The Telephone
She's on the line... and off the wall.
1988 | 78m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Rip Torn |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Terry Southern, Harry Nilsson |
| Staring: |
| 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: | Jan 22, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Rip Torn |
| Writer: | Terry Southern, Harry Nilsson |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | New World Pictures, Odyssey Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $99,030
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Whoopi Goldberg | Vashti Blue |
| John Heard | Telephone Man |
| Elliott Gould | Rodney |
| Hervé Villechaize | Voice on Freeway |
| Severn Darden | |
| Amy Wright | |
| Don Blakely | |
| James Victor | |
| Robin Menken | |
| Danae Torn |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Sandra Adair | Editor |
| David Claessen | Director of Photography |
| Jim Pohl | Production Design, Art Direction |
| Agamemnon Andrianos | Sound Mixer |
| Patrick Moriarty | Boom Operator |
| Rip Torn | Director |
| Terry Southern | Writer |
| Harry Nilsson | Writer |
| Christopher Young | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Moctesuma Esparza | Producer |
| Robert Katz | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
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