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Phone Booth

  • 2002
  • R
  • 1h 21m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
295K
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POPULARITY
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Phone Booth (2002)
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Publicist Stuart Shepard finds himself trapped in a phone booth, pinned down by an extortionist's sniper rifle. Unable to leave or receive outside help, Stuart's negotiation with the caller ... Read allPublicist Stuart Shepard finds himself trapped in a phone booth, pinned down by an extortionist's sniper rifle. Unable to leave or receive outside help, Stuart's negotiation with the caller leads to a jaw-dropping climax.Publicist Stuart Shepard finds himself trapped in a phone booth, pinned down by an extortionist's sniper rifle. Unable to leave or receive outside help, Stuart's negotiation with the caller leads to a jaw-dropping climax.

  • Director
    • Joel Schumacher
  • Writer
    • Larry Cohen
  • Stars
    • Colin Farrell
    • Kiefer Sutherland
    • Forest Whitaker
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    295K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,247
    481
    • Director
      • Joel Schumacher
    • Writer
      • Larry Cohen
    • Stars
      • Colin Farrell
      • Kiefer Sutherland
      • Forest Whitaker
    • 724User reviews
    • 148Critic reviews
    • 56Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 8 nominations total

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    Phone Booth
    Trailer 2:29
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    Colin Farrell
    Colin Farrell
    • Stu Shepard
    Kiefer Sutherland
    Kiefer Sutherland
    • The Caller
    Forest Whitaker
    Forest Whitaker
    • Captain Ramey
    Radha Mitchell
    Radha Mitchell
    • Kelly Shepard
    Katie Holmes
    Katie Holmes
    • Pamela McFadden
    Paula Jai Parker
    Paula Jai Parker
    • Felicia
    Arian Ash
    Arian Ash
    • Corky
    Tia Texada
    Tia Texada
    • Asia
    John Enos III
    John Enos III
    • Leon
    Richard T. Jones
    Richard T. Jones
    • Sergeant Cole
    Keith Nobbs
    Keith Nobbs
    • Adam
    Dell Yount
    Dell Yount
    • Pizza Guy
    James MacDonald
    James MacDonald
    • Negotiator
    • (as James Macdonald)
    Josh Pais
    Josh Pais
    • Mario
    Yorgo Constantine
    Yorgo Constantine
    • ESU Commander
    Colin Patrick Lynch
    Colin Patrick Lynch
    • ESU Technician
    Troy Gilbert
    • ESU Sniper
    Richard Paradise
    • ESU Guy
    • Director
      • Joel Schumacher
    • Writer
      • Larry Cohen
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The phone actually worked, and there was someone on the other line talking to Colin Farrell speaking as the caller, but Kiefer Sutherland's voice was added in during post-production.
    • Goofs
      At the end of the movie as Stu (Colin Farrell) lies in the ambulance after being shot, he is given medication for the pain which makes him very disoriented just in time for The Caller (Kiefer Sutherland) to show up and taunt him. The person who administered the medication just hops out of the ambulance. Any time an injured person would be given such a strong medicine, they would be monitored to ensure that they have no negative reaction.
    • Quotes

      Stu: I have never done anything for anybody who couldn't do something for me. I string along an eager kid with promises I'll pay him money. I only keep him around because he looks up to me. Adam, if you're watching, don't be a publicist. You're too good for it. I lie in person and on the phone. I lie to my friends. I lie to newspapers and magazines who, who sell my lies to more and more people. I am just a part of a big cycle of lies, I should be fuckin' president. I wear all this Italian shit because underneath I still feel like the Bronx. I think I need these clothes and this watch. My two thousand dollar watch is a fake and so am I. I've neglected the things I should have valued most. I valued this shit. I take off my wedding ring to call Pam. Kelly, that's Pam. Don't blame her. I never told her I was married. And if I did she, she would have told me to go home. Kelly, looking at you now, I'm ashamed of myself. All right? I mean, I work so hard on this image, on Stu Shepherd, the asshole who refers to himself in the third person, that I only proved I should be alone. I have just been dressing up as something I'm not for so long, I'm so afraid no one will like what's underneath. But here I am, just flesh and blood and weakness, and uh and I love you so fucking much. And, um, I take off this ring because it only reminds me of how I've failed you, and I don't, don't want to give you up. I want to make things better, but it may not be my choice anymore. You deserve better.

    • Crazy credits
      The 20th Century Fox logo blends into the white clouds that open the film.
    • Alternate versions
      The FX Network airs this movie with Jared Leto's deleted scene reinserted to bring up the film's running time to fit a two-hour block.
    • Connections
      Featured in Friday Night Saturday Morning (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Operator
      Written by William Spivery

      Produced by Nathan Larson

    User reviews724

    Featured review
    9/10

    Gosh! And 10 days was all it took to be filmed!!

    Colin Farrell is a self-professed star publicist with an attitude to boot. Watch 81 minutes of gut-wrenching nerve-wracking dialog reduce a pretentious "kiss my ass" punk into an enervated and regretful reprobate. Farrell is simply awesome in portraying the gravity of the situation. "The Caller"'s voice is absolutely worth a mention. Calm, creepy and authoritative! Something different and the movie would have fallen flat on its 'flab less' anterior. Sutherland plays 'The Caller', manning a high profile sniper rifle, while he thrusts honesty upon Stu Shephard (Colin Farrell). Frankly, I couldn't keep my eyes off the screen for a second.

    Ebert himself was marvelled by the creativity of "Phone Booth". Why! It wasn't without good reason! A gaudy character stuck inside a phone booth in a busy locale, some good camera work, bunch of apartment windows, a psycho sniper and 10 days of excellent filming supported by a 'worth a mention' cast easily will manage to get into a good bundle of "top ten" lists. Fabulous entertainment and a good display of creativity. Graham Bell is still aiding marvels, I guess!
    • what3v3r
    • Apr 18, 2005
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 4, 2003 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Swahili
    • Also known as
      • Enlace mortal
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Fox 2000 Pictures
      • Zucker/Netter Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $13,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $46,566,212
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $15,021,088
      • Apr 6, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $97,837,138
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 21 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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