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The giant phone that buddy-cop movies made famous

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Long before you were doom-scrolling on a sleek rectangle, an eighties buddy cop movie proudly featured an absurdly massive, brick-sized portable phone. It was meant to showcase cutting-edge police communication, but looking back, it just makes the rugged hero look like he's violently shouting into a giant plastic shoe.

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