Phone Booth (2002)

Stuart Shepard finds himself trapped in a phone booth, pinned down by an extortionist's sniper rifle.

Director:

Joel Schumacher

Writer:

Larry Cohen

Stars:

Colin Farrell, Kiefer Sutherland, Forest Whitaker

7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Colin Farrell	...	Stu Shepard
Kiefer Sutherland	...	The Caller
Forest Whitaker	...	Captain Ramey
Radha Mitchell	...	Kelly Shepard
Katie Holmes	...	Pamela McFadden
Paula Jai Parker	...	Felicia
Arian Waring Ash	...	Corky (as Arian Ash)
Tia Texada	...	Asia
John Enos III	...	Leon
Richard T. Jones	...	Sergeant Cole
Keith Nobbs	...	Adam
Dell Yount	...	Pizza Guy
James MacDonald	...	Negotiator (as James Macdonald)
Josh Pais	...	Mario
Yorgo Constantine	...	ESU Commander

Storyline

A slick New York publicist who picks up a ringing receiver in a phone booth is told that if he hangs up, he'll be killed... and the little red light from a laser rifle sight is proof that the caller isn't kidding.

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Plot Keywords:

phone booth | publicist | sniper | sniper rifle | hostage | 

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Taglines:

Your life is on the line.

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Genres:

Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive language and some violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Swahili

Release Date:

4 April 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Enlace mortal

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$379,269 (Japan) (21 November 2003)

Gross:

$1,787,367 (Japan) (12 December 2003)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox 2000 Pictures, Zucker/Netter Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Will Smith was attached to star at one point.

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Goofs

When Stu is pulled out of the booth by Leon he knocks off the pieces of glass with his arm on top of the phone but, towards the end of the film the pieces of glass at sitting back on top of the phone.

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Quotes

Stu: [to Caller] Stay the fuck out of this
Capt. Ramey: Who do you keep talking to on the phone?
Stu: Nobody
Capt. Ramey: Your ah... your friend, your parent, your lover? Who?
The Caller: Careful, Stuart. Careful.
Stu: My psychiatrist.
The Caller: [laughs] Excellent! I should have thought of that.

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Crazy Credits

The 20th Century Fox logo blends into the white clouds that open the film.

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Connections

Referenced in Dialing Up 'Cellular' (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Operator"
Written by William Spivery
Produced by Nathan Larson

User Reviews

Entertaining and full of suspense!

This is the kind of movie that is rare these days. It didn't cost an arm and a leg to make, it stars some good actors and the story line was plausible.

The Hitchcock influence is obvious and the pacing of the film was just right. This is the best work of director Schumacher. The lead could have been played by any yuppie looking actor but Colin Farrell does a good job anyway in a role that puts you in his character's place.

It's hard to make a movie work when it takes place in a confined space with few characters, but when those movies succeed, it shows. And that's how it is with "Phone Booth."