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The
phone booth is a confessional, the sniper is very god-like, and
the story is about judgment confession and redemption.
PHONE BOOTH
(2003)
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This page was last updated on May 17, 2005
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CREDITS
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Directed
by Joel Schumacher
Screenplay by Larry Cohen
Colin Farrell .... Stu Shepard
Kiefer Sutherland .... The Caller
Forest Whitaker .... Capt. Ramey
Radha Mitchell .... Kelly Shepard
Katie Holmes .... Pamela McFadden
Paula Jai Parker .... Felicia
Arian Waring Ash .... Corky (as Arian Ash)
Tia Texada .... Asia
John Enos ..... Leon
Richard T. Jones .... Sergeant Cole
Keith Nobbs .... Adam
Dell Yount .... Pizza Guy
James MacDonald .... Negotiator
Josh Pais .... Mario
Produced
by
Ted Kurdyla .... executive producer
Gil Netter .... producer
Eli Richbourg .... associate producer
David Zucker .... producer
Original Music by Harry Gregson-Williams
Cinematography by Matthew Libatique
Film Editing by Mark Stevens
MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive language and some violence.
Runtime: 81 min / Canada:80 min (Toronto Film Festival) / USA:118
min / USA:90 min
For rating reasons, go to FILMRATINGS.COM,
and MPAA.ORG.
Parents, please refer to PARENTALGUIDE.ORG
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TRAILERS
AND CLIPS
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CD
SOUNDTRACK
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 Phone
Booth (Score)
1.
First Call ListenMusic ListenMusic 2. Trapped ListenMusic ListenMusic
3. Nypd ListenMusic ListenMusic 4. Rifle, The ListenMusic ListenMusic
5. Confession ListenMusic ListenMusic 6. Times Square 7. Stu's Secret
8. Publicist Talk 9. Last Booth in NYC 10. It's Me You Want 11.
Center of Attention 12. Telephone Users 13. Is He Coming Out? 14.
Phone vs. Gun 15. Just Say the Word 16. It Could Be Anyone
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POSTER
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Phone Booth
27 in x 40 in
Double-sided poster plain or,
Framed | Mounted |
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SYNOPSIS
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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, PHONE BOOTH follows Stu Sheperd (Colin Farrell), 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.
What
do you do when you hear a ringing public phone? You know it’s
a wrong number, but instinct forces you to pick it up. A ringing
phone demands to be answered, but when Stu Shepard takes the call,
he finds himself hurtled into a tortuous game. Hang up, says the
caller (Kiefer Sutherland), and Stu’s a dead man.
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 (Forest Whitaker), 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.
Fox
2000 Pictures presents a Zucker/Netter production, a Joel Schumacher
film, starring Colin Farrell in PHONE BOOTH, also starring Forest
Whitaker, Katie Holmes, Radha Mitchell and Kiefer Sutherland. The
film is directed by Joel Schumacher, written by Larry Cohen, and
produced by Gil Netter and David Zucker. The executive producer
is Ted Kurdyla. The director of photography is Matthew Libatique,
ASC, the production designer is Andrew Laws, the film editor is
Mark Stevens, and the costume designer is Daniel Orlandi. Music
is composed by Harry Gregson-Williams.
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BY
DAVID BRUCE
HollywoodJesus.com Web Master |
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since Daredevil has there been a film
with so much spiritual symbolism in it. We are introduced to Stu Shepard,
a fast talking hustler, who is cheating in his wife. In the midst
of the inner-city of New York across the street from a topless joint
(symbol of the fallen world) the telephone rings. Stu answers thinking
that it is his girlfriend. It is his judgment call. On the other side
of the line is a sniper who tells Stu his number is up, and if he
values his life he better not hang up. |
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phone booth now serves as a confessional. The sniper being perched
high up in a skyscraper is very godlike. This is a story about judgment,
confession and redemption. |
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very interesting item is the sign in back of the telephone booth with
huge words reading, "Who do you think you are?" For the
remainder of the film Stu enters a course of self discovery. Also,
note the God point of view in the above picture. |
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if the first sign isn't enough, there is an ad for "penance"
perfume plastered on a wall to the side of the phone booth. Penance
is "making payment" for past sins. The sniper wants Stu
to call his wife and confess his unfaithfulness --doing penance. Reaping
and sowing. |
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the Bible the Last Judgment is public, in front of all creation. The
news media makes Stu's confession a public event. Note the many television
broadcasts of the event in the above picture. |
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SPOILER:
In the ending scenes Stu comes out of the phone booth and takes
a crucified position. He is shot "dead" by the police.
And, as you might guess, has a resurrection to new life in his wife's
arms. Heart felt confession brings new life --could any film be
more dead-on with the message of the gospel of Jesus Christ?
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