An aspiring actress disappointed by her treatment in the movie industry turns to phone sex to make a living.
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| Theresa Randle | ... |
Girl 6
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| Isaiah Washington | ... |
Shoplifter
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| Spike Lee | ... |
Jimmy
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| Jenifer Lewis | ... |
Boss #1 - Lil
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| Debi Mazar | ... |
Girl #39
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| Peter Berg | ... |
Caller #1 - Bob
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| Michael Imperioli | ... |
Scary Caller #30
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| Dina Pearlman | ... |
Girl #19
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Maggie Rush | ... |
Girl #42
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Desi Moreno | ... |
Girl #4
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| Kristen Wilson | ... |
Salesgirl #1
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K Funk | ... |
Salesgirl #2
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| Debra Wilson | ... |
Salesgirl #3
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| Naomi Campbell | ... |
Girl #75
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| Gretchen Mol | ... |
Girl #12
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Shari Freels | ... |
Girl #29 - Punkster
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| Richard Belzer | ... |
Caller #4 - Beach
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| Larry Pine | ... |
Caller #33 - Wall Street
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| Coati Mundi | ... |
Caller #8 - Martin
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| Delilah Cotto | ... |
Caller #8 - Christine
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Anthony Nocerino | ... |
Caller #6
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| Thomas Jefferson Byrd | ... |
Caller #18
(as Tom Byrd III)
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Bray Poor | ... |
Caller #14
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| Joseph Lyle Taylor | ... |
Caller #3 / Caller #16
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| Madonna | ... |
Boss #3
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| Arthur J. Nascarella | ... |
Boss #2 - Male in Office
(as Arthur Nascarella)
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| John Turturro | ... |
Murray - the Agent
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| Quentin Tarantino | ... |
Director #1 - NY
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| Ron Silver | ... |
Director #2 - LA
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Mica Hughes | ... |
Director's Assistant
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| Leonard L. Thomas | ... |
Co-Agent
(as Leonard Thomas)
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| Joie Lee | ... |
Switchboard Operator
(as Joie Susannah Lee)
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| Rolonda Watts | ... |
Reporter Nita
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Carol Jenkins | ... |
Newscaster Carol
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Jim Jensen | ... |
Newscaster Jim
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| Halle Berry | ... |
Halle Berry
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Jacqueline McAllister | ... |
Angela
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| Novella Nelson | ... |
Angela's Aunt
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Billie Neal | ... |
Angela's Mother
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| Susan Batson | ... |
Acting Coach
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| Ranjit Chowdhry | ... |
Indian Shopkeeper
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| Rita Wolf | ... |
Wife of Indian Shopkeeper
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| Andrea Navedo | ... |
Phone Girl
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Lesley-Camille Troy | ... |
Phone Girl
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| Michele Kelly | ... |
Phone Girl
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Yohan Lim | ... |
Korean Deli Owner
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Anne Ok | ... |
Wife of Korean Deli Owner
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| John Cameron Mitchell | ... |
Rob
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Keith Randolph Smith | ... |
2nd A.D.
(as Keith Smith)
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| Nelson Vasquez | ... |
Ronnie - the Guard
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Al Palagonia | ... |
Man Mistaken for Bob Regular
