# The 1988 movie Whoopi Goldberg wants to delete from history: “Cockadoo on the screen”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-1988-movie-whoopi-goldberg-wants-to-delete-from-history-cockadoo-on-the-screen/
- Published: 2026-07-23T01:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-28T04:49:52+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-1988-movie-whoopi-goldberg-wanted-to-delete-from-history/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- Goldberg regretted 1988’s *The Telephone*.
- She felt its promising script failed on screen.
- She also criticised *Fatal Beauty*.

## Summary

Whoopi Goldberg has said she would rather erase the 1988 film *The Telephone* from her career, describing it as a project that sounded strong on paper but failed in its final form. The remark highlights the gap that can arise between a promising script and a finished film, even for an established performer.

In a 1990 interview, Goldberg said the film “read brilliantly” but was “cockadoo on the screen”. She also named *Fatal Beauty* as another film she felt could have been better, while viewing *Jumpin’ Jack Flash*, *Burglar* and *Clara’s Heart* more favourably; *The Telephone* remains the work she most clearly regretted making.

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