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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.
Jan 22, 1988 · The Telephone: Directed by Rip Torn. With Whoopi Goldberg, Severn Darden, Amy Wright, Elliott Gould. 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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Mar 15, 2021 · Theatrical trailer of "The Telephone" by Rip Torn. Starring Whoopi Goldberg, Severn Darden, Amy Wright, Elliott Gould, John Heard, Hervé Villechaize
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R 1 hr 18 min Jan 22nd, 1988 Comedy, Drama. 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...
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- Rip Torn
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- Whoopi Goldberg
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Throughout the night, Vashti entertains herself by dialing different telephone numbers, talking to the local market, video store, police station, and her friend, Jennifer (Amy Wright). The noise from the calls causes Vashti's next-door neighbor to yell at her in frustration.
The Telephone is genre bending narrative written by Harry Nilsson and Terry Southern, with a role intended for Robin Williams that subsequently went to Whoopi Goldberg after he turned it down. It was Rip Torn’s directorial debut — as well as the last he ever directed.
