The Telephone
Brief Synopsis
Vashti Blue, a struggling actor, takes out her frustrations via the telephone, making prank calls from her apartment.
Cast & Crew
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Rip Torn
Director
Robin Menken
Voice
Herve Villechaize
Voice
James Victor
Voice
Lina Chu
Amy Wright
Film Details
Also Known As
Telephone
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1988
Distribution Company
New World Pictures
Location
San Francisco, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 22m
Synopsis
Vashti Blue, a struggling actor, takes out her frustrations via the telephone, making prank calls from her apartment.
Director
Rip Torn
Director
Cast
Robin Menken
Voice
Herve Villechaize
Voice
James Victor
Voice
Lina Chu
Amy Wright
Ronald J Stallings
John Heard
John Hattan
Don Blakely
Voice
Severn Darden
Whoopi Goldberg
Elliott Gould
Danae Torn
Voice
Crew
Sandra Adair
Editor
Agememnon Adrianos
Sound
John Alonzo
Assistant
Roz Baker
Costumes
Bryan Baptist
Production Assistant
Greg Barker
Carpenter
Susan Becker
Costumes
Ben Bernie & Orchestra
Song
Peggy Biocini
Script Supervisor
John Brasher
Sound
Todd Bray
Art Department
Gary M Brickley
Key Grip
Elizabeth Ann Bundschu
Production Assistant
Molly Campbell-field
Production Assistant
Kenneth Casey
Song
Catherine Childers
Hairdresser
Gregory Childers
Dolly Grip
Michael Chin
Camera Operator
David Claessen
Director Of Photography
Paul Clay
Adr Supervisor
Paul Clay
Foley
Richard Clot
Foreman
Thomas Barney Colangelo
Assistant Camera Operator
Kathleen Cowderoy
Assistant
Candace Crump
Stand-In
Richard Cucinotta
Other
Paul Dal Porto
Props
Roberta Doheny
Sound
Charles H Eason
Other
Elle Elliott
Makeup
Elle Elliott
Hairdresser
Moctesuma Esparza
Producer
Rick Fichter
Best Boy
Linda Fitzwater
Assistant Editor
Michael Germain
Makeup
Joel Glickman
Unit Production Manager
Joel Glickman
Associate Producer
Allen Gross
Carpenter
David R Hach
Carpenter
Jane Hall
Production Assistant
Elizabeth Hamilton
Other
John Hattan
Transportation Captain
William House
Assistant
Sandy Howell
Art Department
Elizabeth Jennings
Art Department
Bruce Johnston
Song
Tom Joslin
Assistant
Claudia Katayanagi
Video Playback
Pamela Katz
Other
Robert Katz
Producer
Linda Knechtli
Production Auditor
Jack Kostelnik
Foreman
John Lanoue
Carpenter
Lance Laurienzo
Apprentice
Laurie Levine
Assistant
Little Richard
Song Performer
Kevin Locke
Song Performer
Kevin Locke
Song
Christopher T Love
Animal Wrangler
Bill Maley
Gaffer
Bob Marley
Song
Bob Marley
Song Performer
Curtis Mayfield
Song
James J Mccarthy
Post-Production Accountant
Terry Melcher
Song
Raymond E Mondaux
Layout Artist
Robert J Mooney
Production Assistant
Patrick Moriarty
Boom Operator
Hope Moskowitz
Assistant Editor
David Myers
Consultant
Matthew Naythons
Photography
Harry Nilsson
From Story
Harry Nilsson
Screenplay
David D Ochao
Assistant Set Dresser
Kaaren F Ochoa
Assistant Director
Geraldine Page
Assistant
Franke Piazza
Assistant
Maceo Pinkard
Song
Jom Pohl
Art Director
Dennis A Pope
Dolly Grip
Robert E Powell
Electrician
Robert Radnitz
Assistant
Chuck Ray
Carpenter
Malcolm Rodgers
Art Department
Betty Rosen
Assistant Set Dresser
Leonard Rosenman
Assistant
Micajah Ryan
Music
Tony "san Antone" Salazar
Production Assistant
G Michael Santy
Assistant Camera Operator
Barbara Segal
Production Assistant
Christopher Serrano
Animal Wrangler
Terry Southern
Screenplay
J Michael Speakman
Carpenter
Lynn Stevenson
Assistant Editor
Anthony Torn
Assistant
Elizabeth Toth
Animal Wrangler
I J Van Perre
Carpenter
Jeff Vaughn
Music
Antonio Vincent
Set Decorator
Antonio Vincent
Props
Julia Walker
Hair
Lance A Wandling
Video Playback
Dara Weintraub
Production Assistant
Joan Wellman
Production Coordinator
Hank Williams Sr.
Song
Shannon M Wilson
Production Assistant
Lope Yap Jr.
Assistant Director
Ann Atkins Young
Music Coordinator
Christopher Young
Music
Robert M Young
Assistant
Film Details
Also Known As
Telephone
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1988
Distribution Company
New World Pictures
Location
San Francisco, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 22m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter January 22, 1988
Began shooting January 13, 1987.
Released in United States Winter January 22, 1988