English for Phone calls

“"To read David Foster Wallace was to feel your eyelids pulled open."”

Lipsky Pitches the Wallace Story · The End of the Tour 2015 · Ch. 1/17

• Talking to the boss
• Phone calls
• Persuading

“Start making funeral arrangements, because you are dead in this town.”

Guy Learns the Rules of Show Business · Swimming with Sharks 1994 · Ch. 5/16

• Talking to the boss
• Phone calls
• Explaining

“Fuck, it's another beautiful day.”

Andy Gets the Bad Scan Results · Be Here Now 2015 · Ch. 24/27

• At the doctor
• Phone calls
• Explaining

“Everything starts and ends at Tim Hortons.”

Gander Learns of the Emergency · Come from Away 2021 · Ch. 1/22

• Small talk
• Phone calls
• Warning

“If you got a cold, you go to a Turkish bath. Spend the night. Sweat it out.”

Baxter Swaps His Apartment Nights · The Apartment 1960 · Ch. 1/15

• Phone calls
• Talking to the boss
• Bargaining

“I guess the foot's on the other hand now, isn't it, Kramer?”

Assume Crash Positions · Airplane! 1980 · Ch. 10/10

• Travel & hotels
• Phone calls
• Saying no

“Every time we fly in planes, she gets sick.”

Billy Kidnaps Layla · Buffalo '66 1998 · Ch. 2/15

• Threats
• Phone calls
• Threatening

“Copilot to navigator. I'm ready with the fuel figures now.”

The B-52 Evades a Missile · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 14/20

• Phone calls
• Threats
• Warning

“A trifle unsteady at the odd moment but it has all the makings.”

Sidney Calls Clifford About His Play · Deathtrap 1982 · Ch. 5/30

• Phone calls
• Inviting
• Complimenting

“You won't get hurt if you talk to me.”

Belli Tries to Catch the Zodiac · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 10/30

• Phone calls
• Investigation
• Promising

“It is hardly ethical. All statements are supposed to come from me.”

Earl Williams Escapes the Jail · His Girl Friday 1940 · Ch. 10/18

• Interrogations
• Phone calls
• Explaining

“Sex without love is an empty experience, but as empty experiences go, it's one of the best.”

Dad Phones Joe About Drinking · The Trip 2011 · Ch. 17/20

• Phone calls
• Teasing
• Warning

“why don't you just humanly invite her out?”

Walter and Cheryl Walk Together · The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 2013 · Ch. 6/16

• Phone calls
• Office chat
• Suggesting

“But for the life of me, I can't figure out why.”

FBI Subpoenas Jordan's Wedding Video · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 16/30

• Investigation
• Phone calls
• Warning

“Pete, this is the man cave. There's no women allowed in here.”

Peter Tours Sydney's Man Cave · I Love You, Man 2009 · Ch. 9/19

• Small talk
• Phone calls
• Confessing

“Somewhere, there is a Kenneth H. Dahlberg.”

Woodward Finds the Dahlberg Check · All the President's Men 1976 · Ch. 6/18

• Investigation
• Phone calls
• Asking

“Four planes. That's all I've got.”

NORAD Orders a National Ground Stop · United 93 2006 · Ch. 10/17

• Investigation
• Phone calls
• Warning

“I have no idea where the last week has gone.”

Andy's Bad Reaction to Chemo · Be Here Now 2015 · Ch. 10/27

• At the doctor
• Phone calls
• Confessing

“I just needed to hear your voice.”

Stranded Passengers Wait for News · Come from Away 2021 · Ch. 11/22

• Comforting a friend
• Phone calls
• Comforting

“Why didn't you just let me die?”

Baxter Calls Sheldrake About Fran · The Apartment 1960 · Ch. 10/15

• Phone calls
• Talking to the boss
• Asking

“You don't think I'd go into combat with loose change in my pocket, do you?”

Mandrake Shoots the Coke Machine · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 17/20

• Phone calls
• Threats
• Threatening

“It's got to be more than just a coincidence, right?”

Graysmith Follows the Birthday Clue · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 24/30

• Investigation
• Phone calls
• Explaining

“You can't trust anybody in this crazy world.”

Earl Walks Into the Press Room · His Girl Friday 1940 · Ch. 13/18

• Threats
• Phone calls
• Persuading

“I'm not at a level that any human could notice.”

Steve Takes His Agent's Call · The Trip 2011 · Ch. 13/20

• Phone calls
• Small talk
• Teasing