Mr. Harrigan's Phone
Mr. Harrigan's Phone is a 2022 American horror movie. The film stars Donald Sutherland, Jaeden Martell, Jaeden Martell, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Joe Tippett and Cyrus Arnold, written and directed by John Lee Hancock based on the novella of the same name by Stephen King from the collection If It Bleeds. The movie was released on October 5, 2022, by Netflix.[1]
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| Directed by | John Lee Hancock |
| Written by | John Lee Hancock |
| Based on | "Mr. Harrigan's Phone" by Stephen King |
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| Cinematography | John Schwartzman |
| Edited by | Robert Frazen |
| Music by | Javier Navarrete |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 1 hour, 46 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Premise
changeA boy named Craig befriends the elderly Mr. Harrigan and gives him a cell phone. When Mr. Harrigan passes away, Craig begins to make calls to his old number about those who torment him, only to find that doing so results in Mr. Harrigan's spirit avenging his young friend from beyond the grave.
Cast
change- Donald Sutherland as Mr. Harrigan
- Jaeden Martell as Craig
- Colin O'Brien as young Craig
- Joe Tippett as Craig's father
- Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Ms. Hart
- Cyrus Arnold as Kenny Yankovich
- Thomas Francis Murphy as Pete
- Peggy J. Scott as Edna Grogan
Production
changeOn July 10, 2020, it was reported by Deadline Hollywood that Netflix had acquired 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.[2][3]
On October 1, 2021, it was reported that Donald Sutherland and Jaeden Martell were cast as the leads.[4] Later in October, it was reported that Kirby Howell-Baptiste and Joe Tippett were cast in the film.[5][6]
On October 8, 2021, it was reported that filming started in Connecticut on October 20, 2021 and wrapped on December 22, 2021.[3]
References
change- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 30, 2022). "Netflix Fall & Holiday Film Slate Includes Release Dates For Bardo, The Pale Blue Eye, Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical & More – Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation.
- ↑ Mike Fleming Jr (July 10, 2020). "Stephen King Novella 'If It Bleeds' Draws Movie Deals From Netflix & John Lee Hancock/Jason Blum/Ryan Murphy, Two Others From Ben Stiller And Darren Aronofsky". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Film and TV Projects Going Into Production - Mr. Harrigan's Phone". Variety Insight. Archived from the original on April 8, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 1, 2021). "'Mr. Harrigan's Phone': Donald Sutherland & Jaeden Martell To Star In Netflix Blumhouse Movie – BlumFest". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
- ↑ Grobar, Matt (October 25, 2021). "'Mr. Harrigan's Phone': Joe Tippett Joins John Lee Hancock's Netflix Film Based On Stephen King Short Story". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
- ↑ Grobar, Matt (October 27, 2021). "'Mr. Harrigan's Phone': Kirby Howell-Baptiste Joins John Lee Hancock's Netflix Film Based On Stephen King Short Story". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
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