Denise Calls Up
“A hilarious heart-ringing fable about life, love and hangups.”
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?
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Cast
11 people
Tim Daly
Frank Oliver
Known for
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
Superman: The Animated Series
Caroleen Feeney
Barbara Gorton
Also in
Escape from L.A.
Escape from Alaska
Dan Gunther
Martin Weiner
Known for
Devil's Pond
Dana Wheeler-Nicholson
Gail Donelly
Known for
Fletch
Friday Night Lights
Liev Schreiber
Jerry Heckerman
Known for
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Salt
Aida Turturro
Linda
Known for
The Sopranos
Deep Blue Sea
Alanna Ubach
Denise Devaro
Known for
Euphoria
Coco
Sylvia Miles
Sharon, Gail's Aunt
Known for
Midnight Cowboy
Evil Under the Sun
Mark Blum
Obstretrician
Known for
Crocodile Dundee
Mozart in the Jungle
Jean-Claude La Marre
Cab Driver
Known for
Malcolm X
Fresh
Hal Salwen
Jerry as a Little Boy
Hal Salwen Director · Lynn Geller Composer Michael Mayers Cinematographer
United States release March 29, 1996 · Produced in United States · Production Skyline Entertainment Partners, Dark Matter Productions
Production
Davis Entertainment
Production
Skyline Entertainment Partners
Production
Dark Matter Productions
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Belgium · May 17, 1995
Theatrical
United States · March 29, 1996
Canada
May 17, 1995 · Theatrical
France
January 24, 1996
Germany
January 18, 1996
Romania
May 17, 1995 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 26, 1996
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