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When a Stranger Calls Back (2001)

Movie"Terror Is Twice As Chilling The Second Time Around!"
Audience Score
57
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R 1 hr 34 minMay 15th, 2001Thriller, TV Movie, HorrorWhen a Stranger Calls Collection PosterPart of When a Stranger Calls Collection
Julia is babysitting two young kids while a doctor and his wife are out. During the evening, a stranger knocks on the door asking Julia if she can call the auto club so he can get a tow. The phone line is dead though. This is all part of the act as he has made his way inside and abducted the two children.
StarringCarol KaneCharles DurningJill Schoelen
DirectorFred Walton
WriterFred Walton

Movie Details

On DVD & Blu-ray:May 15th, 2001 - Buy DVD
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Doug Chapin, Barry Krost
Production Companies:Krost/Chapin Productions, MCA Television Entertainment, Pacific Motion Pictures, Privilege Productions, The Producers Entertainment Group Ltd.
Movie Tags:
sequelstalkerbabysitterventriloquistphone terror

When a Stranger Calls Collection

When a Stranger Calls is a 1979 American psychological horror film written and directed by Fred Walton and co-written by Steve Feke. It stars Carol Kane, Colleen Dewhurst, Tony Beckley and Charles Durning. The film derives its story from the classic folk legend of "the babysitter and the man upstairs." The film has developed a large cult following over time because of the first 20 minutes, now consistently regarded as one of the scariest openings in movie history. The first 12 minutes of Wes Craven's Scream is an homage to the opening of When a Stranger Calls. The film was released in the United States on October 26, 1979, by Columbia Pictures. It was commercially successful, grossing $21,411,158 at the box office. It received a mixed critical reception, with many praising the opening scene and performances, but criticism for its writing and lack of scares. It was followed by the 1993 made-for-cable sequel When a Stranger Calls Back and a remake in 2006.