The Telephone Book

The Telephone Book

The story of a girl who falls in love with the world's greatest obscene phone call.

197187 min5.8 / 10

A surreal, irreverent 1970s sex comedy that treats an absurd premise—a woman's quest to find her obscene caller—with deadpan playfulness and satirical energy.

A sexually voracious young woman receives a dirty phone call from a stranger; so satisfied by the experience, she sets out to find him somewhere in New York City.

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