tag has 12,535 TikTok videos and 313 million views; #500daysofsummer has 142,089 videos and 6.9 billion views. TikTok

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The I Love The Smiths prompts

You do not need this: the one-tap flow runs it for you. [Image 1] and [Image 2] are your photos, in the order you add them: the video model takes them as a reference and films the scene straight from them, with no photo step first.

Two people

2 photos: the listener with headphones (stays in) + the one who says the line (walks out)Seedance 2.515 s · 720p · 9:16189 credits
Video prompt

The famous elevator meet-cute meme, filmed like a real film scene: a small, old office-building elevator with warm dark wood-paneled walls, brass trim, a brass handrail and brushed metal doors, under soft warm overhead light on a quiet morning. Photorealistic, natural skin and natural colors, gentle film grain, a warm cinematic grade, not CGI, not a cartoon. Vertical frame. The two stand side by side facing the doors, about an arm's length apart, framed from the waist up, so both faces stay large, sharp and well lit. The listener is the person in [Image 1], on the LEFT in every frame: copy the exact face from [Image 1] (the face shape, eye color and eye shape, eyebrows, nose, mouth, skin tone, age, hair color, hair length and hairstyle, and any beard, moustache, glasses or freckles), with the clothes from [Image 1]. They wear large over-ear headphones with no logo. The one who speaks is the person in [Image 2], on the RIGHT in every frame: copy the exact face from [Image 2] (the face shape, eye color and eye shape, eyebrows, nose, mouth, skin tone, age, hair color, hair length and hairstyle, and any beard, moustache, glasses or freckles), with the clothes from [Image 2], holding a thin stack of folders. If an image shows an animal, that one is that animal with its own face, fur and markings, not a person. Never blend their faces, never swap their clothes. Each face stays the same from the first frame to the last, so their friends recognize them at once. The shots: 1. 0-3 s: a medium two-shot from the front. The elevator hums upward. The listener stares straight ahead and nods very slightly to the music; faint, tinny guitar music leaks from the headphones. The one who speaks glances over, hears it, and a small smile grows. 2. 3-5 s: a medium close-up of the one who speaks, turned three-quarters to the listener. Warm and a little shy, they say: "I love the Smiths." 3. 5-7 s: a medium close-up of the listener, who did not hear. They slide one headphone cup off one ear, puzzled, and say: "Sorry?" 4. 7-11 s: the one who speaks, louder, with a playful, confident smile: "I said I love the Smiths." Then, eyes half closed, they softly hum a short wordless tune and sway a little. 5. 11-13 s: a soft bell rings. The doors slide open on a bright office hallway. The one who speaks gives a small sideways smile and steps out without looking back. 6. 13-15 s: the listener alone in the elevator, from the chest up, frozen, eyes wide, mouth slightly open, as the doors slide shut in front of them. They whisper: "Wow." Audio: the elevator hum, faint tinny guitar music from the headphones (an original melody), the two voices in natural English with exact lip sync, the soft hum, the bell and the doors. No other dialogue. Only these two, nobody else in the elevator or in the hallway. No text, no subtitles, no logos, no brand names, no watermark. No other music, no famous melody, no lyrics.

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Couple

2 photos: you, with the headphones (stays in) + your crush, who says the line (walks out)Seedance 2.515 s · 720p · 9:16189 credits
Video prompt

