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Dial: Help (1988)
Directed by Ruggero Deodato
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Most recently watched by zombiefreak
Overview
A psychic finds herself tapping into the “energy” of a deceased phone operator. She also finds that her friends soon begin dying mysteriously. An investigator determines to track down the cause.
Rated R | Length 94 minutes
Actors
Charlotte Lewis | Marcello Modugno | Mattia Sbragia | Carola Stagnaro | William Berger | Victor Cavallo | Carlo Monni | Giorgio Tirabassi | Jole Silvani | Cesare Di Vito | Antonietta Di Vizia | Emanuela Fuin | Cyrus Elias | Fausto Lombardi | Monica Dorigatti | Anne Maj Montonen | Alessandra Izzo | Ruggero Deodato | Pat Starke
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/13/2021 | Computer | Broadcast | Other | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
This was the second biggest surprise of the TRR “Choose Your Own Movie Marathon” event. Deodato is hit or miss for me but this one is really wild and a lot of fun (also similar to his later THE WASHING MACHINE in tone and style). A lot of this looks like an 80s music video, i.e. lots of smoky atmosphere and running and emoting and while running.
Charlotte Lewis is the beautiful young woman in the middle of these mysterious calls and does a p good job of carrying the movie despite how ridiculous it is (the premise is a little like Maximum Overdrive but only with phones). Kinda stunned that she’s exactly my age almost to the day.
The last Deodato film I watched was THE WASHING MACHINE and that was also at a TRR event pre-pandemic! I’d like to own both of these films on a good home video release.
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