"Call me, call me!": what will happen if you dial phone numbers from movies and cartoons
There is a special category of viewers who are called moviegoers. They are more meticulous than venerable critics, they notice minor mistakes of operators and actors. Movie fans not only have time to remember phone numbers that are only briefly mentioned in the plot, but also check them. It turns out that you can call some of the fictional numbers. Not indifferent viewers found out who is hiding "at the other end of the wire".
Phone numbers in American cinema
Humanity quickly appreciated the opportunity to "be in touch". Phones have rapidly entered our lives, dozens of movies and cartoons. In American cinema, the prefix "555" is often found, and the number 555-2368 has become a favorite telephone subscriber at all. The" hot numbers " of ghostbusters, FBI operative Fox Mulder also start with 555.
Heroes of computer games and popular cartoons also prefer to stay in touch. Their phone numbers often begin with the letters KL, which Americans use to replace the first two fives. For example, KL5-3226 in the famous Simpsons. As a rule, phone numbers are fictitious. Although, the number 555-1212 is listed for the reference services of Canada and the United States.
The boy discovers that all the numbers in Los Angeles begin with the prefix "555" and begins to doubt the reality of the world around him.
Cinematic confusion with the connection
Recently, American providers of various services have begun to actively use the prefix "555". Telecom operators have introduced a restriction on the list of fictional numbers for Hollywood masterpieces. Now on the set they mention numbers from 555-0100 to 555-0199. This restriction applies only to new movies and TV series.
Due to the restriction, the same phone can appear in different movies. Moviegoers often brag about the fact that Marla Singer from" Fight Club "answers the same number as Teddy from the tape "Remember". This number is answered by several subscribers from different movies:
The strangest thing is that the heroes of different films called the right subscribers. It seems that they have one phone for everyone, or movie telecom operators work quite differently than in real life.
If American viewers are unlikely to be able to get through to the phone number from the watched movie, then in other countries the situation is different. There are examples of accidental victims of telephone prankers who suffered after the film was shown at the local box office.
The film company received a lawsuit for $ 60 thousand because of a phone number that appeared in the film "Politicians". The role of the main character is played by the favorite of many Bangladeshi ladies, actor Shakib Khan. In one scene, he calls his phone number. No one imagined that the fans of the actor would go so far and start calling him.
Victims of a phone prank "on their own"
There are many curious cases when filmmakers became victims of their own mistakes. Here is a vivid example from the Russian cinema. During the filming of "Day Watch", the assistant director decided not to break her head, inventing the phone of Anton Gorodetsky. She indicated her own, not assuming that fans of Konstantin Khabensky, who played the role of the main character, would call her. The cherished numbers appeared on the screen for a fraction of a second, but it was enough to receive hundreds of calls and messages. According to the hapless assistant director, she received almost 200 calls per night.
Moviegoers tried to call God
The comedy film "Bruce Almighty" has become the subject of a lawsuit over a phone number. In the film, the main character, played by Jim Carrey, called God on the number 776-2323. The action took place in Buffalo and the number corresponded to the city operator. At that time, there was no subscriber with such a phone in the city.
The owners of an identical number who lived in different parts of the United States began to receive strange calls from those who wanted to talk to God. There were a lot of funny coincidences:
An American woman sued the company because they started calling her home number to talk to God. The operators had to make changes to the film before its release on DVD. In the new version, Jim Carrey is already calling 555-0123.
Telephone communication "in Japanese"
The Land of the Rising Sun is known for a special look at familiar things. Japanese directors did not specify phone numbers in popular films. They did the opposite. In Japan, you can call a movie hero from real life. For example, by calling the number 090-4444-444, recorded as "Sadako's phone", you can call the ghost from the popular horror movie "The Bell". After long beeps, a heart-rending scream is heard in the handset, which is quite consistent with an unusual subscriber.
Directors always strive to convey the atmosphere of the time and place of events in the film. According to the plot, the movie characters call up with other actors, conduct a search in Networks and do other things. Viewers often look at the screen to find out which browser the hero uses, which number he calls. The most inquisitive try to repeat their actions, mixing fictional reality with life.
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