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Director:
Writers:
Harry Nilsson (screenplay) &
Terry Southern (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
22 January 1988 (USA) more
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Tagline:
She's on the line...and off the wall.
Plot:
A crazy out of work actress, Vashti Blue, spends all her time in her small apartment with her pet owl and her telephone... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Whoopie Goldberg shows true genius in this one woman show. more (27 total)

Cast

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Whoopi Goldberg ... Vashti Blue
Severn Darden ... Max

Elliott Gould ... Rodney

John Heard ... Telephone Man
Ronald J. Stallings ... Saxophone Player
John Hattan ... Sidewalk Vendor
Lina Chu ... Sidewalk Vendor
James Victor ... Big Ray on Answering Machine (voice)
Robin Menken ... Voice on the Freeway (voice)
Danae Torn ... Midge on Answering Machine (voice)

Hervé Villechaize ... Voice on the Freeway (voice)
Don Blakely ... Larry on Answering Machine / Voice on the Freeway (voice)
Amy Wright ... Honey Boxe / Irate Neighbor / Jennifer on Answering Machine
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Directed by
Rip Torn 
 
Writing credits
Harry Nilsson (screenplay) &
Terry Southern (screenplay)

Produced by
Steve Besser .... co-executive producer
Moctesuma Esparza .... producer
Joel Glickman .... associate producer
Robert Katz .... producer
 
Original Music by
Christopher Young 
 
Cinematography by
David Claessen 
 
Film Editing by
Sandra Adair 
 
Production Design by
Jim Pohl 
 
Art Direction by
Jim Pohl 
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lope Yap Jr. .... first assistant director
 
Sound Department
Patrick Moriarty .... boom operator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
William Maley .... gaffer
 
Music Department
Jeff Vaughn .... score mixer
 
Other crew
Jim McCarthy .... post-production accountant
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Allo, je craque (France) (video title) [fr]
El telèfon (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Le téléphone (Canada: French title) [fr]
Telefon Terror (West Germany) [de]
Telefon Terror (Hungary) [hu]
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Runtime:
96 min
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Trivia:
Whoopi Goldberg took director Rip Torn and the film's producers to court to prevent the film's release due to its poor quality. She lost. more

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Whoopie Goldberg shows true genius in this one woman show., 22 March 2003
Author: lance502

If you think an entire movie about a woman alone in her apartment cant be entertaining,funny,sad and fascinating this movie will prove you wrong. There is even a plot twist or two that will take you by suprise. This movie in itself proves what a stunning talent Whoopie is and shows she's probably even more talented as an actress than as a comedian.

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