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The Tale of the Phone Police

The Tale of the Phone Police

1994TV Episode⏱️ 22mTV-Y7
DramaFantasyHorrorMysterySci-FiThriller
⭐ 7.4
IMDB Rating
947 votes

Jake O'Brien loves to make prank phone calls. Unfortunately, people who mess with the telephone get taken away by the sinister phone police and once they catch you, you will never have existed.

Director
Jean-Marie Comeau
Writers
David Preston, D.J. MacHale
Stars
Marcus Turner, Ryan Kent, Marlowe Dawn
Release Date
January 29, 1994
Language
English
Country
Canada
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Marcus Turner
Marcus Turner
as Jake O'Brien
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Ryan Kent
as Chris
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Marlowe Dawn
as Annie O'Brien
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Nancy Wood
as Receptionist
Griffith Brewer
Griffith Brewer
as Phone Clerk
Richard Jutras
Richard Jutras
as Pizza Delivery Guy
Jason Alisharan
Jason Alisharan
as Frank
Ross Hull
Ross Hull
as Gary
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Raine Pare-Coull
as Betty Ann
Jodie Resther
Jodie Resther
as Kiki

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Production
YTV

🏷️ Keywords

telephone terrorhelp deskerased from existencepayphonebest friend

🎯 Categories

DramaFantasyHorrorMysterySci-FiThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Crank Busters
by hellraiser7 β€’ 2018-08-20
8/10

"This is also a non-favorite of mine but I do enjoy watching it sometimes. It's once again a tale which is common in horror on mortals tempting fate and unfortunately meeting it. What make this episode is just on the premise alone how an everyday convenience can turn against you; it's also based on the scurry notion on the other guy on the line is not one you want to talk to much like with the horror films "When a Stranger Calls" and "Scream" that made use of the phone; but also simply the subconscious fear of being at the wrong end of authority. I really like the..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

The Phone Police were inspired by the Thought Police from George Orwell's novel "Nineteen-Eighty-Four", who would remove all traces of a person's existence (though not others' memories of the person). As a reference to the book, the protagonist had the last name of the novel's antagonist, O'Brien.

πŸ“– Synopsis

Jake O'Brien loves to make prank phone calls. Unfortunately, people who mess with the telephone get taken away by the sinister phone police and once they catch you, you will never have existed.