"She's the only thing better than being there."

1996

1h 48m

4.9(118 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

A struggling actress in New York City takes a job as a phone sex operator.

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Cast & Crew

64 members

Acting

Theresa Randle

Girl 6

Acting

Isaiah Washington

Shoplifter

Directing

Spike Lee

Jimmy

Acting

Jenifer Lewis

Boss #1 - Lil

Acting

Debi Mazar

Girl #39

Directing

Peter Berg

Caller #1 - Bob

Acting

Michael Imperioli

Scary Caller #30

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Dina Pearlman

Girl #19

Acting

Maggie Rush

Girl #42

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Desi Moreno

Girl #4

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Kristen Wilson

Salesgirl #1

Acting

K Funk

Salesgirl #2

No Image

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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

No Image

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Thomas Jefferson Byrd

Caller #18

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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

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John Turturro

Murray - the Agent

Directing

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

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Joie Lee

Switchboard Operator

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Rolonda Watts

Reporter Nita

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Carol Mayo Jenkins

Newscaster Carol

No Image

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Jim Jensen

Newscaster Jim

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Halle Berry

Herself

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Jacqueline McAllister

Angela

No Image

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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

No Image

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John Cameron Mitchell

Rob

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Keith Randolph Smith

2nd A.D.

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Nelson Vasquez

Ronnie - the Guard

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Al Palagonia

Man Mistaken for Bob Regular

Crew

Jeff Ward

Bad Guy #1

Crew

Chuck Jeffreys

Bad Guy

Crew

Andy Duppin

Bad Guy

No Image

Crew

Jalil Jay Lynch

Bad Guy

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David S. Lomax

Bad Guy

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Carlo Vogel

Male Assistant

No Image

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Brian Konowal

Male Assistant

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Jennifer Ramos

Topless Dancer

No Image

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Jennifer K. Lee

Topless Dancer

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Tomoko Hagane

Topless Dancer

No Image

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Jennifer Ceballos

Topless Dancer

No Image

Acting

Marita de Lara

Asian Phone Sex Girl (uncredited)

Acting

Mekhi Phifer

Himself (cameo) (uncredited)

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