When a Stranger Calls (2006)

During an otherwise routine babysitting gig, a high-school student is harassed by an increasingly threatening prank caller.

Director:

Simon West

Writers:

Jake Wade Wall (screenplay), Steve Feke,

Stars:

Camilla Belle, Tommy Flanagan, Katie Cassidy

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Camilla Belle	...	Jill Johnson
Tommy Flanagan	...	Stranger
Katie Cassidy	...	Tiffany
Tessa Thompson	...	Scarlet
Brian Geraghty	...	Bobby
Clark Gregg	...	Ben Johnson
Derek de Lint	...	Dr. Mandrakis
Kate Jennings Grant	...	Kelly Mandrakis
David Denman	...	Officer Burroughs
Arthur Young	...	Will Mandrakis
Madeline Carroll	...	Allison Mandrakis
Steve Eastin	...	Detective Hines
John Bobek	...	Officer Lewis
Brad Surosky	...	Boom Boom
Karina Logue	...	Track Coach

Storyline

Jill Johnson is being forced to babysit at a BIG house all by herself for exceeding her telephone minutes. Then all of a sudden a stranger calls making these weird remarks. Jill decides to call the police to trace the call. Jill is freaked out when she finds out that the call is coming from inside the house! Jill runs in a hurry trying to get the children and leave. Will Jill make it in the house in time? Will she live? Well you just have to watch the movie to find out!

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Plot Keywords:

babysitting | cell phone | high school | high school student | babysitter | 

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Taglines:

Whatever You Do, Don't Answer The Phone.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense terror, violence and some language

Details

Official Sites:

Gaumont Columbia Tristar [France] Official site [Australia]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 February 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cuando un extraño llama

Filming Locations:

Bellarmine-Jefferson High School, Burbank, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$80,566 (South Africa) (7 July 2006)

Gross:

$174,153 (South Africa) (7 July 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Gems, Davis Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A poster on the wall in the hospital in the final scene reads "No shame, no blame, no names". The stranger's name is never revealed in the movie.

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Goofs

When escaping, Tiffany gets into a Toyota Matrix. Yet when she goes to lock the doors, the locks are not of Toyota make.

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Quotes

Jill Johnson: Jill I'm a bitch, I know that, you know that, everybody knows that.

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Connections

Referenced in Scream: The Inside Story (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Lock It"
Written by Joe Faraci
Performed by Faraci
Courtesy of Kid Gloves Music

User Reviews

Just Hang Up...

Once in a great while I will watch a movie that completely surprises me. One that comes out of nowhere to be a bit of rousing entertainment. One that is pure fun from beginning to end. Well folks, When A Stranger Calls is NOT that movie. It is an unbelievable stupid and far fetched remake of the much better 1979 horror camp classic. Our lead heroine Jill is forced to babysit after going over her cell phone minutes and is harassed by telephone calls from a mysterious caller. Every cliché in the world is used here from the stupid cat-jumping-out-of-a-hidden-spot to the car that won't start to the killer can be anywhere at anytime. This movie is bad...not even bad in a "so bad it's good way" more in a "so bad it's boring way." Skip this godawful film and save your movie for something else. You'll thank me later, trust me on this. Grade: D-