The Telephone Book

Early 70s counterculture sexploitation madness from Nelson Lyon (one of the two last people to see John Belushi alive) starring Sarah Kennedy (70s TV staple) and Norman Rose (the voice of the Juan Valdez Coffee commercials). No kink shaming here, it's one for the freaks. Seriously though, a lot of it is very funny. Beautifully photographed. There's even a crazy little animated sequence at the end.

A fun & surprising gem.

I didn’t know what to expect with this movie other than the general plot. This movie is such a fun time as you explore the weird, kinky side of 70s NYC along with Alice. The animated sequence at the end was insane and I still don’t know how I feel about it, but nonetheless, it’s like no movie I’ve seen before. I give it 4 stars because I thought the cutaways to people talking about their careers as dirty phone callers messed up the momentum. I think it should’ve opened with them instead.

This curiosity of a film stands the test of time well, as long as your interest has focus for this era. Much of the film does not translate out of its era, especially its dialogue, and the situations - while novel - exist solely within the trappings of its era and don’t translate out of it much at all. The transfer is excellent, and the cast is fun - everyone is good-looking and puts forth fun performances. What’s best about this is that it’s in no way a pastiche, it exists exactly as it is without pretensions and without trying to be something it isn’t. It’s a fun watch, especially the filthy cartoon section, and if female nudity is your thing, wow, does this have that all over the place. A great find from the early years of Vinegar Syndrome!

I love this film, so weird, funny and disturbing all at the same time!