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Have you ever tried to call a phone number from a movie or TV Show? I think we all tried to dial the infamous "8375-309" from the Tommy Tutone's 1982 hit. Usually movies use the "555" fake exchange numbers but last night I saw an actual number, so I tried dialing it.

I was watching "The Adjustment Bureau" last night on Cinemax. I'm a sucker for a good love story. And any movie that involves Matt Damon will get my attention. Plus, I like the fact that he tried to play a "cool" politician which we all know doesn't REALLY exist.

At one point during the movie, Matt's love interest writes her phone number down on a card and hands it to him. The number is 212-664-7665. What caught my attention was that: 1) this was a 212 area code, 2) the movie was set in NYC, and 3) they actually showed the number on the screen for a few seconds… plus in later scenes he tries to remember the number after losing it.

I paused the movie, picked up my BlackBerry, and dialed the number. It went to a busy signal. I figured it was a fake! A few minutes later, I tried again and the phone rang. And rang. And rang. I couldn't believe it was a working number.

My bubble was burst after I "googled" the number and found this Wikipedia result.

Although this did give me an idea the next time a solicitor asks for my home phone number...