Her journey introduces her to an avantgarde stag filmmaker, a manipulative psychiatrist, a lesbian housewife. The telephone has helped unify people and communities for over 100 years on prince edward island. Oversexed alice receives an obscene phone call and falls in love with the mellifluous caller, who reveals his name to be john smith of. Telephone books at the tennessee state library and archives. She receives an obscene phone call from a stranger norman rose, which fascinates her and sends her on a picaresque adventure through. The first telephone book was released soon after the worlds first telephone line was invented.
In 1971, i produced an independent feature film in new york, written and directed by nelson lyon, called the telephone book. The telephone book 1971 browsing through netflix instant i occasionally like to pick up on films i never heard of before. With sarah kennedy, norman rose, james harder, jill clayburgh. New york in the 70s was a creative place, whilst abel ferrara was throwing phones through windows and martin scorsese was plying himself. The first john smith to take credit for the dirty calls, turns out to be stag film actor har poon the recently deceased barry morse, who is in the middle of auditions for his latest opus. Chicago telephone books, 18781971 chicagogenealogy.
Victim of an obscene caller becomes obsessed with her fantasy of him and attempts to track down in real life. After 38 years, the mostly reviled film about telephone sex is being revived and. May 23, 20 following their release of massage parlor murders. Most of the phone booth scenes from this film are too racy for yt. The telephone book concerns alices pursuit of a white rabbit who turns out to be a man in a pig mask. Sixteen candles phone call scene with grandparents. The telephone book 1971 the story of a girl who falls in love with the worlds greatest obscene phone call.
Aug 03, 2012 the telephone book 1971 posted on august 3, 2012. A major, though forgotten, work from new yorks underground film scene of the late 60s and early 70s, nelson lyons the telephone book tells the story of alice, a sexobsessed hippie who falls in love with the worlds greatest obscene phone caller and embarks on a quest to find him. Alice sarah kennedy is exercising in the nude when she receives an obscene phone call, which happens to be the best obscene call ever, prompting her to seek. Directed by nelson lyon and shot in blackandwhite, this doesnt make a lick of sense, but always displays a singularly skewed, comic vision, sprinkled with now. The telephone book 1971 obscene phone caller confession duration. Back in the telephone book proper, alice meets a variety of odd and perverse new yorkers. You sit up there, so white and old, with all the angels about you and the stars slipping by. The telephone book 1971 if you enjoy this blog, you can support it by buying a nitroflare premium account from the links above. It is a dark comedy about a girl who falls in love with the world. In 1889, a public telephone with a coinpay mechanism was installed at the hartford bank in hartford, connecticut, by the southern new england telephone co. Chicago telephone books, 18781971 this morning my husband and i drove down to the harold washington library at 400 s. History of the telephone from the 1880s to current time. The telephone book has developed a cult following over the years due to its pedigree nelson lyon, a future writer of saturday night live and cast william hickey, jill clayburgh.
The history of the telephone on prince edward island. Some cities may be included in telephone books of counties and larger cities. Aug 10, 20 the telephone book concerns alices pursuit of a white rabbit who turns out to be a man in a pig mask. However, it is still an early 70s softcore sex comedy, the type of film something weird video specializes in. Jun 26, 2017 the telephone book 1971, by nelson lyon black and white sexploitation is a revelation.
Take a moment on national telephone day this april 25, to recall comedian gary gulmans classic riff. Though this comes four years bonnie and clyde and the graduate in 1967, and even though those films were representative of the kind of direction hollywood would take when it came to dealing with sexuality, the telephone book still transgressed boundaries that the hollywood system was uninterested, or too afraid of, getting closer to. And so we come to nelson lyons the telephone book 1971, described as a major, though forgotten, work from new yorks underground film scene, but falling well outside the confines of what third eye readers and vinegar syndrome devotees have come to expect. That first telephone book, released in 1878 by the new haven district telephone company, was just one page long and held 50 names. Today, the telephone has become an integral part of personal life and of business, providing voice, data, and cell communications across the island, and around the world. The telephone book better quality 1971 bekaret kemeri 1975 the layout 1969 cassy jones, o magnifico sedutor 1972. I believe it is totally feasible yet i would like to know how the phone system is manipulated, if really a phone call, to make possible the communication of two parties dwelling on different dimensions. The telephone book 1971, by nelson lyon black and white sexploitation is a revelation. The telephone 1910 film, an american silent black and white drama film. 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. The telephone 1956 film, an australian television play. Youre so safe, there on your throne, with the blue swirling under you. Apr 28, 20 and so we come to nelson lyons the telephone book 1971, described as a major, though forgotten, work from new yorks underground film scene, but falling well outside the confines of what third eye readers and vinegar syndrome devotees have come to expect. Resembling a telephone directory and contains the name and addressees of licensed ham radio stations.
