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Phone Booth

Phone Booth

No options. No lies. No fear. No deals. Just keep talking.

20036.91h 21m

Overview

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.

Directed by Joel Schumacher
Written by Larry Cohen
Produced by David Zucker, Gil Netter
Box OfficeBudget: $13.0MRevenue: $97.8M

Top Cast

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

Themes & Keywords

snipernew york citypsychopathterrorismreal timepublicistaffairphone booth

About Phone Booth

Phone Booth is a thriller, crime film released in 2003 exploring themes of sniper, new york city, psychopath, terrorism, real time, publicist. Directed by Joel Schumacher, it stars Colin Farrell, Kiefer Sutherland, Forest Whitaker. 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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