Phone Booth (2003) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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A phone call can change your life, but for one man it can also end it. Set entirely within and around the confines of a New York City phone booth, thriller follows Stu Shepard, a low-rent media consultant who is trapped after being told by a caller - a serial killer with a sniper rifle - that he'll be shot dead if he hangs up. A sudden and shocking act of violence near the booth draws the attention of the police, who arrive backed with a small army of sharpshooters. They believe that Stu, not the unseen caller of whom they remain unaware, is the dangerous man with a gun. The senior officer on the scene, Captain Ramey, tries to talk Stu out of the booth. But unbeknownst to Ramey, his team, the media circus that has flocked to the site - and Stu's wife, Kelly, and his client /prospective girlfriend, Pamela - the caller has them all in his high-powered rifle sights. As afternoon turns into evening, Stu, the embodiment of an unethical, self-serving existence, must now undertake a sudden and unexpected moral evolution. He is emotionally stripped naked by the caller. Stu's lies, half-truths, and obfuscation no longer matter. Instead, he must dig deep into his soul, find his strength and attempt to outwit the caller, taking the game to an even more dangerous level.

Cast & Crew

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Joel Schumacher

Kiefer Sutherland

Colin Farrell

Forest Whitaker

Katie Holmes

Radha Mitchell

Film Details

Also Known As

Phone Game

MPAA Rating

Genre

Drama

Thriller

Release Date

2003

Distribution Company

20th Century Fox Distribution

Location

Los Angeles, California, USA; New York City, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 20m

Synopsis

A phone call can change your life, but for one man it can also end it. Set entirely within and around the confines of a New York City phone booth, thriller follows Stu Shepard, a low-rent media consultant who is trapped after being told by a caller - a serial killer with a sniper rifle - that he'll be shot dead if he hangs up. A sudden and shocking act of violence near the booth draws the attention of the police, who arrive backed with a small army of sharpshooters. They believe that Stu, not the unseen caller of whom they remain unaware, is the dangerous man with a gun. The senior officer on the scene, Captain Ramey, tries to talk Stu out of the booth. But unbeknownst to Ramey, his team, the media circus that has flocked to the site - and Stu's wife, Kelly, and his client /prospective girlfriend, Pamela - the caller has them all in his high-powered rifle sights. As afternoon turns into evening, Stu, the embodiment of an unethical, self-serving existence, must now undertake a sudden and unexpected moral evolution. He is emotionally stripped naked by the caller. Stu's lies, half-truths, and obfuscation no longer matter. Instead, he must dig deep into his soul, find his strength and attempt to outwit the caller, taking the game to an even more dangerous level.

