movies – The Payphone Project

Payphones of “Cat People” (1982)

the payphone project — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 12:58:54 +0000

It is not the most memorable scene from the 1982 film Cat People, starring Nastassia Kinsky and Malcolm McDowell, but its use of payphones in the opening scene at the New Orleans Airport is enough for a mention at The Payphone Project.

Video Payphones: Are We There Yet?

the payphone project — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 02:24:38 +0000

The Picturephone scene from 2001 A Space Odyssey, released in 1968, shows what Stanley Kubrick thought payphones would look like a mere 33 years into the future. Kubrick’s payphone of the future not only made phone calls but showed full video of both parties.

Phone Booth Scene from “Number Please?” (1920)

the payphone project — Sat, 01 Jul 2017 23:51:25 +0000

The phone booth scene steals the show in the 1920 short film "Number Please", starring Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davis.

Alfred Hitchcock: Phone Booth Scene from “The Birds”

the payphone project — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 17:46:48 +0000

The Payphone Project steps through the famous phone booth scene from Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds"

The Panic in Needle Park. Phone Booth. 1971.

the payphone project — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:48:21 +0000

Screengrab of a Volkswagen and a green Manhattan phone booth from the 1971 film "The Panic in Needle Park."

Phone Booth Scene from “The Godfather”

the payphone project — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 14:27:31 +0000

Scene 6 of "The Godfather" (directed by Francis Ford Coppola) is titled "The Shooting of Don Corleone". This scene, a turning point in the film, features a call made from a payphone in a phone booth.