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      The Telephone

      R 1988 1 hr. 22 min. Comedy List
      Reviews 44% 500+ Ratings Audience Score An unemployed and extremely bitter actress uses her telephone to vent her frustrations on friends and enemies alike. Read More Read Less

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      Demented N Great movie ! Love The movie personally it's a great movie about being lonely and just having your self to talk too Professionaly it's bad though Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/06/23 Full Review Audience Member I Really Like This Film. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review jonathan m I really enjoyed this movie, basically lockdown but in the 80s lockdown with a girl who has nobody to talk too, she's all alone and empty sad really I've bet a lot of people can relate to the character strangely enough. Also she sued the company because you didn't wanted to be released but she lost, she thought it might affect her career but nobody seen the movie anyway so she was lucky Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member This made it on my Top 3 Worst Movies Ever List! The stupidest movie I ever have seen for sure!!! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member I grew up watching a lot of films but there are only a few that I look back on that really shaped and matured my understanding of cinema. The Telephone is one of those. It is a little indie movie starring Whoopi Goldberg and the entire movie is one woman, in her apartment... on the phone! That's it!! It became a notorious flop and Goldberg took its makers to court to try and stop its home video release (she lost). But I really struggle to understand how this can be considered a BAD movie... its not. I think its one of Whoopi's best performances and while some people find the subject to be boring, I find it fascinating. It needs to be seen several times to fully understand whats going on. Rip Torn directed this little lost gem and it deserves to be seen. I spent years trying to source a dvd copy and finally found it recently... Does anyone remember it?? It certainly must hold the record as one of the WORST poster/cover art movies of all time, I admit that!! lol Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member This is definitely on of whoopi's best films. funny, smart and a killer ending. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Jason Shawhan Nashville Scene If you've grown to love films like O.C. and Stiggs (a near-masterpiece) or The Whoopee Boys (hell on earth for many), this is for you. Sep 10, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis An unemployed and extremely bitter actress uses her telephone to vent her frustrations on friends and enemies alike.
      Director
      Rip Torn
      Production Co
      Esparza/Katz Productions
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Oct 28, 2018
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $54.8K
      Sound Mix
      Surround
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