Hellphone (2007)

A teen-ager feels an endless fascination for his cellular phone which will enable him to reach his aim: alluring the pretty high-school girl he's in love with. Unfortunately, this addiction... See full summary »

Director:

James Huth

Writers:

Jean-Baptiste Andrea (story), Jean-Baptiste Andrea

Stars:

Jean-Baptiste Maunier, Jennifer Decker, Benjamin Jungers

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean-Baptiste Maunier	...	Sid
Jennifer Decker	...	Angie
Benjamin Jungers	...	Pierre
Vladimir Consigny	...	Virgile
Edouard Collin	...	Franklin
Baptiste Caillaud	...	David
Anaïs Demoustier	...	Clémence
Judith Chemla	...	Margot
Quentin Grosset	...	Félix
Géraldine Martineau	...	Charlotte
Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus	...	M. Tamalet
Christian Hecq	...	Fritz
Clotilde Mollet	...	Mme Soupir
Bruno Salomone	...	Hervé Temmam
Gilles Privat	...	M. Fouque

Storyline

A teen-ager feels an endless fascination for his cellular phone which will enable him to reach his aim: alluring the pretty high-school girl he's in love with. Unfortunately, this addiction will not be without negative consequences on the behavior of the boy.

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Plot Keywords:

teacher student relationship | supernatural power | mind control | male stripping | friendship between boys | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Jean-Baptiste Maunier was 16-17 years old during production

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Connections

References The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

User Reviews

It's a lot of fun (...but just don't expect it to be scary)

Hellphone is the story of a boy who , not really knowing it , buy an evil phone who has a mind of its own to get the girl of his dream. It's a crazy film from beginning to the end , it goes at a crazy speed both in the writing and the direction, the camera keep zooming in,zooming out,the color are bright and the actor all have very high energy. There's a lot of dark comedy in there too (There's a scene were a fast food owner deep fried his own head)and plenty of laugh. Jean Baptiste Maunier had become very popular in France since "les choriste" and even if I must say that I don't consider myself a fan of him , I really did find him convincing in the role of a metal-head kid. But in my opinion the real star of the film is Vladimir Consigny who plays Virgile , the self obsessed bad guy in the story,he bring a lot of fun to the role ( and I'm not talking about the strip tease scene ) he's just a really different sort of villain. The last 15 minutes of the film are the best for both fans of horror and comedy. It's a really hard film to describe but if any of you saw film like "Idyle hands" or "Shawn of the dead" I am sure you will have a fun time watching this silly horror/comedy.

Details

Official Sites:

Studio Canal [France]

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

28 March 2007 (France)

Also Known As:

Hellphone - Ein teuflisches Handy

Box Office

Budget:

EUR7,400,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$4,237,092

Company Credits

Production Co:

Captain Movies, Mandarin Films, StudioCanal

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Color:

Color