The Call (The Twilight Zone)
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"The Call" is the forty-fourth episode (the ninth episode of the third season (1988–1989) of the television series The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series).
That evening, Norman calls Mary Ann again, after seven o'clock as she requested, and talks for three hours. She thanks him for their conversations and he suggests they meet. She is adamant about not meeting, that she only wants to talk on the phone. The next day, his work colleague suggests that he use the phone number to determine the address so that he can "accidentally" run into her. The phone number gives him the address of an art gallery so he inquires as to whether or not a Mary Ann worked there, but finds nothing. Norman attempts to call the number again and it starts ringing the telephone to the gallery in an exhibit near a sculpture of a woman. A patron explains to Norman the story behind the sculpture. An artist named Mary Ann Windebelle created the sculpture, a self-portrait, before she killed herself.
At home, Norman calls Mary Ann and she says she saw him at the exhibit talking to some woman. He panics and hangs up. Then he calls her back and apologizes. She talks about how lonely and dark it is where she is. He tries to talk more but she hangs up. Norman soon becomes obsessed with Mary Ann. One late night, he tries to call again, but no one answers. The next day, he goes back to the art gallery. He goes into the exhibit and talks to the sculpture, telling it how much he loved talking to her and how much he misses her and loves her. He apologizes to her and almost kisses her before a security guard asks him to not touch the exhibit. That night, Mary Ann calls him. She tells him she heard what he said. He tells her again he loves her. She wants him to come to her right then. He sneaks into the art gallery. Norman sits by her and holds her. He tells her he wants to be with her forever. Just then, the security guard comes in to find two sculptures, holding hands...
", an episode in the original Twilight Zone
series starring Robert Duvall
. It also shares elements with another episode from the original series, "Night Call
".
Opening narration
Synopsis
Norman Blane, a lonely man who spends his evenings with the television and TV dinners, in an attempt to order a music album off the television, mistakenly dials the number of a mysterious woman. When he apologizes for misdialing, she keeps him on the phone, starting an interesting conversation. He discovers her name is Mary Ann and she's apparently lonely too. The next day, at work, he discusses what happened to a colleague and wonders whether or not he should try to meet this mysterious Mary Ann.That evening, Norman calls Mary Ann again, after seven o'clock as she requested, and talks for three hours. She thanks him for their conversations and he suggests they meet. She is adamant about not meeting, that she only wants to talk on the phone. The next day, his work colleague suggests that he use the phone number to determine the address so that he can "accidentally" run into her. The phone number gives him the address of an art gallery so he inquires as to whether or not a Mary Ann worked there, but finds nothing. Norman attempts to call the number again and it starts ringing the telephone to the gallery in an exhibit near a sculpture of a woman. A patron explains to Norman the story behind the sculpture. An artist named Mary Ann Windebelle created the sculpture, a self-portrait, before she killed herself.
At home, Norman calls Mary Ann and she says she saw him at the exhibit talking to some woman. He panics and hangs up. Then he calls her back and apologizes. She talks about how lonely and dark it is where she is. He tries to talk more but she hangs up. Norman soon becomes obsessed with Mary Ann. One late night, he tries to call again, but no one answers. The next day, he goes back to the art gallery. He goes into the exhibit and talks to the sculpture, telling it how much he loved talking to her and how much he misses her and loves her. He apologizes to her and almost kisses her before a security guard asks him to not touch the exhibit. That night, Mary Ann calls him. She tells him she heard what he said. He tells her again he loves her. She wants him to come to her right then. He sneaks into the art gallery. Norman sits by her and holds her. He tells her he wants to be with her forever. Just then, the security guard comes in to find two sculptures, holding hands...
Closing narration
Themes
This episode is similar to "MiniatureMiniature (The Twilight Zone)
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", an episode in the original Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)
The Twilight Zone is an American anthology television series created by Rod Serling, which ran for five seasons on CBS from 1959 to 1964. The series consisted of unrelated episodes depicting paranormal, futuristic, dystopian, or simply disturbing events; each show typically featured a surprising...
series starring Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall
Robert Selden Duvall is an American actor and director. He has won an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards and a BAFTA over the course of his career....
. It also shares elements with another episode from the original series, "Night Call
Night Call
"Night Call" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. It, like the episode "Twenty Two", is based on an urban legend. -Synopsis:...
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