When a Stranger Calls (2006)
- Starring:
- Camilla Belle, Tommy Flanagan, (more)
- Director(s):
- Simon West
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Category:
- Horror
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A teenage girl becomes a demented serial killer's prey in this big-budget remake of the 1979 thriller that became a TV late-show favorite. When a Stranger Calls takes its title and basic premise from the original, which -- for its first 15 minutes or so -- featured Carol Kane as a frazzled babysitter plagued by creepy, invasive phone calls. This time around, the doe-eyed Camilla Belle plays Jill Johnson, a high-schooler dealing with the usual set of crises: an unfaithful boyfriend, a bitchy best friend, and an over-the-limit cell phone bill. In order to pay for the latter, her father (Clark Gregg) has committed her to a babysitting gig with a wealthy family. At the isolated, palatial house, Jill settles in for a night of no-stress kid-watching. But it isn't long before someone starts anonymously calling the house with creepy, increasingly specific messages. Jill doesn't rule out anyone, but it becomes clear that whomever it is, he or she is watching her, and may be closer than she even suspects. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 87 mins
Complete Cast:
- Camilla Belle - Jill Johnson
- Tessa Thompson - Scarlet
- Clark Gregg - Mr. Johnson
- Kate Jennings Grant - Mrs. Mandrakis
- Arthur Young - Will Mandrakis
- Steve Eastin - Detective Hines
- Tommy Flanagan - Stranger
- Brian Geraghty - Bobby
- Derek de Lint - Dr. Mandrakis
- David Denman - Officer Burroughs
- Madeline Carroll - Allison Mandrakis
- Lance Henriksen - Voice of the Stranger
- Director(s):
- Simon West
- Writer(s):
- Jake Wade Wall
- Producer(s):
- Ken Lemberger, John Davis, Wyck Godfrey
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Violence, Profanity, Adult Situations)
- Categories:
- Horror
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