The Telephone (1988)
1h 18m
Running Time
January 22, 1988Release Date
The Telephone (1988)
1h 18m
Running Time
January 22, 1988Release Date
Network & Production Companies


Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.


Currently The Telephone is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Amazon Video, The Roku Channel
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

Whoopi Goldberg
Vashti Blue

John Heard
Telephone Man

Elliott Gould
Rodney

Hervé Villechaize
Voice on Freeway

Severn Darden

Amy Wright

Don Blakely

James Victor

Robin Menken

Danae Torn

Rip Torn
Director

Terry Southern
Writer

Harry Nilsson
Writer

Moctesuma Esparza
Producer

Robert Katz
Producer

David Claessen
Director of Photography

Sandra Adair
Editor

Jim Pohl
Art Direction / Production Design

Robert Katz
Producer

Agamemnon Andrianos
Sound Mixer

Patrick Moriarty
Boom Operator

Christopher Young
Original Music Composer
Media.

Details.
Release DateJanuary 22, 1988
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 18m
Content RatingR
Box Office$99,030
Genres
Last updated:
Wiki.
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 an out-of-work actress who starts making some prank phone calls which creates a chain of events. The entirety of the film is set in the main character'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.
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