The famous elevator meet-cute meme, filmed like a real film scene: a small, old office-building elevator with warm dark wood-paneled walls, brass trim, a brass handrail and brushed metal doors, under soft warm overhead light on a quiet morning. Photorealistic, natural skin and natural colors, gentle film grain, a warm cinematic grade, not CGI, not a cartoon. Vertical frame. The two stand side by side facing the doors, about an arm's length apart, framed from the waist up, so both faces stay large, sharp and well lit. The listener is the person in [Image 1], on the LEFT in every frame: copy the exact face from [Image 1] (the face shape, eye color and eye shape, eyebrows, nose, mouth, skin tone, age, hair color, hair length and hairstyle, and any beard, moustache, glasses or freckles), with the clothes from [Image 1]. They wear large over-ear headphones with no logo. The crush is the person in [Image 2], on the RIGHT in every frame: copy the exact face from [Image 2] (the face shape, eye color and eye shape, eyebrows, nose, mouth, skin tone, age, hair color, hair length and hairstyle, and any beard, moustache, glasses or freckles), with the clothes from [Image 2], holding a thin stack of folders. If an image shows an animal, that one is that animal with its own face, fur and markings, not a person. Never blend their faces, never swap their clothes. Each face stays the same from the first frame to the last, so their friends recognize them at once. The shots: 1. 0-3 s: a medium two-shot from the front. The elevator hums upward. The listener stares straight ahead and nods very slightly to the music; faint, tinny guitar music leaks from the headphones. The crush glances over, hears it, and looks at the listener a beat too long. 2. 3-5 s: a medium close-up of the crush, leaning a little closer, with a soft, flirty smile: "I love the Smiths." 3. 5-7 s: a medium close-up of the listener, who did not hear. They slide one headphone cup off one ear, puzzled, and say: "Sorry?" 4. 7-11 s: the crush, louder, holding the listener's eyes with a teasing smile: "I said I love the Smiths." Then they softly hum a short wordless tune, eyes on the listener. 5. 11-13 s: a soft bell rings. The doors slide open on a bright office hallway. The crush steps out, then looks back over the shoulder with a small smile and a tiny wave. 6. 13-15 s: the listener alone in the elevator, from the chest up, frozen, then a slow, smitten grin spreads and one hand goes to the chest as the doors slide shut. They whisper: "Wow." Audio: the elevator hum, faint tinny guitar music from the headphones (an original melody), the two voices in natural English with exact lip sync, the soft hum, the bell and the doors. No other dialogue. Only these two, nobody else in the elevator or in the hallway. No text, no subtitles, no logos, no brand names, no watermark. No other music, no famous melody, no lyrics.

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Full scene

2 photos: the listener with headphones (stays in) + the one who says the line (walks out)Seedance 2.515 s · 720p · 16:9228 credits
Video prompt

Recreate the reference video [Video 1] shot for shot: two people in a small office elevator with warm beige wood-paneled walls, the same camera positions, framing, cuts, timing, moves and mouth moves. The ONLY change: the two people are now the people in [Image 1] and [Image 2]. STRICT SOURCE CAMERA AND ENVIRONMENT LOCK: Replace only the two actors. Preserve the elevator wall and door colors, materials, reflections, exposure and lighting of [Video 1] in EVERY shot. Keep the exact camera position, lens, framing, crop and subject screen size at every frame. No zooming, no reframing, no new camera movement. Preserve every original cut at its exact time. PERMANENT CAST: [Image 1] replaces ONLY the man on the LEFT with the headphones and the brown leather shoulder strap. [Image 2] replaces ONLY the woman on the RIGHT with the dark bangs. The person from [Image 2] walks out at the exact original moment. The final shot contains ONLY the person from [Image 1]; do not reinsert the other person. FULL REPLACEMENT: the person on the LEFT = the person in [Image 1], in EVERY shot: copy the exact face from [Image 1] (the face shape, eye color and eye shape, eyebrows, nose, mouth, skin tone, age, hair color, hair length and hairstyle, and any beard, moustache, glasses or freckles). The person on the RIGHT = the person in [Image 2], in EVERY shot: copy the exact face from [Image 2], with the same details. Rebuild entire heads and bodies, not just faces: NO black side-parted hair and NO moustache on the left person, NO dark bangs on the right person, unless their photo shows them. Both change: no one from [Video 1] stays, also in the wide shot. Never morph, never drift back to the faces in [Video 1], never blend the two faces. CLOTHING: each wears the clothes from their own photo, with no navy shirt on the left person and no cream cardigan on the right person unless their photo shows them. The left person keeps the over-ear headphones and the shoulder bag from [Video 1] as props. ACTION AND LIP SYNC: the exact poses, hand gestures, gaze, head turns, timing and walking of [Video 1]. The mouths move only on their own lines, in sync with [Video 1]: Shot 1 [0-4.7s]: the two-shot from the front. The right person, smiling: "I love the Smiths." The left person slides the headphones down: "Sorry?" The right person: "I said I love the Smiths." Shot 2 [4.7-11s]: hard cut, the same two-shot. The right person says "Yeah", faces forward and softly sings a short line with a smile, then: "I love them." The left person stares, stunned. Shot 3 [11-15s]: hard cut, a wide shot into the elevator: the doors slide open, the right person walks out, the left person stays alone inside, frozen, and mutters two words. SCENE: photorealistic live action, natural skin and hair, stable outfits and identities. No extra people, no swapped faces, no merged bodies, no extra limbs. No other dialogue. No background music. No text, no captions, no logos, no watermark.

