The Telephone Book
The Telephone Book
The Telephone Book
The Telephone Book
The Telephone Book
The Telephone Book
The Telephone Book
The Telephone Book
The Telephone Book
The Telephone Book
The Telephone Book
The Telephone Book
The Telephone Book
The Telephone Book
The Telephone Book

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The Telephone Book

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This is the listing for the standard edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo. The limited edition embossed slipcover (designed by Derek Gabryszak) was limited to 2,000 units and is sold out. The two versions are identical, aside from the slipcover.

A major, though forgotten, work from New York's underground film scene of the late 60s and early 70s. Nelson Lyon's, The Telephone Book, tells the story of Alice, a sex-obsessed hippie who falls in love with the world's greatest obscene phone caller and embarks on a quest to find him. Her journey introduces her to an avant-garde stag filmmaker, a manipulative psychiatrist, a lesbian housewife, and more. Photographed in high-contrast black-and-white, and punctuated with a remarkable, surreal color animated sequence, The Telephone Book is one of the greatest cult films you've probably never heard of.

directed: Nelson Lyon
starring: Barry Morse, Norman Rose, Ondine, Roger C. Carmel, William Hickey, Geri Miller, Jill Clayburgh, Sarah Kennedy, Ultra Violet

Additional info:

  • Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Pack | Region Free | 1.85:1 AR | MONO
  • Restored in 2K from a 35mm archival print
  • Commentary track by Producer Merv Bloch
  • Two theatrical trailers
  • Radio spots
  • Still gallery

Overall rating: 4.611111 / 5 from 54 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

The Telephone Book is a highly acclaimed cult film from New York's underground scene, praised for its unique storytelling and high-contrast black-and-white photography. The Blu-ray/DVD combo offers a restored 2K version with additional features like commentary and trailers.

Summary topics

  • Film Quality: 12%
  • Film Experience: 22%

Review topics: ["looks","packaging","film","movie","release","find","gem","features","call","restoration","comedy","line","fun","sequences","pick","points","buy","edition"].

Review highlights

  • "Great classic release from VS." — Paul S.
  • "Love the slip cover, love the movie, check it out." — james b.
  • "Fantastic Service and Fantastic Films" — William C.

Reviews

The wonderful seventies

"The Telephone Book is a wild one. Possibly contains one of the best monologs ever put to film. Absolutely recommended for fans of the eccentric. Great release all around."

— Drake D. (5/5)

Nice!!

"Never heard about it but I quite liked it."

— Emilio G. (5/5)

The Telephone Book

"looks great"

— Jason S. (5/5)

Fun

"Where has this movie been all my life???"

— Michael D. (5/5)

The Telephone Book

"This is a wild movie. There's not much to it in terms of plot but it follows a young woman as she tries to find an obscene caller, and the fun and weird characters and detours along the way. It climaxes (wink) with an insane sequence of editing and animation that you just have to see for yourself. The movie also contains one of my favorite character introduction lines ever said from our obscene caller. There are special feature including a commentary by the director which has interesting stories, including how he was a graphic designer and created the cover for the film featured on the standard case."

— Travis H. (4/5)

The Telephone Book - early now OOP Vinegar Syndrome release

"Heard about this release in the excellent Against the Grain documentary included in the 10 film set celebrating the Tenth Anniversary of Vinegar Syndrome. Found a copy of the long OOP blu-ray at Vinegar Syndromes Denver store."

— Eric P. (5/5)

A great restoration job!

"A comedy that can be very hit-and-miss, but has a lot of interesting moments and a random assortment of really strange second-string oddball characters. It’s very experimental in form which can be a bit tiring after a while. The lead actress resembles a young Goldie Hawn and spends a great portion of the film in various states of undress which is always nice. The Vinegar Syndrome blu-ray’s restoration looks great."

— Ryan (3/5)

The Telephone Book

"Bought it on a whim, lent it to someone who forgot to give it back so I bought it again. Experimental sex comedy that in the last reel changes from B/W to color and animation. Great restoration, better than it probably deserves but sure there´s people in it so thankfully VS cared a lot."

— Hansi L. (4/5)

Classic Art House Skin Flic

"This is a lovely transfer of a fun romp through 60s kink. The care that was taken in this release is obvious and it is a must have for fans of the genre."

— John D. (5/5)

Quintessential

"Excellent movie"

— Charles W. (4/5)

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