In 1999 , Schumacher also directed the music video for " Letting the Cables Sleep " by English rock band Bush . In 2000 , Schumacher directed the Vietnam-era boot camp drama '' Tigerland '' , which introduced Hollywood to a young Colin Farrell . Kirk Honeycutt of '' The Hollywood Reporter '' praised the film as such : " '' Tigerland '' lands squarely in the top tier of best movies about America 's Vietnam experience . " Schumacher returned to big-budget Hollywood with '' Bad Company '' starring Anthony Hopkins and Chris Rock . The film was originally slated to be released in November 2001 , but after the September 11 attacks it was pushed back to the summer of 2002 because of its theme about terrorist attacks in New York City . The film was panned by most critics and was a box office failure . In 2003 , he released the controversial '' Phone Booth '' , in which he once again worked with Farrell . The film — about an unseen gunman tormenting a publicist — was also delayed for months due to the Beltway sniper attacks . It received generally positive reviews , earning a 71 percent " Fresh " rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes . Buoyed by Farrell 's recently found fame , the film earned $ 98.7 million worldwide
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