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	Cellular (2004) Cellular pits a young man in a high-stakes race against time as he searches for a kidnapped stranger whose only connection to him is through a wrong number on his cell phone. Basinger patches together a smashed phone to call for help. Cast: Chris Evans, Kim Basinger, Jason Statham, William H. Macy
	Phone Booth (2003) Set entirely in and around a New York City phone booth, Phone Booth follows Stu Shepard (Colin Farrell), a low-rent media consultant who is trapped after being told by a caller - a serial killer with a sniper rifle - that he'll be shot dead if he hangs up. A sudden and shocking act of violence near the booth draws the attention of the police, who arrive backed with a small army of sharpshooters. They believe that Stu, not the unseen caller of whom they remain unaware, is the dangerous man with a gun.
	COMING SOON Kim Novak is on the Phone (1994)
	Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter play teenage rock-star wannabees who can't play their instruments, and are also in danger of flunking out of school if they don't do well in history. George Carlin helps them do historical research in a time machine/phone booth.
	Sorry, Wrong Number (1989, 1948) This thriller started as a 30-minute radio play starring Agnes Moorehead as an invalid who accidentally overhears a phone conversation between two men plotting a murder; and later became a theatrical movie starring Barbara Stanwyck, and a TV-movie starring Loni Anderson.
	The Telephone (1988) Whoopi Goldberg stars as an eccentric out-of-work actress, disconnected from reality, who ignores the threatening calls from her many creditors, choosing instead to amuse herself with the telephone. But her quiet and whimsical evening alone turns into a circus - one with a crazy grand finale. With Elliott Gould, Herve Villechaize.
	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Steven Spielberg produced and directed this Best Picture-nominated film about a benign alien who was stranded on Earth, befriended by kids, and is rescued after he is able to phone home with a high-tech comm-link made from the kids' toys. Debra Winger does E.T.'s voice.
	Murder by Phone (1980) A crazed techie kills people by calling them and playing a high frequency sound which causes a brain hemorrhages and then he sends high voltage through the phone that kills them. It's physically impossible, but a great late-night scary movie (also known as "Bells"). Cast: Richard Chamberlain, John Houseman, Sara Botsford. Director: Michael Anderson
	Telefon (1977) Charles Bronson stars as a KGB agent trying to stop massive mayhem after the cold war ended. Sleeper agents are blowing up military installations, and Bronson is the only one who can find the man who is activating the sleepers with "telefon" calls. Lee Remick, Donald Pleasence, Tyne Daly.
	The Conversation (1974) A paranoid and personally-secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that a couple he is spying on will be murdered. Written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Gene Hackman stars. Robert Duvall, Teri Garr and Harrison Ford also appear. The Conversation received Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and Sound.
	Play Misty for Me (1971) This is the first movie with Clint Eastwood as director and star. He plays a radio DJ who gets involved with one of his frequent callers, a smothering woman who wants Eastwood's commitment after a casual sexual encounter. She pesters him with several calls each day, saying "Play 'Misty' for me."
	COMING SOON The Telephone Book (1971)
	The President's Analyst (1967) James Coburn starred as White House shrink Dr. Sidney Schaefer, who wanted to quit his job because it was too stressful. He's followed and harassed by bad guys, and a BAD truck labeled "T.P.C." (The Phone Company). Godfrey Cambridge also starred.
	I Saw What You Did (1965, 1988) This was a theatrical release starring Joan Crawford, later remade as a TV movie. Teenagers spend an evening making random prank calls: "I saw what you did...and I know who you are." Murder follows. Mrs. Steve Allen (Joyce Meadows) was in the first version.
	When a Stranger Calls 1979 A babysitter (Carol Kane) gets threatening phone calls while on the job. She soon finds that a pair of children in her charge have been murdered in their beds; she is nearly killed herself by the homicidal maniac before police arrive. Later Kane's character is a wife and mother--and the monster escapes from a mental institution to re-create his original carnage in Kane's home.
	BUtterfield 8 (1960) Elizabeth Taylor won a Best Actress Oscar for her starring role as "Gloria Wandrous," a high-class call-girl who thinks she's found the right man and wants to settle down. Based on a book by John O'Hara. With Eddie Fisher, an early Mr. Taylor, and Carrie F's pop. If filmed today, would it be "288?"
	Dial "M" for Murder (1954) Grace Kelly played "Margot Wendice" in this Alfred Hitchcock thriller about a man plotting his wife's murder, and the police investigation that followed. It was filmed in 3D, but not released in 3D until after Hitchcock's death. If filmed today, would it be "Touch M for Murder?"
	Phone Call from a Stranger (1952) This movie is about the sole survivor of a plane crash who visits the families of disaster victims met during the flight. Starring Bette Davis, Hugh Beaumont, Gary Merrill, Michael Rennie, Shelley Winters, Keenan Wynn. It won the Best Screenplay award at the Venice Film Festival.
	The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939) Despite many roles and a late-in-life Oscar, the film for which Don Ameche will probably be most remembered is The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939), with co-stars Loretta Young and Henry Fonda. He was so identified with the role of Bell, that school kids allegedly answered "Don Ameche" when asked to name the inventor of the telephone. more about Ameche and the movie
	COMING SOON Telephone Operator (1938)
	COMING SOON The Telephone Girl and the Lady (1913)


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