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Denise Calls Up
“A hilarious heart-ringing fable about life, love and hangups.”
6.0 / 10• 1995• 1h 20m•NR• English
Comedy
Storyline
A group of friends in New York, working away at their PCs and laptops, keep in touch exclusively by phone and fax. They are all too busy to meet face to face. Gale plays matchmaker, by phone, to Jerry and Barbara who, in turn, hit it off beautifully – via phone and fax. Martin gets a telephone call from someone he's never met. It's Denise, with some extraordinary news. Tapping away at his computer all the while, he develops a sort of friendship with Denise – via phone. And so it goes as the friends, tap, tap, tapping away, share news, hopes, and dreams – via phone and fax. Finally Gale has an unfortunate encounter with a phone, Denise has some more news for Martin, and Frank plans a gala New Year's Eve party, but will he answer the door?
Cast & Crew
Tim Daly
Frank Oliver
Lead
Caroleen Feeney
Barbara Gorton
DG
Dan Gunther
Martin Weiner
Dana Wheeler-Nicholson
Gail Donelly
Liev Schreiber
Jerry Heckerman
Aida Turturro
Linda
Alanna Ubach
Denise Devaro
Sylvia Miles
Sharon, Gail's Aunt
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hal Salwen's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Denise Calls Up is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