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You + your pet

2 photos: your pet, with the headphones (stays in) + you, who say the line (walk out)Seedance 2.515 s · 720p · 9:16189 credits
Video prompt

The famous elevator meet-cute meme, filmed like a real film scene: a small, old office-building elevator with warm dark wood-paneled walls, brass trim, a brass handrail and brushed metal doors, under soft warm overhead light on a quiet morning. Photorealistic, natural skin and natural colors, gentle film grain, a warm cinematic grade, not CGI, not a cartoon. Vertical frame. The two are side by side facing the doors, about an arm's length apart, framed from the waist up, so both faces stay large, sharp and well lit. The listener is the pet in [Image 1], on the LEFT in every frame, sitting upright on a small wooden bench so its head is at the person's chest height: the same species and breed, face, eyes, ears, muzzle, fur colors, fur length and markings as in [Image 1], with the natural body volume and proportions of that animal, never flattened, stretched or turned into a person. It wears small over-ear headphones made for its head, with no logo. The one who speaks is the person in [Image 2], standing on the RIGHT in every frame: copy the exact face from [Image 2] (the face shape, eye color and eye shape, eyebrows, nose, mouth, skin tone, age, hair color, hair length and hairstyle, and any beard, moustache, glasses or freckles), with the clothes from [Image 2], holding a thin stack of folders. If [Image 1] shows a person, the listener is that person standing, with the exact face from [Image 1]. Never blend the two, never swap their looks. Each face stays the same from the first frame to the last, so their friends recognize them at once. The shots: 1. 0-3 s: a medium two-shot from the front. The elevator hums upward. The pet sits still and stares straight ahead; faint, tinny guitar music leaks from its headphones. The person glances over, hears it, and a small smile grows. 2. 3-5 s: a medium close-up of the person, turned three-quarters to the pet. Warm and a little shy, they say: "I love the Smiths." 3. 5-7 s: a close-up of the pet, who did not hear. It tilts its head, one headphone cup slips off one ear, and it makes one small, puzzled sound of its own kind. 4. 7-11 s: the person, louder, with a playful, confident smile: "I said I love the Smiths." Then, eyes half closed, they softly hum a short wordless tune and sway a little. 5. 11-13 s: a soft bell rings. The doors slide open on a bright office hallway. The person gives a small sideways smile and steps out without looking back. 6. 13-15 s: the pet alone on the bench, frozen, eyes wide, ears up, staring at the doors as they slide shut in front of it. Audio: the elevator hum, faint tinny guitar music from the headphones (an original melody), the person's voice in natural English with exact lip sync, the pet's one small sound, the soft hum, the bell and the doors. The pet never talks. No other dialogue. Only this pet and this person, nobody else in the elevator or in the hallway. No text, no subtitles, no logos, no brand names, no watermark. No other music, no famous melody, no lyrics.

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How many credits does it cost?

You pay per video in credits, and the create page shows the exact price on the Generate button before you spend anything. The one-tap price covers the scene photo and the video, charged once. Each version has its own price: Two people 189 credits, Couple 189 credits, Full scene 228 credits, You + your pet 189 credits. The cheaper models are there if you run the prompts by hand in AI Video.

