I could use your help
Added 2018-02-20 20:10:02 +0000 UTCEDIT: Wow, thanks for so many responses! Looks like I have my work cut out for me!
I'm looking for movies that were either filmed during or take place during 1950-1990ish in which a telephone is heard ringing. How's that for specificity? I'm trying to find obvious examples where a recording of a phone ringing was added in post rather than the phone actually being heard on set. I'd actually prefer movies made post-1990, but anything is welcome!
I've already combed through Ghostbusters, Argo, Fargo, American Made, The Producers, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Back to the Future, and Ferris Bueller's Day Off. None of these have the obvious characteristic I'm looking for.
Preferably these films will be accessible through Netflix or Amazon Prime video, that way I can easily do a screen grab. If you can think of anything where telephones are prominently featured and are answered a lot, please do tell!
Thanks!
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Here's a scene with 4 phones, 2 of which ring: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4Eo2_YMZtE" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4Eo2_YMZtE</a>
2018-02-23 04:39:01 +0000 UTCWhen Harry Met Sally
2018-02-23 04:37:22 +0000 UTCAs I replied to Benjamin, this is perfect! I found one other ring that I needed from Trading Places. You'll see what I'm going on about soon enough!
Technology Connections
2018-02-21 22:23:05 +0000 UTCTHAT IS PERFECT! Thank you! And the clip is notable for two things which you'll find out about shortly!
Technology Connections
2018-02-21 22:17:03 +0000 UTCI've been looking through TV shows, too. YouTube's copyright filter seems to have been altered to allow 15 second or so clips. I think it was decided that this would count as Fair Use, especially since so many movie channels exist. I've found one clip in Trading Places that has what I'm looking for, but I'll be looking through other suggestions, too!
Technology Connections
2018-02-21 20:34:28 +0000 UTCAgree with the earlier comments about vintage TV sitcoms: Many examples of phones ringing and one end of the conversation are available. You may whack into the YouTube copyright wall using these, though ....
Roger Beal
2018-02-21 15:33:34 +0000 UTC<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT_u9Rurrqg" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT_u9Rurrqg</a> Terminator2
2018-02-21 08:00:12 +0000 UTCThe Rockford Files Opening. DONE!
2018-02-21 02:35:42 +0000 UTCTop Secret! (1984) has a big ringing fake phone: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJoTBlDfVhk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJoTBlDfVhk</a>
2018-02-20 22:20:01 +0000 UTCDIal M for Murder, 1954.
2018-02-20 22:19:30 +0000 UTCWhat about tv shows like bewitched my three sons the patty duke show . Green acres , the beverly hillbilly the movie mommy dearest ?
h.drew foy
2018-02-20 21:48:14 +0000 UTCThe Ring - 2003
2018-02-20 21:46:56 +0000 UTCWhy not look at tv episodes from Street Hawk or Macgyver, Telephones featured in those 80’s tv shows.
Paul Fisher
2018-02-20 21:34:45 +0000 UTCPillow talk - 1959
2018-02-20 21:32:34 +0000 UTCDial M for Murder - 1954
Duncan Middleton
2018-02-20 21:26:04 +0000 UTCA Nightmare on Elm Street - 1984
Duncan Middleton
2018-02-20 21:18:11 +0000 UTCTry one of these: Bells Are Ringing, 1960 - Dean Martin and Judy Holiday. It's about a woman who works for an answering service. ($2.99 to rent on Amazon) or His Girl Friday, 1940 - Carey Grant and Rosalind Russell. Much of it takes place in a newsroom where they're constantly answering phones (N/C to Prime members).
2018-02-20 21:18:10 +0000 UTCWhen a Stranger calls - 1979
Duncan Middleton
2018-02-20 21:17:20 +0000 UTCI was going to say "It's a Wonderful Life", but that was 1945/46 I think. Not sure if that's too early.
Duncan Middleton
2018-02-20 21:14:45 +0000 UTCNero Wolfe, from A&E uses the phone a fair bit.
Esemwy
2018-02-20 21:13:01 +0000 UTCTerminator 2 (1991), John Connor calls his parents. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT_u9Rurrqg" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT_u9Rurrqg</a>
2018-02-20 21:12:57 +0000 UTCScream (1996); there is a phone ringing in the trailer! <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117571/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117571/</a> I bet a lot of horror/suspense movies would be a good source of phones ringing. ("Why won't they pick up!? Why won't they pick up!?")
2018-02-20 21:09:35 +0000 UTCOh, and Annie Hall and Dog Day Afternoon. Probably All the President's Men too.
Örn Arnarson
2018-02-20 21:02:52 +0000 UTCThe Matrix has plenty of phones ringing. Another movie that prominently features the telephone is Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. While I don't think the time travel phone booth ever rings, there are several rings from office phones in the scenes in the sheriff's office, when the historical dudes are being booked (and later freed) after ransacking the San Dimas mall. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKdsir0dRYc" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKdsir0dRYc</a>
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2018-02-20 20:59:55 +0000 UTCWhat about series, like homicide: life on the street. IIRC there were ringing phones endlessly.
Örn Arnarson
2018-02-20 20:56:10 +0000 UTCNot quite what you're looking for, but one of the movies featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000 had a phone ring that was obviously meant to be dubbed in but the filmmakers forgot so we got the on-set audio which was just a guy making a phone ring noise: <a href="https://youtu.be/5dKiaRUKgmA" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/5dKiaRUKgmA</a>
Tyler Knott
2018-02-20 20:49:08 +0000 UTCThat's what popped into my mind when I saw this. Note that the phone rings in that trailer are modern dubs, you can hear the original sound effect in this pirated copy of the film (with an obnoxious video filter to bypass the Youtube copyright bots) here: <a href="https://youtu.be/wNaZ5Up66MA?t=35m" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/wNaZ5Up66MA?t=35m</a>
Tyler Knott
2018-02-20 20:41:46 +0000 UTCThe Matrix? Or is that too recent?
Francis
2018-02-20 20:32:32 +0000 UTCIf we're talking spy phones, the shoe phone Get Smart?
Kyle Olson
2018-02-20 20:31:24 +0000 UTCOur Man Flint/ In like Flint - although it’s not your traditional ring - Or the start of The Rockford Files.
Techmoan
2018-02-20 20:29:55 +0000 UTCAnything with a telethon scene, like UHF
Kyle Olson
2018-02-20 20:26:27 +0000 UTCPhone Booth <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p07lBCfC2q8" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p07lBCfC2q8</a>
Kyle Olson
2018-02-20 20:23:39 +0000 UTCDial M for Murder? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWP_hrNHSN4" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWP_hrNHSN4</a>
Kyle Olson
2018-02-20 20:20:19 +0000 UTC
