For a Good Time, Call...
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| Directed by | Jamie Travis |
| Produced by | Josh Kesselman Lauren Miller Jennifer Weinbaum |
| Written by | Lauren Miller Katie Anne Naylon |
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Ari Graynor Lauren Miller Justin Long Sugar Lyn Beard Mimi Rogers Nia Vardalos Mark Webber James Wolk |
| Music by | John Swihart |
| Cinematography | James Laxton |
| Edited by | Evan Henke |
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AdScott Pictures
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| Distributed by | Focus Features |
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Running time
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85 minutes 87 minutes (Unrated cut) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.3 million |
| Box office | $1,251,749 |
For a Good Time, Call... is a 2012 American comedy film directed by Jamie Travis. It stars Ari Graynor, Lauren Miller, Justin Long, Sugar Lyn Beard, Mimi Rogers, Nia Vardalos, Mark Webber, and James Wolk. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January, 2012 where it secured a worldwide distribution deal with Focus Features. It was released theatrically in the United States on August 31, 2012.
After Lauren is dumped by her boyfriend, she is unable to afford a place of her own. Her old friend Jesse informs her of a beautiful apartment right by Gramercy Park, but does not include the fact that his other friend Katie lives there. During their freshman year of college, Lauren had to drive an inebriated Katie home from a frat party. She accidentally spilled her own urine onto Lauren from an empty slushie container, and was promptly thrown out of the car. Despite their clear disdain for each other, they reluctantly move in together for lack of better options.
One night, Lauren hears strange noises coming from Katie's room. Believing she is being attacked, she opens the door to see Katie is saying sexually explicit things on the phone. Katie explains that her career as a writer does not earn her enough money to live in New York, so she does some work as a phone sex operator. Lauren is disgusted by her roommate's profession, but makes some suggestions to how she could make more money. Several weeks go by, and Lauren loses her job at a publishing company when her boss decides to retire. She encourages Katie to obtain a land line, 1-900-mmmhmmm, and becomes her business manager, as they go into business for themselves, which is much more lucrative. In a few weeks they make $12,000, of which Lauren gets 1⁄3, which increases when she becomes a phone operator herself. In the process of their venture, they become close friends.
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