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** The sniper, voiced by Creator/KieferSutherland, threatens Stu over the phone. In ''Series/TwentyFour'', he would be the one being threatened. In the finale, though, [[spoiler: he threatens a character over the phone, while aiming a sniper rifle at him the whole time, no less]].
** Kiefer Sutherland, known for playing vampire bad boy David in ''Film/TheLostBoys'' threatens Colin Farrell, who would go on to play vampire badboy Jerry Dandridge in the ''Film/FrightNight2011'' remake.
** The sniper, voiced by Creator/KieferSutherland, threatens Stu over the phone. In ''Series/TwentyFour'', he would be the one being threatened. In the finale, though, [[spoiler: he threatens a character over the phone, while aiming a sniper rifle at him the whole time, no less]].
** Kiefer Sutherland, known for playing vampire bad boy David in ''Film/TheLostBoys'' threatens Colin Farrell, who would go on to play vampire badboy Jerry Dandridge in the ''Film/FrightNight2011'' remake.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The film was released just as the last phone booths in New York City were beginning to be removed. Even five years later, the plot would have been impossible. The rapidly-vanishing phonebooths are lampshaded in the opening narration, so it's arguable how 'unintentional' the piece is.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The film was released just as the last phone booths in New York City were beginning to be removed. Even five years later, the plot would have been impossible. The rapidly-vanishing phonebooths phone booths are lampshaded in the opening narration, so it's arguable how 'unintentional' the piece is.
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** Kiefer Sutherland, known for playing vampire badboy David in ''Film/TheLostBoys'' threatens Colin Farrell, who would go on to play vampire badboy Jerry Dandridge in the ''Film/FrightNight2011'' remake.
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** Kiefer Sutherland, known for playing vampire badboy bad boy David in ''Film/TheLostBoys'' threatens Colin Farrell, who would go on to play vampire badboy Jerry Dandridge in the ''Film/FrightNight2011'' remake.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The film was released just as the last phonebooths in New York City were beginning to be removed. Even five years later, the plot would have been impossible. The rapidly-vanishing phonebooths are lampshaded in the opening narration, so it's arguable how 'unintentional' the piece is.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The film was released just as the last phonebooths phone booths in New York City were beginning to be removed. Even five years later, the plot would have been impossible. The rapidly-vanishing phonebooths are lampshaded in the opening narration, so it's arguable how 'unintentional' the piece is.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The film was released just as the last phonebooths in New York City were beginning to be removed. Even five years later, the plot would have been impossible. The rapidly-vanishing phonebooths are lampshaded in the opening narration, so it's arguable how 'unintentional' the piece is. [[https://www.npr.org/2022/05/24/1100931534/last-pay-phone-new-york-city-public-nyc#:~:text=AP-,Stranded%20New%20York%20workers%20wait%20in%20line%20at%20a%20phone,digital%20kiosks%20in%20recent%20years. After May 2022, there are officially no phone booths left in New York City]].
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The film was released just as the last phonebooths in New York City were beginning to be removed. Even five years later, the plot would have been impossible. The rapidly-vanishing phonebooths are lampshaded in the opening narration, so it's arguable how 'unintentional' the piece is. [[https://www.npr.org/2022/05/24/1100931534/last-pay-phone-new-york-city-public-nyc#:~:text=AP-,Stranded%20New%20York%20workers%20wait%20in%20line%20at%20a%20phone,digital%20kiosks%20in%20recent%20years. After May 2022, there are officially no phone booths left in New York City]].
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The film was released just as the last phonebooths in New York City were beginning to be removed. Even five years later, the plot would have been impossible. The rapidly-vanishing phonebooths are lampshaded in the opening narration, so it's arguable how 'unintentional' the piece is.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The film was released just as the last phonebooths in New York City were beginning to be removed. Even five years later, the plot would have been impossible. The rapidly-vanishing phonebooths are lampshaded in the opening narration, so it's arguable how 'unintentional' the piece is. [[https://www.npr.org/2022/05/24/1100931534/last-pay-phone-new-york-city-public-nyc#:~:text=AP-,Stranded%20New%20York%20workers%20wait%20in%20line%20at%20a%20phone,digital%20kiosks%20in%20recent%20years. After May 2022, there are officially no phone booths left in New York City]].
