The Telephone

1988
15
1h 36m

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A crazy out of work actress, Vashti Blue, spends all her time in her small apartment with her pet owl and her telephone, which she uses to try and solve all her problems with life.A crazy out of work actress, Vashti Blue, spends all her time in her small apartment with her pet owl and her telephone, which she uses to try and solve all her problems with life.A crazy out of work actress, Vashti Blue, spends all her time in her small apartment with her pet owl and her telephone, which she uses to try and solve all her problems with life.

Director
- Rip Torn
Writers
- Harry Nilsson
- Terry Southern
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4.0/10

1.2K

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Director
- Rip Torn
Writers
- Harry Nilsson
- Terry Southern
Stars

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Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

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Whoopi Goldberg

Vashti Blue

Severn Darden

Amy Wright

Honey Boxe & Irate Neighbor…

Elliott Gould

Rodney

John Heard

Telephone Man

Ronald J. Stallings

Saxophone Player

John Hattan

Sidewalk Vendor

Lina Chu

Sidewalk Vendor

Don Blakely

James Victor

Robin Menken

Voice on the Freeway
(voice)

Danae Torn

Crying Woman
(voice)
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Hervé Villechaize

Voice on the Freeway
(voice)
(as Herve VIllechaize)

Director
- Rip Torn
Writers
- Harry Nilsson
- Terry Southern
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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 a disagreement over control over the final cut of the film. She lost.

Connections
Featured in The Beach Boys & Little Richard: Happy Endings (1987)

Soundtracks
Sweet Georgia Brown
Written by Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard and Kenneth Casey
© 1925 Warner Bros, Inc (Renewed) (A.S.C.A.P.)

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Brilliant early Whoopi

The film has all the humor, wit and charm of Whoopi Goldberg's, multi-character, one-person shows with a more cohesive aspect defined by a single, central character. Notice the "hats-off" to Richard Pryor and a final plot twist that shocks and tugs heart strings simultaneously. This one might cruise right over your head. Watch it more than once.