Dialing for Dingbats
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Dialing for Dingbats is a 1989 light-hearted romantic comedy
directed by Peter Slodczyk and distributed by Troma Entertainment
. The film follows the adventures of nerdy Randy, who, unable to score a girl in the real world, tries his hand at a '900' party line
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Unusual for Troma comedies at the time, 'Dialing for Dingbats' features very little nudity. It was cross-promoted in the background of a scene in Troma's Tromeo and Juliet
where a poster of 'Dingbats' appears.
Romantic Comedy
Romantic Comedy can refer to* Romantic Comedy , a 1979 play written by Bernard Slade* Romantic Comedy , a 1983 film adapted from the play and starring Dudley Moore and Mary Steenburgen...
directed by Peter Slodczyk and distributed by Troma Entertainment
Troma Entertainment
Troma Entertainment is an American independent film production and distribution company founded by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz in 1974.The company produces low-budget independent movies that play on 1950s horror with elements of farce...
. The film follows the adventures of nerdy Randy, who, unable to score a girl in the real world, tries his hand at a '900' party line
Party line (telephony)
In twentieth-century telephone systems, a party line is an arrangement in which two or more customers are connected directly to the same local loop. Prior to World War II in the United States, party lines were the primary way residential subscribers acquired local telephone service...
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Unusual for Troma comedies at the time, 'Dialing for Dingbats' features very little nudity. It was cross-promoted in the background of a scene in Troma's Tromeo and Juliet
Tromeo and Juliet
Tromeo and Juliet is a 1996 independent transgressive comedy film adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet from Troma Entertainment...
where a poster of 'Dingbats' appears.