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Denise Calls Up

  • 1995
  • PG-13
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.5K
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Denise Calls Up (1995)
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Comedy

A group of friends in New York, working away at their PCs and laptops, keep in touch exclusively by phone and fax; all are too busy to meet face-to-face. By phone, Gale plays matchmaker for ... Read allA group of friends in New York, working away at their PCs and laptops, keep in touch exclusively by phone and fax; all are too busy to meet face-to-face. By phone, Gale plays matchmaker for Jerry and Barbara who hit it off beautifully--via phone and fax. Martin gets a telephone c... Read allA group of friends in New York, working away at their PCs and laptops, keep in touch exclusively by phone and fax; all are too busy to meet face-to-face. By phone, Gale plays matchmaker for Jerry and Barbara who hit it off beautifully--via phone and fax. Martin gets a telephone call from somebody he has never met: it's Denise, and she has extraordinary news. Tapping a... Read all

  • Director
    • Hal Salwen
  • Writer
    • Hal Salwen
  • Stars
    • Tim Daly
    • Caroleen Feeney
    • Dan Gunther
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    1.5K
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    • Director
      • Hal Salwen
    • Writer
      • Hal Salwen
    • Stars
      • Tim Daly
      • Caroleen Feeney
      • Dan Gunther
    • 21User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Tim Daly
    Tim Daly
    • Frank
    Caroleen Feeney
    Caroleen Feeney
    • Barbara
    Dan Gunther
    Dan Gunther
    • Martin
    Dana Wheeler-Nicholson
    Dana Wheeler-Nicholson
    • Gale
    Liev Schreiber
    Liev Schreiber
    • Jerry
    Aida Turturro
    Aida Turturro
    • Linda
    Alanna Ubach
    Alanna Ubach
    • Denise
    Sylvia Miles
    Sylvia Miles
    • Gail's Aunt Sharon
    Mark Blum
    Mark Blum
    • Obstretrician
    Jean-Claude La Marre
    • Cab Driver
    • (as Jean LaMarre)
    Hal Salwen
    Hal Salwen
    • Jerry as a Little Boy
    • Director
      • Hal Salwen
    • Writer
      • Hal Salwen
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    9J.R.-8

    This movie is way ahead its time.

    This movie is very good all around acting, writing, directing. . Everybody knows someone who you are keeping the relationship up only by talking on the phone. I think this movie came out when only a small group of hardcore computer freaks sent message over the phone lines; before everybody in the world could send e-mail anytime, anywhere of the day. This is up there with 2001: A Space Odyssey and Citizen Kane as of being before its time REALLY!! Rent it a see if watching this movie isn't like looking into a mirror.
    9anxiousgayhorseonketamine

    not a comedy deeply tragic!

    Those guys are entirely at the beck and call of their machines in 1995

    does not bode well for the future oh wait we know what the future loox like

    but then it was new New Yorkers in their cells/pods/boudoirs having affairs setting up meetings that never take place in the real world deep deep alieNATION very very sad state of affairs

    and yes there are amusing bits and pieces some ace actors but dear do we want to live there NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

    never not even one day .... around the same time or a bit later there was something called cocooning but at least they were couples not lifers working for the man far too many hours and only connected through modems fax machines conference calls

    i wonder if this was just an insane phase; would be nice to know what happened 20 years hence would it not? :) :)
    8fargo26

    A comedy with an edge ...

    Having just finished watching Denise calls up (my 2nd time for this one since it was released) ... I feel it is an excellent comedy that everyone can relate to.

    Having lots of friends but never enough time to actually meet them, get together.

    Making plans but always cancelling at the last minute for some obscure reason ... this is something most people can relate to.

    I was impressed again by the performances of all of the actors which are excellent. Especially the actress who plays Barbara which I think was giving a wonderful and believable performance.

    Definitely the best performance of the movie in my mind.

    Some funny moments, some sad ones ... this one is a little rollercoaster ride that is quite pleasant to watch ...

    Rating : 3.5/5
    BWag

    Modern digital alienation

    Sure, everyone has this sort of relationship, more phone call than interaction, but ain't it a shame... These are some of the most alienated, dysfunctional people I have ever seen. They're so detached they can't get up and answer the doorbell for a party they're hosting. Or even go to a friend's funeral. This is fabulous ensemble acting, a fact made the more rionic because none of these people actually encounter each other physically. (Of course, writing this commentary on a computer and transmitting it via modem is even more ironic.
    10mars-14

    Excellent, original movie. Definitely ahead of its time.

    Just caught this movie on the Starz cable channel. Excellent, original movie. Great understated performances. Definitely ahead of its time. This movie was made in 1995, just as the Internet, email and wireless technology was coming to the fore. Five years on, this movie is even more relevant. I wonder how many people find themselves in the kind of relationships depicted. This movie is very European in outlook and sensibility. See it.

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    • Quotes

      Barbara Gorton: He was so sweet in the beginning - sending little love faxes all the time.

      Linda: Yeah, well now it's "moan, groan, dial tone", right?

    • Connections
      Remade as Anameinate... sto akoustiko sas (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Why Get Up
      Written by Bill Carter and Ruth Ellsworth (as Ruth Ellen Ellsworth)

      Performed by The Fabulous Thunderbirds

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    • Release date
      • March 29, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Sony Classics
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Denise på tråden
    • Filming locations
      • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Dark Matter Productions
      • Davis Entertainment
      • Skyline Entertainment Partners
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $148,121
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,006
      • Mar 31, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $148,121
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 20m(80 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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