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Play It Again, Sam
1972 · Film · 85 min
Directed by Herbert Ross
A neurotic film critic obsessed with the movie Casablanca attempts to get over his wife leaving him by dating again with the help of a married couple and his illusory idol, Humphrey Bogart.
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Which became the title of a play and a film by Woody Allen:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play_It_Again,_Sam_(film)
There are so many examples. In SF many of Connie Willis' stories revolved around constantly missed connections as someone ran around trying to find someone else. The film Play It Again Sam had a running gag in which one of the characters was constantly calling and giving a phone number about where he was at the moment. Anything written today that depends on a "missed connection" has to explain why someone couldn't just make a cell call (or otherwise do a search and reach someone).