| The Telephone | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Rip Torn |
| Produced by | Robert Katz<>Moctesuma Esparza |
| Written by | Terry Southern & Harry Nilsson |
| Starring | Whoopi Goldberg Severn Darden Elliot Gould John Heard Robin Menken Herve Villechaize Amy Wright |
| Music by | Christopher Young |
| Cinematography | David Claessen |
| Editing by | Sandra Adair |
| Distributed by | New World Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1987 |
| Running time | 78 Mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Telephone is a 1988 independent film comedy starring Whoopi Goldberg as an out-of-work actress who starts doing some prank phone calls which created a chain of events. Actor Rip Torn makes his directorial debut with this film, with Elliott Gould and John Heard in supporting roles. It was released on January 22, 1988 and was distributed by New World Pictures.
The film was neither a box office nor a critical hit and Goldberg was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award as Worst Actress.[1] Goldberg filed a lawsuit against the film's makers in order to prevent it from being released, but lost the case.