Hellphone (2007)

Director:

James Huth

Writers:

Jean-Baptiste Andrea (story)
Jean-Baptiste Andrea (written by)

Release Date:

28 March 2007 (Belgium)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Mystery

Plot:

A teenager feels an endless fascination for his cellular which will enable him to reach his aim: alluring...

Plot Keywords:

Surrealism | Blood | Telephone Call | Friendship | Police

Cast

Jean-Baptiste Maunier	...	Sid
Jennifer Decker	...	Angie
Benjamin Jungers	...	Pierre
Vladimir Consigny	...	Virgile
Edouard Collin	...	Franklin
Baptiste Caillaud	...	David
Anaïs Demoustier	...	Clémence
Judith Chemla	...	Margot
Quentin Grosset	...	Félix
Géraldine Martineau	...	Charlotte
Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus	...	M. Tamalet
Christian Hecq	...	Fritz
Clotilde Mollet	...	Mme Soupir
Bruno Salomone	...	Hervé Temmam
Gilles Privat	...	M. Fouque

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Certification:

Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Germany:12 | France:U | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva)

Company:

Captain Movies

Movie Connections:

Features Dead End (2003/I)

Very entertaining and a lot of fun

Hellphone came as a surprise to me. I rented it believing to get a standard horror/teen b-movie. Instead I got a clever made comedy with brilliant dialogs and perfect actors. The script is very well written and the director did a good job, since he managed to make even simple scenes interesting to watch. I had the feeling that the whole cast and crew really enjoyed their work and I for myself never enjoyed a movie that much since "Interstate 60".

Hellphone is full of dark humor, even the "brutal" killings makes you smile. Another plus are a lot of references to other movies ("The Birds", "Vertigo", "Christine", "Gremlins", ...). The supporting actors are well chosen. Each of them reminds you of typical cartoon characters. All of them add well to the story.

It's a joyride for everyone who likes entertaining but not too heavy stuff. Something you can watch over and over again.