Video modelSettingsCredits
Two people: Seedance 2.5 (this template)15 s, 720p, straight from your photos, one tap189
Couple: Seedance 2.5 (this template)15 s, 720p, straight from your photos, one tap189
Full scene: Seedance 2.5 (this template)15 s, 720p, copies the trend clip, one tap228
You + your pet: Seedance 2.5 (this template)15 s, 720p, straight from your photos, one tap189

One-time packs and plans are on the pricing page. A failed video gives its credits back.

Four versions: two people, a couple, the full scene, or you and your pet

Pick the version on the create page. Three of them make a 15-second vertical video of the I love the Smiths elevator scene from the same two photos; Full scene copies the scene itself.

VersionWhat happens
Two peopleYou and a friend or a coworker. Photo 1 wears the headphones; photo 2 says "I love the Smiths", then "I said I love the Smiths", hums a little and walks out. Photo 1 stays behind, stunned: "Wow."
CoupleThe meet-cute version for you and your partner or crush. Photo 2 leans in with a flirty smile, looks back with a little wave on the way out, and photo 1 is left with a slow, smitten grin.
Full sceneThe I love the Smiths movie scene shot for shot, wide 16:9: the same two-shot, the looks, the sung line, the doors and the stunned last shot, with the scene's own audio (the two voices and the song), like the 500 Days of Summer elevator AI trend clips on TikTok.
You + your petYour pet sits on a little bench with tiny headphones on and tilts its head at the first line. You say the line, walk out, and leave your pet staring at the doors.

The video is made straight from your two photos by top-quality AI video models, with no in-between picture, so both faces stay close to the photos. The exact price shows on the Generate button before you spend anything, and the video waits in My videos when it is ready.

The lines, beat by beat

The I love the Smiths dialogue is short, and the video follows it:

  1. The elevator goes up. The listener nods to the music in the headphones; the other one hears it leak out.
  2. "I love the Smiths."
  3. The listener slides one headphone off: "Sorry?"
  4. Louder, with a smile: "I said I love the Smiths." A short hum of a tune.
  5. The bell, the doors open, and the speaker walks out.
  6. The listener stays inside, frozen, as the doors close.

Online the line is quoted in a few ways: "I love the Smiths. I said I love the Smiths.", "Sorry, I said I love the Smiths", or "I love the Smiths. What? I said I love the Smiths." Both are the same I love the Smiths quote. In the film she also sings a line of the song; in our video the speaker hums an original tune, and the song itself plays under the scene.

Sound, captions and hashtags

Your video has the spoken lines, the elevator hum, the bell and the doors, with the Smiths song "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" playing under them, the part from "And if a ten-ton truck" to "the privilege is mine". The song stays low, so "I love the Smiths" and "Sorry?" are still clear. The Full scene version carries the scene's own sound instead (the two voices and the song). Want the lines without the song? Turn the song off on the result screen, then add the I love the Smiths TikTok audio when you post.

Caption ideas: "I said I love the Smiths", "when someone finally gets your music taste", or a me too meme twist: "I love [your thing]." "Me too."

Hashtags (TikTok, 6 November 2026): #ilovethesmiths (12,535 videos, 313 million views), #500daysofsummer (142,089 videos, 6.9 billion views) and #thesmiths.

What goes wrong, and how do you fix it?

ProblemFix
A face does not look like the photoUse a sharp photo that looks at the camera, in good light, and run it again.
The two faces mix or swap sidesUse one face per photo. Photo 1 is always the listener on the left.
A line is cut short or mumbledRun it again. Every run is a new take of the scene.
Your pet looks squashed or too smallUse a photo where the pet sits and faces the camera, with the whole head in view.
The run failsSome photos get refused. The credits come back; try another photo.

The elevator, the outfits and the timing differ a little from run to run.

