The Telephone Book (1971)
1h 27m
Running Time
October 3, 1971Release Date
The Telephone Book (1971)
1h 27m
Running Time
October 3, 1971Release Date
Plot.
A sexually voracious young woman receives a dirty phone call from a stranger; so satisfied by the experience, she sets out to find him somewhere in New York City.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Sarah Kennedy
Alice
James Harder
Obscene Caller
Norman Rose
Mr. Smith
Jill Clayburgh
Eyemask
Ondine
Narrator
Nelson Lyon
Director
Barry Morse
Har Poon
Merv Bloch
Producer
Ultra Violet
Whip Woman
Nathan Sassover
Composer
Geri Miller
Dancer
Roger C. Carmel
Analyst
Leon Perera
Cinematographer
William Hickey
Man in Bed
Matthew Tobin
Mugger
Jan Farrand
Woman in Park
David Dozer
Obscene Caller
Lucy Lee Flippin
Obscene Caller
Dolph Sweet
Obscene Caller
Joan Ziehl
Young Girl
Margaret Brewster
Old Lady
Captain Haggerty
District Attorney (as Arthur Haggerty)
Laura Cannon
Orgy Girl Playing Cards
Ultramax
Auditioning Woman
Marlene Willoughby
Orgy Girl (uncredited)
David Weisman
Assistant Director
James A. Taylor
Art Direction
Bob Grimaldi
Hairstylist
Edward Beyer
Creative Consultant / Supervising Editor
Leonard Saltzberg
Editor
Larry Orlick
Assistant Camera
Merv Bloch
Producer
Peter Garofalo
Makeup Artist
Jack Dalton
Recording Supervision
Jay Wolf
Casting Director
Fred Kamiel
Sound
Lou Graf
Assistant Editor
Frank Shimko
Key Grip
Steve Sirkin
Associate Producer
Tom Gavin Jr.
Chief Lighting Technician
Leonard Glasser
Animation
April Pollack
Script Supervisor
Details.
Wiki.
The Telephone Book is a 1971 American independent sexploitation comedy film written and directed by Nelson Lyon and starring Sarah Kennedy, along with Norman Rose, James Harder, and Jill Clayburgh. The film follows a solitary but lustful woman named Alice, who falls in love with a stranger who makes obscene phone calls to her. The film is satirical in nature, and often breaks the fourth wall.
The film was released in the United States in 1971, and received an X rating from the Motion Picture Association of America. It was met with mostly negative reviews, though critical reception to the film has become more positive decades after its initial release. It has been considered a cult film.