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Phone Booth (2002)

15 81 min  -  Crime | Thriller  -   4 April 2003 (USA)
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Ratings: 7.1/10 from 107,991 users   Metascore: 56/100 
Reviews: 606 user | 204 critic | 35 from Metacritic.com

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

Director:

Joel Schumacher

Writer:

Larry Cohen
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Colin Farrell ...
Kiefer Sutherland ...
Forest Whitaker ...
Radha Mitchell ...
Katie Holmes ...
Paula Jai Parker ...
Arian Waring Ash Arian Waring Ash ...
Corky (as Arian Ash)
Tia Texada ...
John Enos III ...
Richard T. Jones ...
Keith Nobbs ...
Dell Yount ...
James MacDonald ...
Josh Pais ...
Yorgo Constantine ...
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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. Written by Ryan McIntosh <Ryanmcintosh01@hotmail.com>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Phone Booth | Publicist | Sniper | Sniper Rifle | New York City  | See more »

Taglines:

Its now or never See more »

Genres:

Crime | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive language and some violence See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Swahili

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Enlace mortal See more »

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$15,021,088 (USA) (6 April 2003) (2481 Screens)

Gross:

$97,837,138 (Worldwide)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The toy robot vendor is speaking in Swahili. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: 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. See more »

Quotes

The Caller: [about Pam] I think she needs a new headshot.
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Crazy Credits

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

Connections

Spoofed in "Bully & Rick: 24 Minuten (#1.12)" (2004) See more »

Soundtracks

"Operator"
Written by William Spivery
Produced by Nathan Larson See more »