Mojave Phone Booth (2006)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

John Putch

Writers:

John Putch (writer)
Jerry Rapp (writer)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

In the middle of the Mojave desert rests an abandoned phone booth, riddled with bullet holes, graffiti...

Plot Keywords:

Phone Booth | Break Up | Money Problems | Interlinked Stories | Las Vegas Nevada

Awards:

7 wins

Cast

Annabeth Gish	...	Beth
Steve Guttenberg	...	Barry
Christine Elise	...	Alex
Tinarie Van Wyk-Loots	...	Mary
Robert Romanus	...	Richard
David DeLuise	...	Michael
Missi Pyle	...	Sarah
Kevin Rahm	...	Tim
Larry Poindexter	...	Darrell
Joy Gohring	...	Glory
Jacleen Haber	...	Rachel
Lee Wilkof	...	Supervisor Marv
Jerry Rapp	...	Flower Guy
Nicole Sherwin	...	Casino Beauty
Carl Mazzocone	...	Bartender Dan

Runtime:

USA:88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Company:

MPB Collective

Trivia:

Based on an actual phone booth (which accepted incoming calls) isolated in the Mojave Desert which gained an on line following. Callers from many countries dialed [phone] later [phone] to see who would answer (often people who hiked to the spot). The phone was removed at the request of the Mojave National Preserve in 2000 and per SBC policy the phone booth numbers were retired for good.

Quotes:

Beth: Sometimes when we look for the answers, we only end up creating more questions. But maybe that's just the way it is.
Greta: Or maybe that's the way it needs to be.

I remember coming across this story on the internet

If I remember correctly the guys who created the website would often drive out the booth in the middle of nowhere and spend a weekend camping by the phone waiting for it to ring. At first nobody seemed to ring the phone, but once they set up a website on the net they posted the number and from then on when they were camped out the phone would ring from all around the world. They post pictures on the site of them waiting for the phone to ring. They even made a recording of some of the conversations they had from the telephone with different people around the world. What was strange is that the phone company use to service this booth on a regular basis, even before anybody would seem to be using it. I have just seen the trailer and I must say the film looks very interesting. It's a pleasant surprise to see Steve Guttenberg is attached to this project. I have always liked this guy and he has sorely been missed from the big screen. I for one with be checking this movie out when it is released here in the UK. Keep an eye on this one folks, I think it's going to be a classic.