The Black Phone
The Black Phone is a 2021 American supernatural horror movie. It was directed by Scott Derrickson. The movie was written by Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill. It is based on the 2004 short story of the same name by Joe Hill. The movie stars Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies, James Ransone and Ethan Hawke. The movie is about a kidnapped teenager and how he uses a mysterious telephone to talk with the dead victims of his kidnapper "The Grabber".
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| Directed by | Scott Derrickson |
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| Based on | "The Black Phone" by Joe Hill |
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| Music by | Mark Korven |
| Cinematography | Brett Jutkiewicz |
| Edited by | Frédéric Thoraval |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 103 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $16–18 million |
| Box office | $10.3 million[2] |
The movie was released by Universal Pictures in the United States on June 24, 2022. It had many positive reviews from critics.
The Black Phone Media
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The Black Phone director Scott Derrickson in 2019
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photo by "Neil Grabowsky / Montclair Film"
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Entrance of the EUE/Screen Gems Wilmington facility (pictured in 2022), where most of the film was shot
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Makeup-effects artist Tom Savini pictured in 2014. Savini's Callosum Studios handled the creation of The Grabber's masks.
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One of The Black Phone's festival premieres took place at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica (pictured in 2023).
References
- ↑ "The Black Phone (15)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ↑ "The Black Phone". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