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| Jeff Ward | ... |
Bad Guy #1
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| Chuck Jeffreys | ... |
Bad Guy
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Andy Duppin | ... |
Bad Guy
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| Jalil Jay Lynch | ... |
Bad Guy
(as Jalil Lynch)
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| David S. Lomax | ... |
Bad Guy
(as David Lomax)
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Carlo Vogel | ... |
Male Assistant
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| Brian Konowal | ... |
Male Assistant
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Jennifer Ramos | ... |
Topless Dancer
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| Jennifer K. Lee | ... |
Topless Dancer
(as Jennifer Lee)
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Tomoko Hagane | ... |
Topless Dancer
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Genevieve Yraola | ... |
Topless Dancer
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Jennifer Ceballos | ... |
Topless Dancer
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| Marshall Dancing Elk Lucas | ... |
Actor
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| Marita de Lara | ... |
Asian Phone Sex Girl (uncredited)
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| Toree Hill | ... |
Phone Girl (uncredited)
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| Mekhi Phifer | ... |
Self (cameo) (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Spike Lee | ||
Written by
| Suzan-Lori Parks | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Jon Kilik | ... | executive producer |
| Spike Lee | ... | producer |
| Cirri Nottage | ... | associate producer |
Cinematography by
| Malik Hassan Sayeed | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Sam Pollard | ||
Editorial Department
| Nyasha S. Bass | ... | post-production assistant |
| Heidi DeRuiter | ... | editor: "The Jeffersons" fantasy sequence |
| Geeta Gandbhir | ... | first assistant editor |
| Gershon Hinkson | ... | apprentice editor |
| Donovan C. Howard | ... | apprentice editor |
| Chris Jacobson | ... | colorist |
| Leander T. Sales | ... | associate editor |
| Joe Violante | ... | color timer |
Casting By
| Aisha Coley | ||
Production Design by
| Ina Mayhew | ||
Set Decoration by
| Paul Weathered | ... | (as Paul R. Weathered) |
Costume Design by
| Sandra Hernandez | ||
Makeup Department
| Cynthia L. Chapman | ... | key hair stylist: women |
| Larry M. Cherry | ... | key hair stylist: men |
| Anita Gibson | ... | key makeup artist |
| Diane Hammond | ... | special makeup effects |
| Lisa Hazell | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
| Caryn E. Campbell | ... | production supervisor |
| Martha Griffin | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Kai Bowe | ... | second second assistant director: Los Angeles |
| Mike Ellis | ... | first assistant director (as Michael Ellis) |
| Tracey Hinds | ... | key second assistant director |
| Malcolm D. Lee | ... | director trainee |
| Mark Anthony Little | ... | second assistant director: Los Angeles (as Mark Little) |
| John 'yayha' Lyons | ... | second second assistant director (as John Lyons) |
Art Department
| Richard Bennett | ... | carpenter |
| Donald Bialer | ... | construction grip (as Don Bialer) |
| Glen Bowen | ... | construction grip (as Glenn Bowen) |
| Bluto Brokenshire | ... | construction grip |
| Rick Bruck | ... | construction grip |
| Russell Bullock | ... | scenic artist |
| Sam Burrell | ... | construction grip |
| Paul Candrilli | ... | construction grip |
| Bill Capucilli | ... | carpenter |
| Ruth Ann Cecetka | ... | scenic artist |
| Archangelo V. Ciotti | ... | construction grip (as Archie Ciotti) |
| Peter Clark | ... | construction grip |
| Rodney Clark | ... | carpenter |
| Lorenzo Contessa | ... | scenic artist |
| Gregory Criscuolo | ... | carpenter (as Greg Criscuolo) |
| James Curry | ... | carpenter (as James J. Curry Sr.) |
| Eva P. Davy | ... | scenic artist (as Eva Davy) |
| Blaise DeLacroix | ... | art department production assistant: Los Angeles (as Blaise Delacroix) |
| Robert Dillon | ... | carpenter |
| Natalie N. Dorset | ... | art department production assistant |
| Tomm Doyle | ... | carpenter |
| David Drinkwater | ... | carpenter |
| Harry Ford | ... | construction grip |
| Laura G. Gillen | ... | scenic artist (as Laura Gillen) |
| Jeffrey L. Glave | ... | scenic artist (as Jeff Glave) |
| Donald Glenn | ... | construction grip (as Don Glenn) |
| Elizabeth Goodall | ... | scenic artist |
| Charles Goodman | ... | second construction grip (as Charlie Goodman) |
| Jonathan Graham | ... | second construction grip |
| David Greenhouse | ... | scenic artist |
| Gary Grill | ... | key carpenter |
