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When a Stranger Calls

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When a Stranger Calls
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R,1hr 37min
Genres:
Drama,Action
Release:
1979
Directors:
Fred Walton, Fred Walton
Distributor:
Columbia TriStar
Starring:
Carol Kane, Charles Durning, Colleen Dewhurst  ...more
Synopsis: In this thriller, a baby-sitter is terrorized by an anonymous telephone caller who turns out to be a particularly persistent serial killer. When a stranger calls to ask, "Have you checked the children lately?" teenaged sitter Jill Johnson (Carol Kane) is understandably spooked. After a series of increasingly creepy calls culminates in a request for "your blood...all over me," Jill learns from the police operator that the man is calling from inside the house. One narrow escape and two dead children ... Full Synopsis
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Brian J. Dillard, AMG Review
Despite its effective opening sequence and villain Tony Beckley's chilling telephone manner, When a Stranger Calls is actually a rather tepid thriller filled with interminable chase sequences, hackneyed suspense motifs, silly red herrings, and flat acting. Colleen Dewhurst is enjoyably gin-soaked as one of the killer's intended victims, but she's the sole bright spot in an otherwise plodding, functional ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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Carol Kane
Jill Johnson
Charles Durning
John Clifford
Colleen Dewhurst
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Tony Beckley
Curt Duncan
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