Synopsis
A group of friends in New York, working away at their PCs and laptops, keep in touch exclusively by phone and fax; all are too busy to meet face-to-face. By phone, Gale plays matchmaker for Jerry and Barbara who hit it off beautifully--via phone and fax. Martin gets a telephone call from somebody he has never met: it's Denise, and she has extraordinary news. Tapping away at his computer, he develops a sort of telephonic friendship with Denise. And so it goes as the friends tap, tap, tap away, sharing news, hopes, and dreams--via phone and fax. Finally Gale has an unfortunate encounter with a phone, Denise has more news for Martin, and Frank plans a gala New Year's Eve party--but will he answer the door?
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
8.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
14.9%
Critic Consensus
70.8% Fresh • 24 critic reviews
Critic reception is mixed, with 71% of 24 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, romantic, lighthearted. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
funnyromanticlightheartedcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually striking
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| Tim Daly | 1996 | $1,000 | $3,000 | (est) |
| Caroleen Feeney | 1996 | $1,000 | $2,000 | (est) |
| Dan Gunther | 1996 | $1,000 | $1,000 | (est) |
| Dana Wheeler-Nicholson | 1996 | $0 | $1,000 | (est) |
| Liev Schreiber | 1996 | $0 | $1,000 | (est) |
| Aida Turturro | 1996 | $0 | $1,000 | (est) |
| Alanna Ubach | 1996 | $0 | $1,000 | (est) |
| Jean La Marre | 1996 | $0 | $1,000 | (est) |
| Mark Blum | 1996 | $0 | $1,000 | (est) |
| Sylvia Miles | 1996 | $0 | $1,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score71.0
RT critic review count28
Rotten Tomatoes audience score58.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes1,456
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 1996 | $148,121 | $296,148 |
| International | 1996 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 1996 | $148,121 | $296,148 |
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1996 | $74,060 | $148,074 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1996 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1996 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1996 | $2,878,000 | $5,754,166 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1996 | $3,410,000 | $6,817,827 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1996 | $66,654 | $133,266 |
| Total Revenues | 1996 | $6,428,715 | $12,853,333 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 1996 | $250,000 (est) | $499,841 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1996 | $118,000 (est) | $235,925 (est) |
| Participations | 1996 | $257,000 | $513,836 |
| Residuals ? | 1996 | $460,000 | $919,707 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1996 | $50,000 | $99,968 |
| Total Expenses | 1996 | $1,135,000 | $2,269,277 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1996 | $5,293,715 | $10,584,056 |
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|---|
 | Toy Story 3 | 2010 | Shared genres: 1 | 98.0 | $216,158,051 |
 | Toy Story | 1995 | Shared genres: 1 | 97.9 | $171,576,210 |
 | Back to the Future | 1985 | Shared genres: 1 | 97.9 | $140,846,675 |
 | Aladdin | 1992 | Shared genres: 1 | 97.7 | $232,328,119 |
 | Up | 2009 | Shared genres: 1 | 97.7 | $103,203,496 |
Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $3,403,000, DVD $8,000, BluRay $0
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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