The Telephone (1988)

Directed by

Rip Torn

Genre

comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 22m

Rated

R

Rating

4.4 of 10 from 29 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An unemployed actress named Vashti Blue passes the time in her apartment by making prank phone calls. The calls spark a series of events that shake up her isolated life.

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What happens

The Telephone is a 1988 comedy-drama film written by Terry Southern and Harry Nilsson and the only film directed by Rip Torn. The film stars Whoopi Goldberg as out-of-work actress Vashti Blue who starts making some prank phone calls which creates a chain of events. The entirety of the film is set in Vashti's apartment and features few actors other than Goldberg. Elliott Gould and John Heard appear in supporting roles. The film was released on January 22, 1988, by New World Pictures to negative critical reception and poor box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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