DiePhone (universe movie)

diePhone
Original theatrical poster
Directed by	Harold Keach
Written by	Levi Trevino
Based on	Characters by Levi Trevino & Michael J. Bayheimer
Produced by	Michael J. Bayheimer Levi Trevino Kerry Collins
Starring	Amy Norman Orlando Levy Katrina Wilson Miles Huber
Cinematography	Stephan Loveland
Edited by	Helen St. Joy
Music by	Christopher Hoffman
Distributed by	Paramutual Pictures
Release date	May 18, 2012 (2012-05-18) (United States)
Running time	98 minutes
Language	English
Budget	$12,000,000

diePhone is the fourth entry in The Motherboard franchise and signals the return of series creator Levi Trevino.

Plot synopsis

The Motherboard computer, long inactive, is revived by the owner of the world's largest smartphone company just before a major product launch. She infects the phone servers, extending her influence across the globe and turning the phones against their users, ushering in a new era of terror.

Cast

• Orlando Levy as Ted Nielson, Tech Genius and CEO of Eclipse, the world's top seller of smartphones and devices.
• Katrina Wilson as Hillary, an employee at Eclipse who attempts to stop the infestation of computers.
• Spencer McKnight as Eric, a close friend of Hillary's who works at Eclipse with her.
• Joyce Fleming as Kaitlyn, a close friend of Hillary's and daughter of Ted Nielson.
• Miles Huber as Josh, Hillary's boyfriend who becomes possessed by one of the computers and attempts to hunt down Hillary and her friends.
• Amy Norman as Betty / The Motherboard, the ruthless sentient computer that controls other humans to kill.

Trivia

• This film marks the return of series original Amy Norman as the voice of The Motherboard. She also dons her original costume to play a scene of Betty that takes place during the events of Windows 90-Die (1996).
• Despite being one of the survivors at the end, it was agreed that Katrina Wilson's character of Hillary should be under control by The Motherboard in the final act. Levi Trevino wanted the audience to be rooting for her but feel the gutpunch of it seeming like she wasn't going to survive. The reaction worked perfectly as audiences were known to gasp audibly at a handful of screenings. During a mid-credits sequence, a brief scene shows that perhaps her time connected to The Motherboard has more of a lasting effect than she thought. It was this scene, often missed by theater goers, that led to the cold open in the next entry Killer App (2016) where it's revealed she maintained a partial connection that ultimately drove her crazy.

Quotes

• "#YouOnlyDieOnce, bitch!"