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When a Stranger Calls is a 1979 thriller starring Carol Kane and Charles Durning, directed by Fred Walton. The film derives its story from the classic folk legend of "the babysitter and the man upstairs". The original music score is composed by television composer Dana Kaproff.
The film ranked #28 on Bravo's "The 100 Scariest Movie Moments"^[1]. It is followed by the 1993 made-for-television sequel When a Stranger Calls Back and a theatrical remake in 2006.

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Cast: Carol Kane, Carmen Argenziano, Rutanya Alda, Charles Durning, Colleen Dewhurst, Ron O'Neal, Tony Beckley
Director: Fred Walton
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Release Date: 1979.10.12
MPAA Rating: R
Screen Writer: Fred Walton, Steve Feke
Runtime: 97 minutes
Studio: Columbia Pictures Corporation, Melvin Simon Productions

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review by Madpenguin. September 27, 2011

posted in Movie Hype

When a movie can't sustain its initial success.

When teenager Jill Johnson(Carol Kane) is called over to the house of the Mandrakis family to babysit their children. She soon becomes a victim of prank calls. Eventually, the calls are revealed to be coming from inside the house, and tragedy strikes when the couples children are brutally killed. Seven years later, the killer named Curt Duncan (Tony Beckley) escapes the asylum he was held in. Ex-cop now turned private investigator John Clifford (Charles Durning), is now hellbent on capturing and … more

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review by rbuchanan. September 23, 2011

posted in Welcome to the Grindhouse

Terror By Telephone

Seven years after a homicidal lunatic terrorizes a babysitter (Carol Kane) via telephone in the home of her wealthy hosts, that same psychopath (Tony Beckley) finds himself fixated on a lonely lush (Colleen Dewhurst) while sought by a former detective turned P.I. (Charles Durning). This might have been another unexceptional thriller if not for its perfectly apt cast. Fragile and elfin, Kane's nervous and ultimately hysterical delivery are as effective as the movie's … more

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