This has easily got to be one of the worst movies of the 1980's, and most likely a personal foible for Whoopi Goldberg to have her name associated with this extremely unfunny film where she plays a woman who literally spends the whole two hours of the film talking on a telephone about nothing in particular.
Honestly, Whoopi should have known better than to star in this garbage, which is a real shame because she had proven herself to be quite a commendable actress in the 1985 drama "THE COLOR PURPLE" and to a lesser-degree, the comedies "JUMPIN' JACK FLASH" and "THE BURGLAR".
One slightly amusing scene at the beginning of the film has Whoopi trying to get her hands on a goldfish that ends up in the bathtub... after that, this movie travels downhill at an almost 'out of this world' speed.
There really is no plot to this movie, the title itself says it all. "THE TELEPHONE" is basically about a telephone... and Whoopi Goldberg. She spends the entire duration of the film talking to various people about nothing in particular, mostly hearsay conversations and trite problems she thinks she needs to attend to - nothing that the audience will find any slight bit of interest in.
For the 96 excruciating minutes that "THE TELEPHONE" runs for, you will find yourself wanting to do something else than to sit there and watch this travesty.
A scene that was probably left on the cutting room floor would be the scene where Whoopi is angrily yelling at her agent for suggesting that she star in this garbage.
Whoopi - keep this one off your resume'.
MY GRADE - 0/10
Honestly, Whoopi should have known better than to star in this garbage, which is a real shame because she had proven herself to be quite a commendable actress in the 1985 drama "THE COLOR PURPLE" and to a lesser-degree, the comedies "JUMPIN' JACK FLASH" and "THE BURGLAR".
One slightly amusing scene at the beginning of the film has Whoopi trying to get her hands on a goldfish that ends up in the bathtub... after that, this movie travels downhill at an almost 'out of this world' speed.
There really is no plot to this movie, the title itself says it all. "THE TELEPHONE" is basically about a telephone... and Whoopi Goldberg. She spends the entire duration of the film talking to various people about nothing in particular, mostly hearsay conversations and trite problems she thinks she needs to attend to - nothing that the audience will find any slight bit of interest in.
For the 96 excruciating minutes that "THE TELEPHONE" runs for, you will find yourself wanting to do something else than to sit there and watch this travesty.
A scene that was probably left on the cutting room floor would be the scene where Whoopi is angrily yelling at her agent for suggesting that she star in this garbage.
Whoopi - keep this one off your resume'.
MY GRADE - 0/10