bote@uunet.uu.net (John Boteler) (02/21/90)
Anyone who wants a good kick on a rainy day should at least thrice in
his life view the movie "Murder By Phone", which was re-released under
the title "Bells".
The plot (?) concerns a madman who conducts his trade by placing a
phone call to the victim, then pulsing energy down the line until the
earpiece explodes.
The real fun is all the bogus dialog: "Goddamit, I started as a
lineman, I know how long it takes to trace a call!!!" spoken by the
president of The Telephone Company; the scenes of selectors and test
sets in a Stepper office, dubbed 'ESS' in the movie!
A MUST for anyone in the business. Most video rental stores have this
one; ask for it.
John Boteler
NCN NudesLine: 703-241-BARE -- VOICE only, Touch-Tone (TM) accessible
{zardoz|uunet!tgate|cos!}ka3ovk!media!csense!bote
[Moderator's Note: This appeared first in print under the title
'Tandem Rush' about fifteen years ago. The villian, when finally
identified, turns out to be a surprise, (and to me at least) the least
expected one of the bunch. Obviously the dude would not be a fan of
Caller-ID. Something tells me The Mentor and other members of the
Legion of Doom don't like Caller-ID very much either. :) PT]merlyn@iwarp.intel.com (Randal Schwartz) (02/24/90)
In article <4249@accuvax.nwu.edu>, csense!bote@uunet (John Boteler) writes: | The plot (?) concerns a madman who conducts his trade by placing a | phone call to the victim, then pulsing energy down the line until the | earpiece explodes. That'd be a whole new twist on "Remote Execution", eh? Just another phone user and Unix hacker, /=Randal L. Schwartz, Stonehenge Consulting Services (503)777-0095 ==========\ | on contract to Intel's iWarp project, Beaverton, Oregon, USA, Sol III | | merlyn@iwarp.intel.com ...!any-MX-mailer-like-uunet!iwarp.intel.com!merlyn | \=Cute Quote: "Welcome to Portland, Oregon, home of the California Raisins!"=/