Carol Kane, Charles Durning, Colleen Dewhurst
A psychopathic killer terrorizes a babysitter, then returns seven years later to menace her again.
DVD Release Date: October 9, 2001
Stats: 981 reviews
When A Stranger Calls starts out a fantastic film, but the lull in the middle kills whatever suspense it had been building. Choosing to follow the killer about his daily life for the entire middle third sapped the menace out of him entirely, and by the end it was too late to sav...( read more)
When a Stranger Calls" is a somewhat entertaining horror-suspense-thriller that starts off great, loses steam in the middle, then comes back for a good finish. The beginning of this movie is outstanding, with babysitter Carol Kane receiving obscene phone calls from an unknown man...( read more)
Watch it for the beginning and ending, which are truly terrifying and well done. The mid-section is somewhat interesting with Officer Clifford (Charles Durning) tracking down the madman, plus a tale about the madman meeting and stalking his next victim; which was very Hitchcockian.
I can't say that I particularly enjoy watching these old films these days. I'm sure I would have given it more stars 20 years ago but the music is so typical for its era and gives it all away rather. I can't claim to have been at all tense throughout this film and that is said ...( read more)
Not a patch on Black Christmas or Halloween but an okay thriller. Kane is effective. Why a remake, though?
terrible.....one of the worst films ive ever seen, if i wanted to watch a girl chattering for an hour and half id watch loose women
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this was a pretty coool movie,it was dragged out a bit tooo much tho,not enough action involved,i give it a 3 outta 5
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