Question 1

What real-life scandal partly inspired the film's story?

Accepted Answer

The film was inspired partly by the LAPD Rampart scandals in 1999.

Question 2

Which actor did their own car stunts after weeks of training?

Accepted Answer

Chris Evans did his own car stunts, training for five weeks at a Los Angeles stunt school before production.

Question 3

How did Kim Basinger realize she was being laughed at outside a movie theater?

Accepted Answer

Kim Basinger was standing in front of a poster for 'Cellular' depicting her on a phone, which explained why a crowd was pointing and laughing at her.

Question 4

What was the original plan for the owner of the stolen car, and who ended up playing the role?

Accepted Answer

Simon Cowell was originally supposed to play himself as the car owner, but Rick Hoffman took the role as an irate lawyer instead.

Question 5

How does the writer describe this film in relation to his earlier work 'Phone Booth'?

Accepted Answer

Larry Cohen wrote 'Cellular' as the direct opposite of 'Phone Booth', with a man trapped on a phone but able to go anywhere, though friends said he wrote the same screenplay twice.

Question 6

What real-life police scandal partly inspired the film Cellular?

Accepted Answer

The film was partly inspired by the LAPD Rampart scandals in 1999.

Question 7

Which actor did their own car stunts in Cellular after five weeks of training?

Accepted Answer

Chris Evans did his own car stunts after five weeks of training at a Los Angeles stunt school.

Question 8

What embarrassing public moment did Kim Basinger have related to Cellular's marketing?

Accepted Answer

Kim Basinger was annoyed by a crowd laughing at her while she talked on a phone outside a theater bathroom, not realizing she was standing in front of a Cellular poster showing her doing exactly that.

Question 9

How did writer Larry Cohen describe Cellular's relationship to his earlier film Phone Booth?

Accepted Answer

Larry Cohen wrote Cellular as the direct opposite of Phone Booth—one about a man trapped on a phone who can go anywhere, versus one trapped in a booth—though friends told him he'd written the same screenplay twice.

Question 10

Who was originally supposed to play the owner of the stolen car before Rick Hoffman took the role?

Accepted Answer

Simon Cowell was originally supposed to play the car owner portraying himself, but he couldn't accept the part, so Rick Hoffman played an irate lawyer instead.

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