Product Details

• Actors: Tim Daly, Caroleen Feeney, Dan Gunther, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Liev Schreiber
• Directors: Hal Salwen
• Writers: Hal Salwen
• Producers: J. Todd Harris, John Davis, Michael J. Cozell, Stephen Nemeth
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• VHS Release Date: May 6, 1997
• Run Time: 80 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304181663
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #85,929 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Technology ain't all it's cracked up to be!!!, April 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Denise Calls Up [VHS] (VHS Tape)

With the simplest of settings -- apartment rooms and interior car shots -- Denise Calls Up is a wry tale of how increased communication through technology (cell phones, faxes, email) doesn't necessarily lead to more better relationships. The "death by cell phone" incident is black humour at its best, the phone sex scene is hilarious, as is the birth scene conducted via conference call. The ending is bittersweet.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Slick modern comedy surprisingly impressive!, October 31, 2001

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E. Hamby "sitcom fan" (IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Denise Calls Up [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Never judge a book by it's cover-that's what you learn from watching this trendy little grinfest. Although it's quite brief and it's got a cast of unknowns-it succeeds. In my opinion, a movie is a winner if it delivers effects that it's genre promises. For example, a horror movie is good if it scares you-a drama is good if it makes you cry or at least grabs your full attention. This parody of human communications IS funny, and it has the power to KEEP you staying in tune with the storyline. So many things happen in the characters' lives and we learn this by listening to dozens of brief phone conversations. With it's amusing subplots and charismatic characters, you will like this film.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Finally, a movie with some thought..., October 16, 2002

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Donna M. Glover "DonnaMarie" (Oakland, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Denise Calls Up [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This movie is funny and a little sad. We are fast becoming "disconnected" physically from the human race. We communicate via phones, emails, faxes, etc. Why even go out to the movies when you know it will be on cable in 3-5 months. We order in food, shop on-line and talk on the phone in text messaging and can speak to an advice nurse on the phone. This movie hits it on head! Funny, funny, funny. Frankly, I'm with Jerry (Liev Schreiber). I could live in p.j.'s and never have a need to leave the house. I may look into homeschooling the kids so I don't have to drive them to school and work from home. Starting to really like this idea!