I Love The Smiths AI Video Generator: You in the 500 Days of Summer Elevator Scene

It comes from one scene in 500 Days of Summer (2009). On “Day 4”, Tom stands in the office elevator with his headphones on and The Smiths leaking out. Summer hears it and says “I love the Smiths.” He doesn’t catch it, so she says “I said I love the Smiths”, sings a line and gets out, and he is left staring at the doors.

The line has been a TikTok meme for years, used for any shared taste (“I love X” / “me too”). In early November 2026 AI video sites started offering two-photo versions where you and a friend or partner play the scene, and searches for “i love the smiths ai” took off. You will also see it as the 500 Days of Summer elevator scene, the I love the Smiths elevator trend, the lift scene and the I love the Smiths meme.

• Pick Two photos or One photo.
• Upload the person with the headphones first, then the person who says the line (one photo per person, chest up, face to the camera).
• Keep 11 seconds; 15 seconds gives the ending more room. Vertical 9:16 and 720p are the defaults, and other shapes are under Advanced.
• Press Generate. The button shows the price first; you only sign in at this step.
• Wait a few minutes and download the MP4. The voices are already on it.

The elevator, the lines and the ending are written for you, so there is no prompt to type.

The clip is one continuous shot inside a wood-panelled elevator:

• The music: photo 1 stands with over-ear headphones on, a faint guitar tune leaking out.
• The line: photo 2 turns with a small smile — “I love the Smiths.”
• The miss: photo 1 slides a headphone off — “Sorry?”
• The second try: “I said, I love the Smiths.” Photo 2 hums along — “You have good taste in music.”
• The exit: the bell dings, the doors open and photo 2 walks out without looking back. Photo 1 stays frozen and whispers “Wow.”

There are no captions in the clip; add your own text when you post.

Pick Two photos for a couple, a crush or two friends: the first photo wears the headphones and the second says the line, so decide who gets to be the cool one who walks out. Use two separate photos, not a photo of you together, so the AI can tell you apart. Pick One photo when the joke is about you: you wear the headphones and the AI invents a stranger who says it to you. Both versions cost the same.

• One adult per photo, face toward the camera, sharp and in good light.
• Chest up or waist up: the elevator is a close shot, so faces matter more than legs.
• A mouth you can see clearly helps the lip sync.
• Your clothes go into the clip; everyday or office clothes fit the elevator.
• No sunglasses, no hat that hides the face and no heavy beauty filter.
• Only yourself or an adult who agreed: no children, celebrities or strangers.

The voices are already in the clip, so you can post it as it is. Captions people use: “I love the Smiths” / “me too”, “POV: you have good taste in music”, or tag the friend who walked out. If you want the song itself, add “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out” from the TikTok or Reels library under the voices, since the app licenses the songs in its own library. Hashtags: #ilovethesmiths, #500daysofsummer. Keep the platform’s AI label on.

From 150 credits — about $3.75–$5.00, depending on whether you use a monthly plan or a one-time credit pack. 15 seconds costs more than 11, and 480p under Advanced costs less. The exact price is on the Generate button before you start, and clips that fail to generate are refunded. Credits work on every app on Vuddex; credit packs are a one-time payment, no subscription needed.

Your photos are used only to make your video and are never used by us to train models. Uploads are private, reached only through expiring links, and deleted automatically after 30 days. Your videos stay in your library — visible to you alone unless you share them — until you delete them.