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Overview

User Rating:
6.5/10   29,638 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Larry Cohen (story)
Chris Morgan (screenplay)
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Release Date:
10 September 2004 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
If the signal dies so does she.
Plot:
A young man receives an emergency phone call on his cell phone from an older woman. The catch? The woman claims to have been kidnapped; and the kidnappers have targeted her husband and child next. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
User Comments:
Highly entertaining more (325 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Caroline Aaron ... Marilyn Mooney
Brenda Ballard ... Irate Customer #1

Kim Basinger ... Jessica Martin

Will Beinbrink ... Young Security Guard

Jessica Biel ... Chloe
Chase Bloch ... Timid Boy
Chelsea Bloch ... Surf Girl's Friend

Chantille Boudousque ... Chloe's Chilly Friend
Robin Brenner ... Excitable Customer
Richard Burgi ... Craig Martin
Paige Cannon ... Girl at Concert
Nikki Christian ... Porsche Girl

John Churchill ... Young Guard

Greg Collins ... Aging Security Guard

Valerie Cruz ... Dana Bayback
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Final Call - Wenn er auflegt, muss sie sterben (Germany) (DVD title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for violence, terror situations, language and some sexual references.
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94 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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This film was set to be Dean Devlin's directorial debut, but he decided to produce instead. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: The Nokia 6600, used by Ryan to record the video showing the kidnappers executing people supports a maximum of 176x144 pixels when recording. However the clip displayed on the phone has a much higher resolution. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Ricky Martin: Mom, will you still be a science teacher when I get into high school?
Jessica Martin: Hmm... You never know. Why?
Ricky Martin: 'Cause I think it'd be kind of weird to have your mom as a teacher.
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Featured in Celling Out (2004) (V) more
Soundtrack:
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64 out of 91 people found the following comment useful.
Highly entertaining, 15 January 2005
8/10
Author: ctomvelu from usa

A popcorn thriller that draws heavily on PHONE BOOTH for its inspiration (written by the same guy, Larry Cohen), CELLULAR take us on one heck of a ride right from the opening sequence, as a bunch of bad guys kidnap a woman (Kim Basinger), Her only contact with the outside world accidentally becomes a young man (Chris Evans) with a cell phone, hence the title. William Macy as a retiring cop (shades of FALLING DOWN!) and Jason Statham as the main bad guy (and whose name is curiously missing from the IMDb credits for this film) lend able support. A harrowing car chase forms the centerpiece of this mindless but thoroughly enjoyable action flick, just as a huge chain accident formed the heart of the director's previous FINAL DESTINATION 2. The movie remains taut throughout, but it also has deft moments of comedy, to remind us we're watching a movie. In particular, watch for the scene where Evans is in desperate need of a cell phone charger. It's hysterical.

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