| When a Stranger Calls (1979)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Charles Durning |
John Clifford
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| Carol Kane |
Jill Johnson
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| Colleen Dewhurst |
Tracy
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| Tony Beckley |
Curt Duncan
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| Ron O'Neal |
Lt. Charlie Garber
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| Steven Anderson |
Stephen Lockart
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| Rachel Roberts |
Dr. Monk
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| Rutanya Alda |
Mrs. Mandrakis
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| Carmen Argenziano |
Dr. Mandrakis
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| Sara Damman |
Bianca Lockart
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| Plot |
| Released a year after John Carpenter's 1978 Halloween, this thriller by longtime actor-turned-director Fred Walton has held a strong following of its own. In an exemplary piece of suspense, the film begins with a babysitter (Carol Kane) fielding threatening phone calls while on the job. She soon finds that a pair of children in her charge have been murdered in their beds; she is nearly killed herself by the homicidal maniac before police arrive. As with Halloween, the action jumps some years ahead, when Kane's character is herself a wife and mother--and the monster escapes from a mental institution to re-create his original carnage in the heroine's own home. Between these exciting bookends, the film loses its way and becomes dissatisfying and obscure. But Walton compensates by engineering a couple of great horror moments worth savoring. Tom Keogh |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Horror; Thriller |
| Director |
Fred Walton (II); Fred Walton |
| Producer |
Doug Chapin; Steve Feke |
| Writer |
Steve Feke; Fred Walton |
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| Studio |
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| Country |
USA
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R |
| Running Time |
97 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
10/26/1979 |
| Color |
Color |
| User Text 1 |
20060627 |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
682 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
6/27/2006 |
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| Product Details |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 1.85:1 |
| Layers |
Dual Side, Single Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
043396065512 |
| Chapters |
28 |
| Release Date |
10/9/2001 |
| Subtitles |
English; French; Spanish |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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Bonus Trailers
Interactive Menus
Scene Selections
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