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The Telephone(Movie, 1988)

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| 1h 18min | Genres: Drama, Comedy
The TelephoneRating: 2.4/5 (with 99 votes)
The Telephone is a 1988 comedy-drama film written by Terry Southern and Harry Nilsson and directed by Rip Torn, in what was to be the only film he directed. The film stars Whoopi Goldberg as an out-of-work actress who starts making some prank phone calls which creates a chain of events. The entirety of the film is set in the main character's apartment and features few actors other than Goldberg. Elliott Gould and John Heard appear in supporting roles. The film was released on January 22, 1988, by New World Pictures to negative critical reception and poor box office. ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Telephone

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress

About The Telephone

A crazy out of work actress, Vashti Blue (Whoopi Goldberg), 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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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Translated into 7 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Portuguese (PT)
Status: Released
Release date US: 01/22/1988

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