State in chicago so i could explore the resources available at the library for chicago researchspecifically telephone books and newspapers other than the chicago tribune. The story of a girl who falls in love with the worlds greatest obscene phone call. In 1971, i produced an independent feature film in new york, written and. The first booths appear to have been in the vicinity of the port authority bus.
The telephone book 1971 watch online robert young ph miracle pdf, format, prime video streaming online video yes, this movie earns its x rating particularly due to the animated scene near the end of the found the telephone book obscene phone caller confession which was weird, but the. If you needed to call someone, you just said that persons name and the operator. The telephone book 1971 directed by david weisman, nelson. The single was their second numberone on billboard hot dance club play and stayed two weeks at the numberone spot. I saw this come up in the list of trailers on the cinefamily vimeo and was intrigued enough to look for more clips and found the telephone book 1971 obscene phone caller confession which was weird, but the one the clip that made me purchase the dvd immediately was lucy lee flippin in the telephone book and not only me, one of my friends wanted to buy it also. Mar 31, 2007 the telephone has helped unify people and communities for over 100 years on prince edward island. One day she gets a call from an obscene phone caller and she falls in love with him because it was the most. Sarah kennedy stephanie rothmans the working girls falls in love with the worlds most obscene phone call in the telephone book, rediscovered and restored on bluraydvd combo by vinegar syndrome. Living an empty life in a new york apartment wallpapered with dirty pictures, alice sarah kennedy, recruited from tv commercials and perfect in the role receives a spiritual awakening when she receives a call from a man who calls himself john smith. Victim of an obscene caller becomes obsessed with her fantasy of him and attempts to track down in. The telephone book stands at the intersection of cheap new york art films think warhol and downey sr. Ah, dont let my prayer seem too little to you, god.
The telephone 1988 film, a comedydrama film starring whoopi goldberg. The telephone book is a 1971 american independent sexploitation comedy film written and. Like most statements this isnt universally true, though i always believe in the significance of anything, no matter how small. Overview of telephone book, the, 1971, directed by nelson lyon, with sarah kennedy, norman rose, james harder, at turner classic movies. The story of a day in the life of a lonely, sensitive, exhuberent, attractive, young woman. Radio amateur call book magazine summer 1958 includes foreign international listings. The telephone book 1971 the telephone book 1971 user. The thickest telephone book i know of was the 1971 chicago, il yellow pages. Phone booth scenes from the telephone book 1971 youtube. Oct 16, 2009 in 1971, i produced an independent feature film in new york, written and directed by nelson lyon, called the telephone book. And i come to you with a prayer about a telephone call. Contact a contributor if you can help or have any other contributions.
So i bought and read this classic, a book that has been out of print for decades, again. For this information, i thank the research staff of the chicago historical society. Before linda lovelace, there was the telephone book. Before linda lovelace, there was the telephone book the wrap. It was released in 1987 as the second and final single from their ninth studio album, electric cafe 1986. Her exploits, encounters, and frustrations as she attempts to find a special someone, a caller who has class, as she puts it. Take a deep breath, and fasten your seatbelts its sure to be a bumpy. Frontarea 1area 2area 3area 4area 5area 6area 7area 8area 9area 0other. Friday, may 3rd 8pm saturday, may 11th sunday, may 26th sexually frustrated gamine alice sarah kennedy is freed from her apartmentbound malaise when she receives the worlds greatest obscene phone call from one john smith. With the conceit of the nowimpossibletomake obscene phone call and the idea that the film is supposed to be shocking, 1971s the telephone book could be seen as a definitive product of its time and no more than a cultural curiosity.
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