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Overview

User Rating:
3.6/10   424 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Harry Nilsson (screenplay) &
Terry Southern (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
22 January 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
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:
I'm glad I saw it. 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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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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Fun Stuff

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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8 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
I'm glad I saw it., 23 July 2000
Author: roarshock from Oregon USA

Flicking the TV, I caught this film somewhere near its beginning. Having no idea of what it was or what it was supposed to be, I got strangely caught up in it. It's not great, but it is unusual... and that's saying something nowadays. I see here at the IMDb that most people don't like it. Hate it even. However, to get a better idea of how good or bad other people think it is, I suppose I would have to screen out those people who would hate ANY film that consisted of essentially only one person talking. It would probably be appreciated better by those people who like live theater; it has that quality to it. Still, it's not great and I don't think I would find it worth the money and effort to go out somewhere to see it. But on TV or as a rental it's worth seeing, interesting enough in its own odd way. I'm glad I caught it.

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