The Telephone (1988)

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 (screenplay), Terry Southern (screenplay)

Stars:

Whoopi Goldberg, Severn Darden, Elliott Gould

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
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

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

small apartment | actress | telephone | apartment | owl | 

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Taglines:

She's on the line...and off the wall.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 January 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Telefon Terror

Company Credits

Production Co:

Esparza / Katz Productions, Hawkeye Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

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.

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Connections

Features Christmas in July (1940)

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Soundtracks

"Lakota National Anthem"
Arrangement by Kevin Locke
Performed by Kevin Locke
Courtesy of Featherstone Productions

User Reviews

one word review:WOW!

I've never seen a movie like this before in my life. Whoopi's peformance is nothing short of remarkable if the film itself is nothing short of incoherent. Its hard to really like this movie but its impossible to not get sucked in.