Denise Calls Up (1995)

Movie review: Denise Calls Up

Denise Calls Up is a film from 1995. It is catalogued under Comedy. Its listed tagline is “A hilarious heart-ringing fable about life, love and hangups.”

Story

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?

Audience reaction

TMDB records an audience rating of 6.0/10 based on 25 votes.

Production

Release date: May 17, 1995 · Runtime: 80 minutes · Original language: English

Cast

Tim DalyFrank OliverCaroleen FeeneyBarbara Gorton

D

Dan GuntherMartin WeinerDana Wheeler-NicholsonGail DonellyLiev SchreiberJerry HeckermanAida TurturroLindaAlanna UbachDenise DevaroSylvia MilesSharon, Gail's AuntMark BlumObstretricianJean-Claude La MarreCab Driver

Themes

answering machinetelephonemasturbationtelephone sex