Director

Joel Schumacher

Cast

Kiefer Sutherland

Colin Farrell

Forest Whitaker

Katie Holmes

Radha Mitchell

Richard Paradise

Keith Nobbs

Peter Distefano

Josh Pais

John Enos

Dean Tarrolly

Amy Kowallis

Richard T. Jones

Svetlana Efremova

James Macdonald

Tom Reynolds

Martin Tillman

Michael Brook

Colin Patrick Lynch

Tyree Simpson

Dean Cochran

Seth William Meier

Troy Gilbert

Zidu Chen

Maile Flanagan

Yorgo Constantine

Arian Waring Ash

Dell Yount

Karara Muhoro

Tory Kittles

Shu Lan Tuan

Tia Texada

Billy Erb

Paula Jai Parker

Paul Fontana

Bruce Roberts

Julio Oscar Mechoso

Domenick Lombardozzi

Crew

Mary Aaron

Mike Ades

Blondel Aidoo

Visual Effects Producer

Ian Ball

Ivan L Bates

Michael Bauman

Dennis Benatar

Production Supervisor

Paul Blackburn

Steve Boyd

Transportation Coordinator

Bela Brozsek

Lindsay Burnett

Visual Effects Producer

Gary Burritt

Negative Cutter

Michael Buster

Steve Caldwell

Digital Effects Artist

Larry Cohen

Eddy Collyns

Location Manager

Amy Comstock

Production Accountant

Nicky Craft

Paul Curtis

Supervising Sound Editor

Chic Daniel

Technical Advisor

Don Diers

Mark Dornfeld

Visual Effects Supervisor

Phil Dornfeld

Jim Downing

Douglas Dresser

Location Manager

Chris Duskin

Camera Operator

Gregg Edler

Production Coordinator

Todd Ellis

Property Master

Brian Emrich

Jon Epstein

Sandi Figueroa

Norman Fils

Construction Coordinator

Mali Finn

Jim Fredburg

Special Effects Coordinator

Stephen Gaghan

Jeremy Garelick

Marshall Garlington

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Dean Garvin

Assistant Director

Susan Shin George

Visual Effects Producer

Troy Gilbert

Stunt Coordinator

Patricia Grande

Thomas Gray

Harry Gregson-williams

Mariana Grubbs

Willie Hayes

Camera Operator

Brian Helgeland

Shaina Holmes

Digital Effects Artist

Mark Hubatsek

Camera Operator

Sam Hutchins

Location Manager

Jerry F Johnson

Transportation Captain

Shawn Kennelly

Merle Kessler

Dialogue Consultant

Dan Kneece

Steadicam Operator

Dan Kneece

Camera Operator

Phillip Kurdyla

Rights & Clearances

Ted Kurdyla

Unit Production Manager

Ted Kurdyla

Executive Producer

Nathan Larson

Andrew James Laws

Production Designer

Darryl Levine

Matthew Libatique

Director Of Photography

Christine Loss

David Lucarelli

John A Machione

Unit Production Manager

Laura Macias

John Mazzola

Emma Mcguinness

Visual Effects Producer

Nathan Mcguinness

Visual Effects Designer

Nathan Mcguinness

Visual Effects Supervisor

Jay Meagher

Kevin Meehan

Paul Meehan

David Melito

Art Department Coordinator

Michael Mills

Chris Navarro

Gil Netter

Jeffrey Norvet

Camera Operator

Tom G O'connell

Daniel Orlandi

Costume Designer

Ben Ottwell

John H Parker

Production Accountant

Michael Payne

Sound Effects Editor

Oliver James Peacock

Sean Pogel

Production Coordinator

Laurie Powers

Digital Effects Artist

Christopher Regan

Michael Joseph Reyes

Sharron Reynolds

Script Supervisor

Charlene Richards

Eli Richbourg

Associate Producer

Judy Richter

Production Supervisor

Susan M Roberts

Costume Supervisor

Stephen P Robinson

Sound Effects Editor

John Robotham

Sean Rowe

James Sabat

Tom Saccio

Property Master

Gunther Schatz

Justin Scoppa

Randall J Smith

Jeffrey P Soderberg

Best Boy Electric

William Spivery

Mark Stevens

Marc Streitenfeld

Robert Studenny

John C. Stuver

Dialogue Editor

Ken Teaney

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Philip Testa

Eric Thompson

Eric Thompson

Frank Torres

Michael Trisler

Glen Trotiner

Assistant Director

Bruce Valdes

Paul C Valdes

Danny Valencia

Ralph Volpe

Transportation Captain

Richard Walden

Camera Operator

Tim Walston

Sound Effects Editor

Don Warner

Dialogue Editor

Lisa Wasierski

Jeff Werner

Martin Whist

Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz

Dawn Wolf

David Zucker

Film Details

Also Known As

Phone Game

MPAA Rating

Genre

Drama

Thriller

Release Date

2003

Distribution Company

20th Century Fox Distribution

Location

Los Angeles, California, USA; New York City, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 20m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States on Video July 8, 2003

Released in United States Spring April 4, 2003

Allen and Albert Hughes were previously attached to direct.

Brad Pitt was previously attached to star.

Jim Carrey was previously attached to star.

Mel Gibson was previously attached to star.

Ray Liotta was previously attached to star.

Will Smith was previously attached to star.

Released in United States Spring April 4, 2003

Released in United States on Video July 8, 2003

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