About this episode
Jeremy and Jason Kruppa discuss the 1988 comedy-drama The Telephone, exploring its themes and context.
Jeremy is joined by author and podcaster Jason Kruppa to solve the riddle that is the 1988 comedy-drama The Telephone, which stars Whoopi Goldberg and is directed by Rip Torn from a script by Harry Nilsson and Terry Southern. Their attempts to unravel the film take in such subjects as substance abuse, pet care, filmed plays and how New Yorkers all go about in their angry little boxes.
People in this episode
Host: Jeremy
Guest: Jason Kruppa
Topics covered
- comedy-drama
- substance abuse
- pet care
- New Yorkers
Keywords
- Whoopi Goldberg
- Rip Torn
- Harry Nilsson
- Terry Southern
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Telephone
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