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Don't Answer the Phone! (1980)
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Release Date:
29 February 1980 (USA)
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He'll Know You're Alone! more
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A deeply disturbed photographer and Vietnam veteran, named Kirk Smith, terrorizes Los Angeles by going...
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Photographer
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Psychologist
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Mirror
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Nipples
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Hate
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Awards:
1 win
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Gripping Psychological Thriller (no, really, just kidding)!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| James Westmoreland | ... | Lt. Chris McCabe | |
| Ben Frank | ... | Sgt. Hatcher | |
| Flo Lawrence | ... | Dr. Lindsay Gale (as Flo Gerrish) | |
| Nicholas Worth | ... | Kirk Smith | |
| Denise Galik | ... | Lisa | |
| Stan Haze | ... | Adkins | |
| Gary Allen | ... | John Feldon | |
| Michael D. Castle | ... | Lab Man (as Michael Castle) | |
| Pamela Jean Bryant | ... | Sue Ellen (as Pamela Bryant) | |
| Ted Chapman | ... | Man in Bar | |
| Chris Wallace | ... | Psychic Von Hammensveld | |
| Dale Kalberg | ... | Nurse | |
| Deborah Leah Land | ... | Police Woman | |
| Tom Lasswell | ... | Police Psychiatrist | |
| Mike Levine | ... | Gary Markov |
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The Hollywood Strangler
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94 min | USA:85 min (DVD)
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Color (Metrocolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Singapore:NC-16 |
Iceland:16 |
Canada:R |
Australia:R |
Denmark:15 (video rating) |
France:-16 |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
Germany:BPjM Restricted
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Revealing mistakes: The first blonde victim can clearly be seen to breathe after being strangled.
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Quotes:
Sam Gluckman:
I want you to know something, officer. I wouldn't print anything like this. I mean really... candles stuck in all her privates? That's just sick.
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Referenced in Dead Teenager Movie (2006) (V)
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This has got to be one of my all-time favorite cheesers. With awful acting, abysmal dialogue, and a senseless plot, this movie has all the makings of a classic stinker. Another thing to note is the soundtrack, which sounds like it was lifted from a B-grade porno flick, complete with wah-wah synthesizers and the "bow-chicka-bow-bow" reprisal.
Nicholas Worth, listed in the credits as "The Killer", or "The Strangler"' depending on which set you look at, delivers one of the most unintentionally hilarious performances as a deranged Vietnam veteran who likes killing young, beautiful women and then hovering over their bodies while laughing with his trademark wheezing...the guy is brilliant! Actually, that's just a joke, but then again, so is this entire movie. And why the hell do they call it "Don't Answer the Phone"? The only real phone calls of note are the ones he makes to Dr. Gail, the ultimate object of his violent misogyny. Worth has made another seminal performance this year (2000)... as the Soviet Premier in the game "Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2". Check him out, he rocks (or is that "reeks")?
However, I'd have to give the accolades for "Worst Perfomance in a Movie" to James Westmoreland. He is just plain AWFUL in this movie: contrived dialogue, stupid facial expressions, and a wardrobe that would make Wayne Newton jealous!
All in all, this is one of the best "bad" movies ever made, and I laugh uncontrollably every time I cue it up. If you're looking for 100% Velveeta, look no further: this is your movie!