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The Black Phone

CastMason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies, James Ransone, Ethan Hawke
Year released2021
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Robin Arellano punches Moose in the head repeatedly, rendering him unconscious. (0:07)

Robin tells Finney, "I’ve seen Texas Chainsaw Massacre Friday night..." 
Finney: ”Better than Enter the Dragon?” (0:11)

Gwendolyn Blake answers police detective Wright, referring to her classmate Amy Yamada’s brother Bruce, "Just that I had a dream about him." 
Wright: ”What kind of a dream?” 
”What happened in your dream?” 
”What else can you tell us about your dream” 
Gwen: ”... It was just a dream.” 
Wright: ”Who else knows about the dream?” 
Gwen: ”That sometimes my dreams are right.” (0:13)

Gwen and Finney’s father Terrence beats her with a belt.
Gwen, referring to a liquor bottle: ”Hit me again, and I’m dropping it.” 
Terrence: ”You drop that, and I will beat your ass twice as hard.” 
He continues to beat her. 
”You do not hear things that are not there. You do not see things that are not there.” 
”And your dreams, they’re just... dreams.”
Gwen: ”My dreams are just dreams.” 
”My dreams are just dreams.” 
”My dreams are just dreams.” (0:16)

Finney asks Gwen, "Can you do that dream thing?" (0:21)

Gwen prays: "... Jesus... if you could help me have a dream or two..." (0:22)

Schoolmates beat Finney 
Gwen: ”... cowards.” 
Gwen strikes boys on the head with a rock. 
A boy strikes Gwen in the head. (0:24)

After The Grabber sprays Finney’s face he appears unconscious. 
Finney regains consciousness. (0:27)

The Grabber tells Finney, "Don’t you worry about that." (0:38)

The Grabber asks Finney, "What do I need to drug you for?" (0:44)

When Finney asks Billy Showalter who he is by telephone, Billy answers, "I don’t remember." 
Referring to The Grabber: ”He’ll beat you with that belt until you pass out... he just keeps beating you.” (0:45)

Gwen tells Terrence, "It’s about my dreams." 
Terrence: ”What about your dreams?” 
”Your mother... she was smart... she was also... touched. She saw things and she heard things... convinced that her dreams meant something... they told her to do things... she took her own life...” (0:53)

Max tells the detectives, referring to The Grabber, "... he can’t risk them... waking them up if he’s knocking them out..." 
”... stupid moron...” 
Max insufflates what looks like cocaine. (0:56)

Finney appears to see some of the other boys during the phone calls. (1:02)

By telephone Griffin Stagg tells Finney, "... The Grabber can’t beat you, and if he can’t beat you..." 
”... He passed out, waiting for you to play.” (1:03)

Gwen prays, "... I wake up this morning without any dream at all... You’ve been giving me these dreams..." (1:10)

A caller tells Finney, "... the horrifying end to your nightmare life..." (1:11)

Vance Hopper punches a boy in the face then bangs a boy’s head against the floor. (1:13)

Vance tells Finney, ". the horrifying nightmare end to your pathetic little life." (1:14)

By telephone, Finney answers robin, "That I needed to see Texas Chainsaw Massacre?" 
”I’m not strong enough.” (1:20)

Gwen sees a vision of the victims. (1:24)

Max insufflates cocaine from a mirror. (1:25)

Max tells Finney, "... don’t worry... He was freaking out this morning... Don’t worry about it." 
The Grabber strikes Max in the head with an ax. (1:27)

Gwyn tells the detectives, referring to The Grabber’s house, "I’ve never seen it... except in my dreams..." (1:28)

The Grabber tells Finney, referring to max, "He was an idiot, but he was my idiot." 
Finney strikes The Grabber in the head with the phone. 
By telephone, Vance tells The Grabber, ”Welcome to the nightmare...” (1:28)

Police Chief Walker: "... Our community’s long nightmare has finally come to a bittersweet end..." (1:37)

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