Telephone

1986 0h 27m EN

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

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An emotionally-distraught and suicidal woman dials a random telephone number and gets a lonely man on the phone. With pistol in hand, she threatens to kill herself over the phone unless he can talk her out of it within one minute.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Bud Cort
Laurie Lathem

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eric Red
Writers: Eric Red
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 27-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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40 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Eric Red, shot by Geza Sinkovics. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Eric Red shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Bud Cort and Laurie Lathem carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0420951 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Eric Red directs. Geza Sinkovics behind the camera. Eric Red cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 27-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
240 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Eric Red, shot by Geza Sinkovics. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Eric Red shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Bud Cort and Laurie Lathem carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0420951 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.