Stuart Shepherd is walking down the busy street of New York followed by his assistant while talking
to a client on the phone. He is rude, ignorant, a womanizer, and a jerk to his assistant.
He is a dishonest publicist who is always successful at charming his clients with
his flattering lies, convincing them that he cares and is being honest.
He enters a phone booth one day to make a call, but before he could do that, a pizza delivery man
arrives offering him a free pizza. Stuart tries to get rid of him but the man keeps insisting
which irritates Stuart, and he yells at the man. After the man leaves, Stuart calls his girlfriend
Pam, whom he has been having an affair with behind his wife’s back, he tells her that
he is attempting to connect her with some agents to help her with her acting career.
As soon as the call ends, he hears a ring and picks up to discover
that there’s some stranger on the other end. The man warns Stuart not to leave the phone booth,
and he is told that he should have accepted the pizza because it would have provided him
strength for what is about to happen. When Stuart inquires about him, the man
informs him that he is somewhere nearby and can keep an eye on Stuart’s every move. Stuart
tries to look for him but couldn’t spot him because of several open windows in the area.
Stuart is perplexed about his identity and hangs up as soon as the man mentions his wife, Kelly.
The man calls again and tells him to call Pam and dials her phone number himself.
He introduces himself to Pam as Stuart’s friend and tells her that Stuart constantly lies to her.
Pam is also informed that Stuart is listening to the call. He reveals to her that Stuart
always calls her from the phone booth because he wants to avoid getting caught by his wife,
who regularly inspects his phone bills. Pam is not able to believe this
and the man tells her that Stuart is married to a woman named Kelly and is only
flirting with Pam so he could sleep with her. Pam insists that Stuart promised her an audition
but the man dismisses her, telling her that Stuart has never made anyone a star, and hangs up.
The guy now suggests Stuart call Kelly and tell her the truth about his affair.
But Stuart declines, telling him that he only wants to spend some time with Pam.
While they are still talking, a call girl approaches the booth
and demands Stuart to end the call. She gets offended when he refuses to get out and argues,
but soon leaves telling her friend about him. Stuart invites the man to visit his office so that
they could have a normal conversation, but the man refuses, saying that he isn't like his clients.
The man threatens Stuart to call Kelly and confess or he will do it for him.
Accepting his defeat, Stuart finally calls his wife who tells him that a man just called her
saying that Stuart will call her soon to talk about something important.
The lady from earlier comes back with her friend and starts bugging him,
Stuart urges Kelly to not believe whatever the guy tells her,
he declares his love for her and hangs up without saying anything about Pam.
He manages to get rid of the lady's gang while the guy accuses him of being a liar.
Stuart is irritated and decides to end the call, but the man warns him not to,
revealing that he is pointing a sniper rifle at him and can finish him with the blink of an eye
Stuart does not believe him but the sound of the gun being loaded shocks him. Enraged,
Stuart threatens to alert the authorities, but the man shoots at a toy outside the booth
proving that no one would care if he gets shot because everyone is busy in their own world.
Soon after, a street vendor appears at the scene and demands Stuart to come out,
Stuart pays him some money to leave while the man asks if he needs assistance to
get rid of the man, but Stuart declines. The man then aims at Stuart with his rifle
and informs him that he has already finished two men in the same location for refusing
to confess their wrong actions. Later, a pimp named Leon arrives
with the same call ladies and demands he end the call. Stuart offers him the money
but Leon refuses and continues to argue, breaking the booth glass while the women cheer.
The man again asks if Stuart needs help getting rid of Leon but Stuart refuses,
Leon becomes enraged and picks up a baseball bat intending to hit Stuart.
As the man offers to finish him once more, Stuart, who is perplexed by the situation, allows him to
proceed, and Leon gets shot immediately. The women blame Stuart for Leon's death
claiming that he has a weapon, even when Stuart tries to explain himself.
Stuart demands the man to reveal his identity, the man says that he watches people through the window
and makes the bad people pay for their deeds. While the man is talking, Stuart dials 911
from his cellphone, but the man shoots his ears saying that he can see everything.
Meanwhile, the NYPD surrounds the area, demanding Stuart exit the Phone booth.