| Joanna Hartell | ... | construction shop manager |
| Anne Beiser Haywood | ... | charge scenic |
| Brent Haywood | ... | construction foreman |
| Barbara Henley | ... | scenic artist |
| Harold Horn | ... | carpenter |
| Victor Huey | ... | construction grip |
| Daniel Kenney | ... | on-set dresser |
| Mort Korn | ... | construction grip (as Morton Korn) |
| Julius Kozlowski | ... | scenic artist |
| Kevin Ladson | ... | property master (as Kevin C. Ladson) |
| Todd MacNicholl | ... | construction grip |
| Victoria Marin | ... | assistant to production designer |
| Jann McClary | ... | first assistant props (as Jean McCallum) |
| James McMillan | ... | construction grip (as Jim McMillan) |
| Faith Meade | ... | assistant to set decorator |
| Lou Miller | ... | carpenter |
| Nick Miller | ... | construction coordinator |
| Monique Mitchell | ... | key construction grip |
| Michele Monterio | ... | art department office coordinator |
| Ed Newins Jr. | ... | construction grip (as Ed Newins) |
| Rex North | ... | construction grip |
| Sean O'Brien | ... | construction grip |
| Michael O'Dell Green | ... | camera scenic (as Michael Green) |
| Joel Ossenfort | ... | scenic artist |
| John Pollard | ... | art department production assistant (as John D. Pollard) |
| Geoffrey D. Pound | ... | construction grip (as Geoffrey Pound) |
| Lawrence Robinson | ... | scenic artist |
| Scott Rosenstock | ... | leadman |
| Pierre Rovira | ... | carpenter |
| Robert D. Shulman | ... | construction grip (as Robert Shulman) |
| John Snow | ... | scenic artist |
| Patrick Taistra | ... | construction grip (as Pat Taistra) |
| Ronald Tonkin | ... | construction grip |
| Karl Van Sickle | ... | leadman: Los Angeles |
| Peter von Bartheld | ... | first set dresser (as Peter J. Von Bartheld) |
| Gary Wimmer | ... | scenic foreman |
| Robert Woods Jr. | ... | construction grip (as Robert Woods) |
| Daniel Woods | ... | construction grip |
| Nina Zarnett | ... | construction grip |
| Keven Lock | ... | scenic artist (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| David Boulton | ... | adr engineer |
| Allan Byer | ... | sound mixer |
| Kam Chan | ... | second foley editor |
| Benjamin Cheah | ... | sound effects recordist (as Ben Cheah) |
| Marko A. Costanzo | ... | foley artist |
| Larry DeCarmine | ... | cable person |
| Chris Fielder | ... | transfer assistant |
| Tom Fleischman | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Robert Hein | ... | dialogue editor |
| Bradford L. Hohle | ... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby |
| Donovan C. Howard | ... | apprentice sound editor (as Donovan Howard) |
| Annette Kudrak | ... | second adr editor |
| Kevin Lee | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Marissa Littlefield | ... | adr editor |
| Todd Milner | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Linda Murphy | ... | boom operator |
| Glenfield Payne | ... | sound effects editor |
| Bruce Pross | ... | foley supervisor |
| Michael Ruschak | ... | adr mixer |
| Dennis C. Salcedo | ... | boom operator: Los Angeles (as Dennis Salcedo) |
| Stuart Stanley | ... | third foley editor |
| Steven Visscher | ... | foley editor (as Steve Visscher) |
Special Effects by
| Mark Bero | ... | special effects assistant |
| Wilfred Caban | ... | special effects first assistant |
| Steven Kirshoff | ... | special effects coordinator |
Visual Effects by
| Randall Balsmeyer | ... | visual effects designer: Balsmeyer & Everett, Inc. / visual effects supervisor: Balsmeyer & Everett, Inc. |
| Kathy Kelehan | ... | visual effects producer: Balsmeyer & Everett, Inc. |
| Daniel Leung | ... | computer graphics animator: Balsmeyer & Everett, Inc. |
Stunts
| Jeff Ward | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Robert M. Andres | ... | key grip (as Robert Andres) |
| Jon Archibald | ... | grip: Los Angeles |
| Tony Arnaud | ... | grip |
| Diallo Beckles | ... | camera production assistant |
| John Bentham | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera (as John Landy Bentham) |
| Ed Brantley | ... | dolly grip: Los Angeles |
| Brian Carmichael | ... | tape operator |
| Ted Churchill | ... | steadicam operator |
| Lamont Crawford | ... | dolly grip: "b" camera |
| Kerwin DeVonish | ... | camera loader |
| Steve Drellich | ... | camera operator: "b" camera |
| Mark Egyud | ... | electric |
| Christian Epps | ... | gaffer: New York |
| Sherman Fulton | ... | best boy electric: Los Angeles |
| Michael Gallart | ... | best boy electric |
| Jim Galvin | ... | electrician |
| Kirk R. Gardner | ... | steadicam operator (as Kirk Gardner) |
| Carlos Omar Guerra | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Carlos Guerra) |
| Brooks P. Guyer | ... | louma crane operator / louma crane technician: Los Angeles (as Brooks Guyer) |
