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The Black Phone is a 2021 American supernatural horror film written by Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill and directed by Scott Derrickson. The storyline of the movie is one of the best supernatural horror stories. The story of the movie is about a 13-year-old boy who is being kept in a soundproof basement by a sadistic child killer. He soon starts receiving calls on a disconnected phone from the killer's previous victims. These calls are coming in order to make sure that what happened to them doesn't happen with this boy. There is so much drama, twists and turns, and mysteries in the movie. Good jump scares are one of the things that proves a film to be a great horror film and Scott Derrickson succeeds in executing that. The cast of the movie was brilliant and everyone nailed the roles they were playing, especially Ethan Hawke. It is indeed a work of art and a well put together movie. Definitely a must watch for all!Â
Best Horror Film | 2023
Screenplay | 2022 | Scott
Best Horror Film | 2022
Best Supporting Performance | 2023 | Ethan
Best Screenplay | 2023 | C. Robert
Best WideRelease Film | 2023
Best Body of Work For and | 2023 | Ethan
Best Body of Work | 2023 | Ethan
Best Youth Performance | 2023 | Madeleine
Best Young Actor | 2023 | Mason
Best Horror Film | 2023
Best Male Youth Performance Under | 2022 | Mason
Best Performance by a Younger ActorActress | 2022 | Madeleine
Best Supporting Actor | 2022 | Ethan
Best Writing | 2022 | C. Robert
Best Supporting Actor | 2022 | Ethan
Best Original Score Horror Film | 2022 | Mark
Best Horror Film | 2022
Budget 16,000,000 USD
Box Office Collection 161,441,914 USD
The movie was delayed from its initial January 2022 release to June 2022 due to unexpectedly great preview showings. Once Blumhouse realized just how great early reactions were, they gave it a summer release date.
The Grabber dons several creepy masks throughout the film, each exposing different portions of his face. They were designed by legendary prosthetic makeup artist Tom Savini. Mason Thames said that the first time he saw the mask, coupled with Ethan Hawke's bone-chilling performance, he was terrified.
The paperboy is a reference to Johnny Gosch, a paperboy from Iowa who was on a route with his dog Gretchen and disappeared. His dog was found later, but Johnny's disappearance remains unsolved to this day.
"I think it's fair to say he's my favorite actor I've worked with," said Derrickson about Ethan Hawke. He recalls trying to convince Hawke to do Sinister (2012) despite the actor's protestations that he didn't really like or watch horror. Hawke had been concerned it would be a dark experience, but Derrickson convinced him that it's actually a lot of fun making horror movies. He had to be convinced once again for this film, but it was because he doesn't really play villains and told Derrickson the script would have to be great for him to sign on. Hawke called back that night after reading it, left a voicemail in the voice of The Grabber, and Derrickson knew he had him hooked.
The Grabber is a clown in the short story, but Hill himself suggested that in a post-It world they couldn't keep that and should instead switch him to a magician. Early drafts of the script also described the masks as leather ones with a smile or a frown, but Scott Derrickson knew they'd be the centerpiece of the film's marketing so he spent a lot of time in designing it.
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