Sir, I've been trying to make an urgent phone call up there, but the operator said that the phone lines are down.

— Dick Hallorann (Scatman Crothers)

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9 seconds sound clip from the The Shining (1980) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:05:51 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Wendy, I have let you fuck up my life so far, but I am not going to let you fuck this up.

(CAN RATTLING)

- Good evening. Forest Service.

- Hello, my name is Dick Hallorann. I'm the head chef at the Overlook Hotel.

- Good evening. What can I do for you?

- Sir, I've been trying to make an urgent phone call up there, but the operator said that the phone lines are down.

- Yeah, I'm affraid a lot of lines around here are down due to the storm.

- Look, sir, I hate to put you through any trouble, but there's a family up there all by themselves with a young kid.

- And with this storm and everything, I'd sure appreciate it if you'd give them a call on your radio just to see if everything's okay.

- I'll be glad to do that, sir. Why don't you call me back in about 20 minutes?

[...]

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