| The Telephone Book | |
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| Directed by | Nelson Lyon |
| Written by | Nelson Lyon |
| Produced by | Merv Bloch |
| Starring | Sarah Kennedy Norman Rose James Harder Jill Clayburgh |
| Narrated by | Ondine |
| Music by | Nate Sassover |
| Distributed by | Rosebud Releasing Corporation (Avco Embassy Pictures)[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $500,000[3] |
The Telephone Book is a 1971 American independent sexploitation comedy film[4][5] written and directed by Nelson Lyon and starring Sarah Kennedy, along with Norman Rose, James Harder, and Jill Clayburgh. The film follows a solitary but lustful woman named Alice, who falls in love with a stranger who makes obscene phone calls to her. The film is satirical in nature, and often breaks the fourth wall.
The film was released in the United States in 1971, and received an X rating from the Motion Picture Association of America.[6] It was met with mostly negative reviews, though critical reception to the film has become more positive decades after its initial release. It has been considered a cult film.
- ^ "The Telephone Book (Vinegar Syndrome) (Blu-ray + DVD)".
- ^ "The Telephone Book". IMDb. 3 October 1971.
- ^ "Dial Another O". Variety. June 3, 1970. p. 7.
- ^ Nelson, Valerie J. (July 20, 2012). "Nelson Lyon dies at 73; director of sex comedy 'The Telephone Book'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ Bloch, Merv (October 16, 2009). "Before Linda Lovelace, There Was 'The Telephone Book'". TheWrap. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ Fox, Margalit (July 22, 2012). "Nelson Lyon, TV Writer Steeped in the Counterculture, Dies at 73". The New York Times. Retrieved December 12, 2019.