Mr. Harrigan’s Phone Movie Details:
Based on | Mr. Harrigan’s Phone by Stephen King |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Horror, Mystery |
Release date | October 5, 2022 |
Running time | 1hr 46min |
Age rating | PG-13 |
Starring | Donald Sutherland Jaeden Martell Joe Tippett Kirby Howell-Baptiste |
Directed by | John Lee Hancock |
Written by | John Lee Hancock |
Produced by | Ryan Murphy Jason Blum Carla Hacken |
Cinematography by | John Schwartzman |
Edited by | Robert Frazen |
Music by | Javier Navarrete |
Production Company | Blumhouse Television Ryan Murphy Productions |
Distributor | Netflix |
Mr. Harrigan’s Phone Movie Cast & Characters:
- Donald Sutherland as John Harrigan
- Jaeden Martell as Craig
- Colin O’Brien as young Craig
- Joe Tippett as Craig’s father
- Chelsea Kurtz as Craig’s mother
- Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Ms. Hart
- Cyrus Arnold as Kenny Yankovich
- Thomas Francis Murphy as Pete Bostwick
- Peggy J. Scott as Edna Grogan
- Thalia Torio as Regina
- Alexa Shae Niziak as M
Storyline:
Craig, a young boy living in a small town, befriends an older, reclusive billionaire, Mr. Harrigan. The two form a bond over books and an iPhone, but when the man passes away, the boy discovers that not everything dead is gone, and finds himself able to communicate with his friend from the grave through the iPhone that was buried with him.
About Mr. Harrigan’s Phone Movie:
Mr. Harrigan’s Phone is an American horror drama film written and directed by John Lee Hancock. The film stars Donald Sutherland, Jaeden Martell, Joe Tippett, and Kirby Howell-Baptiste.
The film is based on the novella of the same name by Stephen King from the collection If It Bleeds.
In July 2020, Netflix acquired the film rights to “Mr. Harrigan’s Phone”, to be produced by Blumhouse Productions and Ryan Murphy and with John Lee Hancock writing and directing the film.
Principal photography started in Connecticut on October 20, 2021, and wrapped on December 22, 2021.
At multiple points in the film, the book Evil Spy School by Stuart Gibbs can be seen on Craig’ nightstand. This conflicts with the storyline however as the book wasn’t released until April 21st, 2015.