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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Title: The Telephone (1988)
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Cast
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| Whoopi Goldberg | ... | Vashti Blue | |
| Severn Darden | ... | Max | |
| Elliott Gould | ... | Rodney | |
| John Heard | ... | Telephone Man | |
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Ronald J. Stallings | ... | Saxophone Player |
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John Hattan | ... | Sidewalk Vendor |
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Lina Chu | ... | Sidewalk Vendor |
| James Victor | ... | Big Ray on Answering Machine (voice) | |
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Robin Menken | ... | Voice on the Freeway (voice) |
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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 | |
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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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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
22 January 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Telefon Terror See more »Filming Locations:
San Francisco, California, USAEdit
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Budget:
$2,200,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$54,811, 24 January 1988Gross USA:
$99,978Company Credits
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Written by Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard and Kenneth Casey
© 1925 Warner Bros, Inc (Renewed) (A.S.C.A.P.)
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Terry Southern and Harry Nilsson chose Rip Torn as director after seeing his direction of stage plays. See more »Soundtracks
Sweet Georgia BrownWritten by Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard and Kenneth Casey
© 1925 Warner Bros, Inc (Renewed) (A.S.C.A.P.)
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This movie itself is incredibly stupid. I did not understand the entire plot (if you could call it that) was all about. There was one redeeming feature of the movie if you are a true Whoopi fan. This movie showcases her acting and solo performance ability. I would not recommend this movie to any except a true Whoopi fan.