The Telephone (1988)
She's on the line... and off the wall.
96 min
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.
- Release date
- January 22, 1988
- Country of origin
- United States
- Box office
- $99,030
Cast
- Whoopi Goldberg as Vashti Blue
- Severn Darden as Max
- Amy Wright as Honey Boxe & Irate Neighbor
- Amy Wright as Jennifer on the Answering Machine
- Elliott Gould as Rodney
- John Heard as Telephone Man
- Ronald J. Stallings as Saxophone Player
- John Hattan as Sidewalk Vendor
- Lina Chu as Sidewalk Vendor
- Don Blakely as Voice on the Freeway
- Don Blakely as Larry on the Answering Machine
- James Victor as Voice on the Freeway
- James Victor as Big Ray on the Answering Machine
Crew
- Rip Torn · Director
- Harry Nilsson · Writer
- Terry Southern · Writer
- Moctesuma Esparza · Producer
- Robert Katz · Producer
- Christopher Young · Composer
- David Claessen · Cinematographer
- Sandra Adair · Editor
- Jim Pohl · Production designer