The Telephone Book (1971)
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In this film that seeks to make a comedy about obscene telephone callers, several callers and their victims are shown. Most of the film is about one of the callers who is so beguiling that before long, many of his victims are hoping that he will call them back. Indeed, one of his victims is so… More In this film that seeks to make a comedy about obscene telephone callers, several callers and their victims are shown. Most of the film is about one of the callers who is so beguiling that before long, many of his victims are hoping that he will call them back. Indeed, one of his victims is so entranced that she exerts considerable effort trying to find him, not for prosecution, but to see how his real-life virility compares with his virtuoso telephoning. One interesting sidelight is that the film contains three members of Andy Warhol's art-gang (including Ultra Violet). ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Directed By
- Nelson Lyon
- Written By
- Nelson Lyon
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Oct 3, 1971 Limited
- Studio
- Rosebud Films
Critic Reviews
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Budd Wilkins, Slant Magazine
A brilliant and lamentably neglected gem of early-'70s underground filmmaking, The Telephone Book gets the deluxe Blu-ray treatment from Vinegar Syndrome, with a sterling high-definition transfer as well as some choice extras.
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Cast
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Margaret Brewster
as Old Lady
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Roger C. Carmel
as Analyst
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Jill Clayburgh
as Eyemask
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Lucy Lee Flippin
as Obscene Phone Caller Three
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William Hickey
as Man In Bed
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Sarah Kennedy
as Alice
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Geri Miller
as Dancer
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Ondine
as Narrator
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Norman Rose
as Mr. Smith
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Dolph Sweet
as Obscene Phone Caller Four
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Matthew Tobin
as Mugger
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Ultra Violet
as Whip Woman
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Barry Morse
as Har Poon
- David Dozer
- Jan Farrand
- Claudio Arrau
- Jorge Bolet
- Jose Iturbi
- Paul Whiteman
- Van Cliburn
