Before Linda Lovelace, There Was 'The Telephone Book'
October, 16, 2009 10:14 am | Comments On #Andy Warhol, Barry Morse, Jill Clayburgh, Star Trek, The Telephone Book, William HickeyIn 1971, I produced an independent feature film in New York, written and directed by Nelson Lyon, called “The Telephone Book.” It is a dark comedy about a girl who falls in love with the world’s greatest obscene phone call. In her quest to find the irresistible and mysterious caller, she encounters an array of strange characters and humorous sexual situations.
The subject matter of the film was uniquely ahead of its time, since it dealt with “telephone sex,” which has since become a staple of modern sexual expression. The film enjoyed the eroticism of the porno genre yet embodied a sense of style and purpose way beyond the standard porn offerings of the time.
But as with most hybrid films, it failed to find an audience and...
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For over 25-years, Merv Bloch has been a dominant, creative force in the field of motion picture advertising and has been acclaimed for many of his award-winning ad campaigns, posters and trailers. In addition to running his own company, Rosebud Studio, Bloch was active in New York's underground film movement in the '70's. He produced the seminal, x-rated, sex-comedy, "The Telephone Book" (1971) that has emerged from obscurity, after almost 40-years, and become a DVD cult-film sensation in a number of European capitals.
