Poster

The Telephone Book ()


Reference View | Change View


Victim of an obscene caller becomes obsessed with her fantasy of him and attempts to track down in real life

Director:
Writer:
Reviews:

Photos and Videos

Cast

Edit
...
Alice
...
Mr. Smith
James Harder ...
Obscene-Caller
...
Eyemask
...
Narrator
...
Har Poon
...
Whip Woman
Geri Miller ...
Dancer
...
Analyst
...
Man in Bed
Matthew Tobin ...
Mugger
Jan Farrand ...
Woman in the Park
...
Obscene-Caller
...
Obscene-Caller
...
Obscene-Caller
Joan Ziehl ...
Young Girl
...
Old Lady
...
District Attorney (as Arthur Haggerty)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
...
Orgy Girl Playing Cards (uncredited)
Ultramax ...
Woman audition for Har Poon (uncredited)
Marlene Willoughby ...
Orgy Girl (uncredited)

Directed by

Edit
Nelson Lyon

Written by

Edit
Nelson Lyon ... (written by)

Produced by

Edit
Merv Bloch ... producer
Steve Sirkin ... associate producer

Music by

Edit
Nathan Sassover ... (as Nate Sassover)

Cinematography by

Edit
Leon Perera

Editing by

Edit
Len Saltzberg

Editorial Department

Edit
Edward Beyer ... supervising editor
Lou Graf ... assistant editor

Casting By

Edit
Jay Wolf

Art Direction by

Edit
James A. Taylor ... (as Jim Taylor)

Makeup Department

Edit
Peter Garofalo ... makeup artist
Bob Grimaldi ... hair stylist

Sound Department

Edit
Jack Dalton ... re-recordist
Fred Kamiel ... sound

Camera and Electrical Department

Edit
Tom Gavin Jr. ... chief lighting technician
Larry Orlick ... assistant camera
Frank Shimko ... key grip

Animation Department

Edit
Len Glasser ... creator/designer: animation sequence (as Leonard Glasser)

Music Department

Edit
Nathan Sassover ... conductor (as Nate Sassover)

Script and Continuity Department

Edit
April Pollack ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

Edit
Edward Beyer ... creative consultant
David Weisman ... assistant to director

Production Companies

Edit

Distributors

Edit

Special Effects

Edit

Other Companies

Edit

Storyline

Edit
Plot Summary

The story of a day in the life of a lonely, sensitive, exhuberent, attractive, young woman. Her exploits, encounters, and frustrations as she attempts to find a "special" someone, a caller who has "class", as she puts it. Written by dharmabum

Plot Keywords
Taglines The story of a girl who falls in love with the world's greatest obscene phone call. See more »
Genres
Parents Guide Add content advisory for parents »
Certification

Additional Details

Edit
Also Known As
  • Hot Number (Canada, English title)
  • Телефонная книга (Soviet Union, Russian title)
  • See more »
Runtime
  • 80 min
Country
Language
Color
Aspect Ratio
Sound Mix
Filming Locations

Did You Know?

Edit
Trivia According to producer Merv Bloch the movie originally came with an especially shot intermission which he eventually decided to cut out. During the intermission Andy Warhol was shown sitting in a chair eating popcorn until the actual movie would continue again, which was meant as a sort of in-joke to Warhol's own films that often showed the most mundane things for an extended amount of time, like a person sleeping for several hours or a person eating something without anything extraordinary happening. The footage of this intermission is currently (2010) considered lost. See more »
Goofs A reflection of the production camera tripod can be seen in the telephone booth glass. See more »
Movie Connections Referenced in It Will Startle Your Senses w/ Merv Bloch (2021). See more »
Soundtracks Something To Remember Me By See more »

Contribute to This Page


Recently Viewed