The mechanics of screenwriting require that every beat of a story have an urgency to it, which means no time for a leisurely phone chat while taking an emery board to one's toenails.
Slackstory has catalogued seemingly hundreds of characters in the midst of an abrupt call interruption for their "I'll Call You Back" supercut. Everyone from Tina Fey to Tom Cruise, even Disney characters are way too busy dealing with their movie problems to take your call, so if you need to talk to Jack Black or Matthew McConaughey anytime soon we suggest you let it go straight to voicemail.
Editor Debbie Saslaw scoured everything from classic movies like "Tootsie" to, you know, "movies" like "Hannah Montana: The Movie." If you've got enough bars and your battery still works, check out the video below…