| Jay Hager | ... | second assistant camera: Los Angeles |
| Emil Hampton | ... | assistant steadicam operator: Los Angeles |
| Wendell Harris | ... | electrician: Los Angeles |
| Kevin Janicelli | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Carl Johnson | ... | generator operator |
| Van Johnson | ... | electrician: Los Angeles |
| Tom Kudlek | ... | dolly grip: "a" camera |
| Reginald F. Lake | ... | chief lighting technician |
| David Lee | ... | still photographer |
| Derek McKane | ... | electric |
| John Mitchell | ... | electric |
| Fred Nielson | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Fred V. Nielsen) |
| Phil Oetiker | ... | camera operator: "a" camera |
| Charles Quinlivan | ... | key rigging grip |
| Chris Skutch | ... | third grip |
| Darryl Smith | ... | video operator: Los Angeles |
| Charles R. Sorenson | ... | electrician: Los Angeles (as Chuck Sorenson) |
| Jeffery J. Tufano | ... | additional camera operator |
| Paul Wachter | ... | best boy grip |
| Tony Whitman | ... | key grip: Los Angeles |
| Greg Williams | ... | best boy grip: Los Angeles |
| Jim Winter | ... | grip: Los Angeles |
| Joan Zierler | ... | additional first assistant camera |
| Robert Daniel | ... | lighting equipment rental liaison (uncredited) |
| Dan Taylor | ... | Digital Betacam liaison (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Christopher Gray | ... | extras casting (as Chris Gray) |
| Tracey Moore | ... | extras casting |
| Aiyana Peterson | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Delilah Picart | ... | casting assistant |
| Dwayne M. Trotman | ... | extras casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Dana Campbell | ... | wardrobe supervisor (as Dana M. Campbell) |
| Jennifer Charles | ... | wardrobe department production assistant |
| Davide A. Dvorak | ... | designer: Girl 6 fur jacket made exclusively for Spike Lee by Davide Fur NYC |
| Sandi Figueroa | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Danielle Hollowell | ... | assistant to costume designer |
| Deirdre N. Williams | ... | wardrobe supervisor (as Deirdre Williams) |
Location Management
| Mark Bodnar | ... | assistant location manager |
| Victoria Brown | ... | assistant location manager: Los Angeles |
| Jeri Cohen | ... | location production assistant |
| Eryka Seimona Henderson | ... | location coordinator (as Eryka S. Henderson) |
| Charlynne J. Hopson | ... | location scout |
| George Norfleet | ... | location manager (as George Norfleet Jr.) |
| Peter J. Novak | ... | location manager: Los Angeles (as Peter Novak) |
| Santiago Quinones | ... | location scout |
Music Department
| Steve Durkee | ... | music mixer |
| Alex Steyermark | ... | music supervisor |
| Thomas Cavanaugh | ... | music business & legal affairs (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Andrea Greer | ... | continuity / script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Augustine Louis Bernal | ... | transportation captain: Los Angeles (as Augustine Bernal) |
| William Curtin | ... | driver (as William E. Curtin Jr.) |
| William 'Telly' Davis | ... | driver (as William Davis) |
| Mike Easter | ... | driver (as Michael C. Easter) |
| Michael Fennell | ... | driver (as Michael D. Fennell) |
| George Gowing | ... | driver |
| Robert Johnson | ... | driver |
| Harry J. Leavey | ... | transportation co-captain (as Harry Leavey) |
| James Leavey | ... | transportation captain (as Jim Leavey) |
| William Leavey | ... | driver |
| Victor Meich Sr. | ... | driver |
| Joseph Paprota | ... | driver (as Joe Paprota) |
| George Washington | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Alan Aguilar | ... | chef |
| Angi Bones | ... | set production assistant: Los Angeles (as Angie Bones) |
| Jerome Brooks | ... | assistant parking coordinator |
| Kimberly Azraa Brown | ... | production intern |
| Rasheed Ali Brown | ... | set production assistant (as Rasheed Brown) |
| Walter T. Brown | ... | assistant parking coordinator |
| Constance Cherry | ... | unit publicist |
| Paulette D. Clark | ... | production coordinator |
| Ulsoulha Del Moral | ... | set production assistant |
| Michael F. Dunn | ... | assistant chef |
| Kym Ferguson | ... | production assistant: production office (as Kym Y. Ferguson) |
| Robert Ferguson | ... | set production assistant: Los Angeles |
| Calvin L. Fowler | ... | production assistant: production office (as Calvin Fowler) |
| Michael Gaynor | ... | projectionist |
| Wendell Hanes | ... | production intern |
| Courtney Henley-Anderson | ... | production assistant |
| Mandel Holland | ... | production assistant |
| Graig Hutchison | ... | auditor |
| Jason Lampkin | ... | administrative director: 40 Acres and a Mule |
| Honey Lathan | ... | set production assistant |
| Raphael Layne | ... | set production assistant |