FAQ

I Love The Smiths trend questions

What is the I love the Smiths trend?
It is a TikTok meme built on the 500 Days of Summer elevator scene: someone hears a song leak from another person's headphones and says "I love the Smiths", then "I said I love the Smiths" when they are not heard. People quote it, remake it and, since November 2026, make AI versions with their own faces.
What movie is I said I love the Smiths from?
It is from *(500) Days of Summer* (2009): the I love the Smiths scene is the elevator scene on Day 4. The song is "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" by The Smiths.
How do I make the I love the Smiths AI video?
Press "Create your own", pick Two people, Couple or You + your pet, add the listener as photo 1 and the one who speaks as photo 2, and press Generate. You get a 15-second vertical video of the elevator scene in My videos. There is no I love the Smiths template to download and no editing.
Is this an I love the Smiths meme generator?
Yes, for the video version. It works as an AI I love the Smiths meme template and a 500 Days of Summer meme generator in one: instead of text on a still, you get the whole elevator scene with your two faces. For a still or an I love the Smiths GIF, pause the video and take a screenshot, or trim a few seconds of it.
Is the film clip or the actors in my video?
No. Your video is a new AI scene in a similar wood-paneled elevator, with your two faces and your clothes. Nothing from the film is used: not the footage, not the actors and not the audio. The song under your lines is the Smiths' own recording, not the film's soundtrack. The one exception is the Full scene version: it puts the scene's own sound back on your video, the same audio the TikTok trend uses.
Does the video have the Smiths song?
Yes. Two people, Couple and You + your pet play "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out", the 500 Days of Summer elevator song, under the spoken lines and the elevator sounds, so you still hear "I love the Smiths" over it. Full scene has the scene's own audio with the song. You can turn the song off on the result screen and keep the lines.
Who says the line, photo 1 or photo 2?
Photo 2. Photo 1 wears the headphones, says "Sorry?" and stays in the elevator at the end; photo 2 says "I love the Smiths" twice and walks out. Swap the photos if you want the other role.
Can I make it with my pet?
Yes. In You + your pet, your dog or cat sits in the lift with tiny headphones on, tilts its head at the first line and stays there stunned while you walk out. Photo 1 is your pet, photo 2 is you.
What is the I love X / Me Too meme?
It is the same scene used for shared taste: one person says "I love [a band, a show, a food]", the other says "me too" or is left stunned. The I love the Smiths me too meme is the classic one. Our video keeps the original line.
Is this the same as the 500 Days of Summer AI trend on TikTok?
Yes. The 500 Days of Summer AI trend and the I said I love the Smiths trend are the same thing: the elevator scene with new people in it. AI video sites added it as a two-photo template on 5 and 6 November 2026.
Why is it called the elevator scene and the lift scene?
They are the same: "lift" is the British word. People search the 500 Days of Summer lift scene, the 500 Days of Summer elevator meme and the I love the Smiths elevator scene for the same clip.
How long is the video?
15 seconds at 720p: vertical 9:16, or wide 16:9 in Full scene. It is a short version of the scene, which runs about 25 seconds in the film: the lines, the exit and the stunned look are all there.
What is the Full scene version, the one like the I love the Smiths split screen clips?
It is the 500 Days of Summer character swap AI clip: your two photos take the places of the two people in the whole elevator scene, shot for shot, wide 16:9, 15 seconds, with the scene's I love the Smiths audio, the song and the dialogue ("I love the Smiths." "Sorry?" "I said I love the Smiths."). It copies Higgsfield's Elevator Duet Transition clip of two AI-made people. In November 2026 the I love the Smiths scene AI trend took off on TikTok: a how-to by @zora.pansy_win on 7 November reached 1.4 million views, and many posts stack two takes as a split screen. Photo 1 keeps the headphones and stays in; photo 2 says the line and walks out.
Does it cost credits?
Yes. The create page shows the exact price on the Generate button before you spend anything. If a video fails, the credits come back.
Are my photos private?
Yes. MakeViral does not post your photos or the result anywhere or show them to other users. The video goes to your private My videos page, and you can delete it there at any time.
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