What if nuclear apocalypse came down to hold music?
USSR Chairman, Nikita Khrushchev, calls the Washington-Moscow Hotline in order to get ahold of the US President, to warn of a Nuclear Warhead headed towards New York City, gone rogue due to a "technical failure". Problems continue to arise when Nikita encounters difficulties whilst navigating through the convoluted call menu. Frustration turns to madness as minutes continue to pass with no sign of ever reaching the President.
Acting
Murray Keane's escalating Khrushchev meltdown is deliciously unhinged.
Writing
The menu options get progressively, hilariously worse.
Director
Matthew Johnston
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Washington-Moscow Hotline was established after the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1963—ironically, it was never a red phone, just teletype machines.
Matthew Johnston reportedly wrote this after spending 47 minutes on hold with his internet provider, which tracks.
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