| Cinqué Lee | ... | video archivist |
| Brigette Lester | ... | production coordinator: Los Angeles |
| Ademola McMullen | ... | set production assistant: Los Angeles |
| Freddie Meyer | ... | helper |
| John P. Murchison III | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Robert F. Nickson | ... | production consultant (as Robert Nickson) |
| Rafael Osorio | ... | set production assistant |
| Alex Panagakis | ... | publicist |
| Michael Pescasio | ... | production assistant: production office, Los Angeles |
| Michael A. Pinckney | ... | key set production assistant (as Michael Pinckney) |
| Drew Powell | ... | set production assistant: Los Angeles |
| Abdur Rahman | ... | set production assistant |
| Anissa Rose-Deida | ... | production intern (as Anissa Rose) |
| Vincenzo Rotondo | ... | craft service assistant |
| Kevin Sharkey | ... | helper |
| Darryl A. Smith | ... | first assistant auditor / post-production auditor |
| Anne Upton-Constandis | ... | production intern |
| Marcus Warner | ... | parking coordinator |
| Maria Christina Williams | ... | second assistant auditor |
| Kamal Ahmed | ... | adr voice (uncredited) |
| Randall Balsmeyer | ... | title designer (uncredited) |
| Coati Mundi | ... | adr voice (uncredited) |
| Todo Segalla | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Giorgio Armani | ... | special thanks |
| Ted Churchill | ... | in remembrance of |
| Pamela Dennis | ... | acknowledgment: ivory crushed velvet slip dress provided by |
| Jill Fagin | ... | special thanks: Jillery |
| Robert F. Nickson | ... | special thanks (as Robert Nickson) |
| Todd Oldham | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Fox Searchlight Pictures (1996) (United States) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1996) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1996) (France) (theatrical)
- JMM Invest (1996) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1996) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Koch Media (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (2012) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Balsmeyer and Everett (elevator shaft sequences designed and produced by)
Other Companies
- 11:24 Design Advertising (poster design)
- Balsmeyer and Everett (titles designed and produced by)
- Boston Light & Sound (projection equipment)
- C5 (sound services by)
- Camera Service Center (Arriflex camera & lighting equipment)
- Chapman Equipment (camera cranes and dollies)
- Cinelease (grip and electric equipment)
- Clairmont Camera Film & Digital (Arriflex camera)
- Coast to Coast Catering (caterers)
- Deluxe Entertainment Services (prints by)
- Fragments (special thanks)
- Frankfurt, Garbus, Klein and Selz (legal services)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (acknowledgment)
- Long Island University (projection facility)
- New York Grip Truck (grip equipment)
- New York Police Department Motion Picture Unit (special thanks)
- New York State Governor's Office for Motion Picture & Television Development (special thanks)
- Noëlle Penraat (negative matching)
- Sapex Scripts (post-production script services)
- Sound One (mixed at)
- Swatch Watch (special thanks)
- The New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting (special thanks)
- Two Steps Down Restaurant (catering: dailies)
- Warner Bros. Records (soundtrack album on)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
This Spike Lee film examines the life of an aspiring actress in New York who becomes upset by the treatment of women in the film industry during one of her screen tests with 'QT.' Out of work and desperate for money, she takes a job as a phone-sex operator. Her female boss is kind, caring, and sensitive--quite a difference from her previous potential employers. Later she gets too engrossed in her work and starts to lose touch with reality, represented by her friend and neighbor Jimmy.
Written by Tad Dibbern |
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| Taglines | She's The Only Thing Better Than Being There See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $12,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The monologue that Lovely reads and the camera angles in the scene where Lovely and Jimmy are in his apartment talking about acting are taken from She's Gotta Have It (1986), also directed by Spike Lee. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Diabolique/It's My Party/Flirting with Disaster/Girl 6/Little Indian, Big City (1996). See more » |
| Soundtracks | She Spoke 2 Me See more » |
| Crazy Credits | In the last scene, when the girl crosses the street, it reads "The End" on the Chinese Theatre marquee on the other side. See more » |
| Quotes |
Martin:
What is wrong with a man wanting his wife and his wife's best friend to lick his dick at the same time? See more » |