Mojave Phone Booth (2006)

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
Grant Vaught	...	Boy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shani Wallis	...	Greta
Darrell Vaught	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Gerold Wunstel	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)

Directed by
John Putch

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
John Putch		writer
Jerry Rapp		writer

Produced by
Jerry P. Jacobs	....	producer
John Putch	....	producer
Jerry Rapp	....	producer

Original Music by
Alexander Baker
Bruce Watson

Cinematography by
Keith J. Duggan

Film Editing by
John Putch

Casting by
Jeff Gerrard

Costume Design by
Bonnie Stauch

Production Management
Jerry P. Jacobs	....	unit production manager

Art Department
Rich Linton	....	phone booth designer

Sound Department
Gerald Beg	....	sound mixer
Patrick Giraudi	....	sound designer
Cristina Turek	....	foley artist
Rudy Zasloff	....	boom operator

Camera and Electrical Department
Devin DiLibero	....	camera operator
Julie Morgan	....	electrician
Greg Morris	....	camera operator

Other crew
Darrell Vaught	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• MPB Collective

Distributors

• Westlake Entertainment Group (2008) (USA) (all media)
• Paragon Pictures (II) (2008) (worldwide) (DVD) (internet)
• IF Télévision (2009) (France) (TV)

Other Companies

• Virtualmix  sound post-production

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:

[last lines]
Beth: You can talk to me. I'll listen.

four lives connected by a phone booth

The film tells the stories of four people who are all connected through the Mojave phone booth. The stories are fictional, but the Mojave phone booth was actually in service in the Mojave National Preserve until 2000, when the National Parks Service removed it. After the phone number appeared on a website in the late 90's, people from all over the world would call the number and visit the phone booth, and it became a cult icon. In the film, the same person always calls the phone booth and provides informal therapy sessions for each of the four main characters. The film is excellent, with richly drawn characters and captivating stories. Great acting by all the cast, but especially Annabeth Gish and Christine Elise. This is one of those movies you want to go see again to catch all the details and connections between the stories that may have slipped by on the first viewing.