Phone Booth
The 2002 thrillerPhone Boothis one ofColin Farrell ’s most underrated movies . Farrell dally New York publicizer Stu Shepard , who finds himself trammel in a phone stall , on the earpiece with a alien who forces him to expose his secret while watching with a gun from a nearby building . Farrell ’s portrayal of the heroic Stu is primal to the success ofPhone Booth , which received a 72 % positiveRotten Tomatoesrating and decisive kudos for its strange motion-picture photography style : taking place in one locating , Phone Boothwas filmed in existent - clock time .
Filming in literal - time intend that the movie ’s events take position over the time that it takes to observe it . As it is not a commonly used format , movies that take place in substantial - timemust be both creative and effective . sound Boothis a relatively short movie , lasting under 90 minutes , and this timeframe and format would be challenging enough for a director to progress suspense , develop character , and order a level . However , another strange aspect gives an even bigger challenge : almost the total movie takes place in the phone booth , yetPhone Boothmakes these challenges work .
Phone Booth Taking Place In One Location In Real Time Made It Incredibly Tense
The Role Of The Caller Was Recast To Kiefer Sutherland At The Last Minute
Oncethe phone call set the narrative in motion , the hold setting ofPhone Boothmade the movie sense extremely claustrophobic , asthe tiny phone booth is a visual representation of Stu ’s entrapment . With such a short running time , every moment had to count towards moving the plot of ground forward and increase the tension the longer Stu was in the phone booth . As the pic takes place in real - time , the watcher only love what Stu knows , which means that the caller-up could be affiliated with anybody outside the phone cubicle , and anybody approaching the phone booth could be dangerous .
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Casting The Caller was essential to the succeeder ofPhone Boothbecause the histrion had to be sincerely terrifying , using only his voice . Actor Ron Eldard had originally been cast as The Caller , but , after Eldard had recorded all of his lines , screenwriter Larry Cohen was n’t happy with the result . Cohen evidence director Joel Schumacher that Ron ’s voice " lacked the spellbind tone I ’d expected , " and so , Schumacher hired veteran villain actor Kiefer Sutherland , who re - recorded all the telephone set call lines . His menacing yet compose performance made The Caller one ofSutherland ’s best villain roles .
Joel Schumacher Made An Intense Thriller Out Of A Boring Premise In Phone Booth
Alfred Hitchcock Wanted To Direct The Phone Booth Movie, But He Couldn’t Figure Out How To Make It Work
Perhaps what makesPhone Boothso telling is how restrictive its premise is . On the airfoil , it sounds like the footing of a for the most part uneventful story . As the single location was n’t compelling and there were few time jumps , it was up to other look of the movie to make up for the want of kind here . Schumacher understand this , tellingSPLICEDwire"it has every challenge you could possibly conceive of . " However , Phone Booth ’s stringent handwriting and acute performancesfrom the worker involved ( especially Farrell , who hardly slept for believably depict Stu ’s unraveling genial land ) madePhone Boothintoa powerful and intense psychological thrilleragainst the betting odds .
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LikePhone Booth , Alfred Hitchcock picture are also known for being tense , fiber - driven , and highly nail-biting . When Cohen and Hitchcock meet , they discuss the phone John Wilkes Booth idea but neither could rule a reason for the man to remain ensnare in the booth for an entire movie . Still , Hitchcock was interested in the sound booth settingand occasionally checked in with Cohen , but Cohen did not find his reason for the man to remain in there until after Hitchcock died . The musical theme that even one of the groovy director of all time could n’t find a way to make the idea play underscore the risks that hail with makingPhone Booth .
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Phone Booth , directed by Joel Schumacher , follow a New York publicist who answers a ringing phone in a booth and experience a chilling ultimatum : if he hangs up , he will be toss off . The threat is emphasize by a optical maser rifle pile , proving the caller-up ’s venomous seriousness .
Phone Booth, directed by Joel Schumacher, follows a New York publicist who answers a ringing phone in a booth and receives a chilling ultimatum: if he hangs up, he will be killed. The threat is underscored by a laser rifle sight, proving the caller’s deadly seriousness.