Stuart is concerned that they will shoot him, but the man assures him that the police can’t
do that in front of so many people, he will be safe as long as he doesn’t do anything stupid.
Following the recovery of Leon's body, an officer, Ed Ramey, introduces himself to Stuart,
bargaining for his surrender. Stuart maintains that he did not shoot anyone, but the ladies
claim that he has a gun in his pocket. The man aims at officer Ramey and orders Stuart
to tease him about his wife, he reluctantly follows the order until Ramey withdraws,
telling Stuart that he will go get the lawyer that Stuart requested.
Now media reporters have arrived at the scene, covering the entire incident.
The man tells Stuart that the media will aid in keeping the cops in line.
Stuart's cell phone begins to ring in his pocket but he can’t pick it up because the cops will
believe he is attempting to obtain a weapon. The man demands Stuart pick up the phone believing
that it’s Kelly, and tells him to confess about Pam. He also informs Stuart that his constant
lies are the reason for his situation right now. But Stuart notices Kelly approaching the scene
and requesting the police officer to let her speak to her husband. Stuart realizes
that it’s the man calling on his cell phone and accuses him of messing with his mind.
Kelly inquires about her husband with the officer and gets informed that Stuart is the
primary suspect in Leon's demise. But she can't believe Stuart could do something like that.
Ramey asks Stuart to speak with Kelly, but he denies any relationship with her. Kelly shows
the officer proof of their marriage and urges Stuart to comply. But he yells at her to leave,
Kelly returns to the car at Ramey's request. The man tells Stuart that he is aware that the
police are attempting to locate him but that’s impossible as he has encrypted the call.
After becoming irritated, Stuart decides to stop speaking, but when the man aims at Kelly,
Stuart is forced to continue. Stuart agrees to do whatever he says,
the man orders him to confess his affair to Kelly.
Realizing there is no way out, Stuart confesses to Kelly.
Kelly claims that she doesn't care, and simply wants him to get out of this situation
safely. Despite his promise, the man refuses to let Stuart go, claiming that he lied to him,
just as he does to his clients. Enraged, Stuart hangs up and steps out
of the phone booth, declaring his surrender. But he is forced to pick up the phone again
because the guy is aiming for Kelly again. Stuart tells him that he will walk out
and tell the police that he didn’t kill Leon as he doesn’t have any weapons,
but the guy reveals that he has already concealed a gun in the ceiling of the booth. He then
discloses his location in a nearby apartment. Pam also shows up at the scene. The guy orders
him to shoot either Pam or Kelly, or he will. Stuart sits down to pretend to pick up his ring,
secretly calling Kelly which allows her to hear the conversation.
Kelly hands the phone to Officer Ramey who hears Stuart beg the caller not to harm Kelly
and the officer discovers the sniper. He asks his team to conduct a secret search
without revealing that they know about him. Ramey walks to the phone booth after discovering
Stuart's innocence and continues talking to him to buy some time for his team, after implying
to Stuart that they have understood the situation and are trying to help, he retreats to the cars.
The caller orders Stuart to hold the gun or confess to his lies.
Helpless, Stuart accepts that he has never done anything for anyone
and has always lied to people, he introduces Pam to Kelly, admitting to her that he was
having an affair with her. He apologizes to Kelly for not being a trustworthy husband.
In the meantime, police are able to trace the caller’s location and the officer assures Stuart
that he will be released soon. Stuart informs the man that the cops have found him, but he believes
he is lying, as he does to everyone. The man threatens to shoot Kelly,
and Stuart frantically comes out of the booth with the gun asking the man to kill him instead,
but the caller is shot by the police officers. Officer Ramey picks up the phone in the booth
but it’s his team on the other end. They inform him that they have reached the apartment
but the guy has already died. Stuart regains consciousness
and discovers that he’s only been shot by the rubber bullets, he finds Kelly by his side,
he apologizes to her and she forgives him. The man’s body is brought to Stuart for
identification and he’s shocked to see that it’s the pizza delivery guy from earlier.
Stuart is receiving first aid in the ambulance when the true caller arrives
and warns him that they might meet again if his newfound honesty does not last long and leaves.
The phone rings again only for some other guy to pick up.
Fun fact: As of May 2022, the last phone booth in New York was removed
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