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* WhatAnIdiot: It's fairly reasonable for those hookers to assume that Stu shot their pimp, but it's far less reasonable for them to stand around screaming at someone who they're convinced has a gun and just used it to murder someone right in front of them.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The film was released just as the last phonebooths in New York City were beginning to be removed. Even five years later, the plot would have been impossible. The rapidly-vanishing phonebooths are lampshaded in the opening narration, so it's arguable how 'unintentional' the piece is.
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* JerkassWoobie: Stu is a complete dick but it's revealed it's largely a cover for his own insecurities and the sheer horror of the ordeal he's put through can't help but make him sympathetic.
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* RealismInducedHorror: There's nothing supernatural or even especially outlandish about the set up. It's just a story about a guy who made the mistake of answering the wrong phone call.
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* HilariousInHindsight: The sniper, voiced by Creator/KieferSutherland, threatens Stu over the phone. In ''Series/TwentyFour'', he would be the one being threatened. In the finale, though, [[spoiler: he threatens a character over the phone, while aiming a sniper rifle at him the whole time, no less]].
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* HilariousInHindsight: HilariousInHindsight:
** The sniper, voiced by Creator/KieferSutherland, threatens Stu over the phone. In ''Series/TwentyFour'', he would be the one being threatened. In the finale, though, [[spoiler: he threatens a character over the phone, while aiming a sniper rifle at him the whole time, no less]].
** The sniper, voiced by Creator/KieferSutherland, threatens Stu over the phone. In ''Series/TwentyFour'', he would be the one being threatened. In the finale, though, [[spoiler: he threatens a character over the phone, while aiming a sniper rifle at him the whole time, no less]].
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* RetroactiveRecognition:
** Manley Henry a.k.a. [[Series/{{Scrubs}} Snoop Dogg Intern/Resident/Attending]] can be glimpsed as an extra in a couple of shots.
** Josh Pais a.k.a. [[Film/{{Joker}} Arthur Fleck's boss]] plays Mario, the restaurateur who accosts Stu and Adam in the opening.
** Manley Henry a.k.a. [[Series/{{Scrubs}} Snoop Dogg Intern/Resident/Attending]] can be glimpsed as an extra in a couple of shots.
** Josh Pais a.k.a. [[Film/{{Joker}} Arthur Fleck's boss]] plays Mario, the restaurateur who accosts Stu and Adam in the opening.
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** Kiefer Sutherland, best known for playing vampire badboy David in ''Film/TheLostBoys'' threatens Colin Farrell, who would go on to play vampire badboy Jerry Dandridge in the ''Film/FrightNight2011'' remake.
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** Kiefer Sutherland, best known for playing vampire badboy David in ''Film/TheLostBoys'' threatens Colin Farrell, who would go on to play vampire badboy Jerry Dandridge in the ''Film/FrightNight2011'' remake.
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* MagnificentBastard: The unnamed caller is a vigilante sniper who targets {{Asshole Victim}}s, tormenting them to force them to become honest lest he kill them. Targeting Stuart "Stu" Shepard for cheating on his wife, the caller makes him play a series of psychological games to break him into becoming honest. Killing a pimp who tries to get Stu out of the phone booth, the caller is forcing him to stay inside and leaves a handgun atop its roof, leading to Stu being incriminated for the murder. Forcing Stu to confess to his wife when she arrives on the scene, the caller kills a Pizza Delivery guy to frame him for his crimes, leaving while promising Stu he will return if he goes back to his callous ways.
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* MagnificentBastard: The sniper, as scary as he is, still manages to be pretty cool.
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Not gonna argue the first point - that's solid - but I sincerely doubt a pair of hookers who just watched their pimp get shot would take the time to compare the caliber of the round he was shot with to that of the gun the guy nearby is holding.
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* WhatAnIdiot: It's fairly reasonable for those hookers to assume that Stu shot their pimp, but it's far less reasonable for them to stand around screaming at someone who they're convinced has a gun and just used it to murder someone right in front of them, especially since a 7.62mm x 51mm bullet (The Caller's rifle is chambered in that caliber) does not match a .380 bullet (the gun planted in the telephone booth).
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* WhatAnIdiot: It's fairly reasonable for those hookers to assume that Stu shot their pimp, but it's far less reasonable for them to stand around screaming at someone who they're convinced has a gun and just used it to murder someone right in front of them, especially since a 7.62mm x 51mm bullet (The Caller's rifle is chambered in that caliber) does not match a .380 bullet (the gun planted in the telephone booth).them.
