The Black Phone Movie (2022):
The Black Phone is an American supernatural horror thriller film directed by Scott Derrickson and written by Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill. The film stars Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies, James Ransone, Troy Rudeseal, and Ethan Hawke.
The Black Phone is an adaptation of the 2004 short story of the same name by Joe Hill. In the film, an abducted teenager uses a mysterious telephone to communicate with the previous victims of his captor. The film received generally positive reviews from critics for its performances and faithfulness to the source material.
The Black Phone Movie Information:
| Movie | The Black Phone |
|---|---|
| Genre | Horror Supernatural Thriller |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $18 million |
| Box Office Collection | $154.1 million |
| Release dates | September 25, 2021 (Fantastic Fest) June 24, 2022 (United States) |
| Running time | 103 minutes |
| Starring | Mason Thames Madeleine McGraw Jeremy Davies James Ransone Ethan Hawke |
| Directed by | Scott Derrickson |
| Screenplay by | Scott Derrickson C. Robert Cargill |
| Based on | “The Black Phone” by Joe Hill |
| Produced by | Jason Blum Scott Derrickson C. Robert Cargill |
| Cinematography | Brett Jutkiewicz |
| Edited by | Frédéric Thoraval |
| Music by | Mark Korven |
| Production Companies | Blumhouse Productions Crooked Highway |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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The Black Phone Movie Storyline (Plot):
Finney Shaw, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.
The Black Phone Movie Cast and Characters:
- Mason Thames as Finney: a young student captured by The Grabber
- Madeleine McGraw as Gwen: Finney’s sister experiencing psychic dreams
- Ethan Hawke as The Grabber: a child kidnapper and serial murderer
- Jeremy Davies as Terrence: Finney and Gwen’s alcoholic and abusive widowed father
- James Ransone as Max: The Grabber’s brother
- E. Roger Mitchell as Detective Wright
- Miguel Cazarez Mora as Robin: Finney’s friend who becomes a victim of the Grabber
- Troy Rudeseal as Detective Miller
