One Missed Call (2008)

User Rating:

3.4/10   

Director:

Eric Valette

Writers (WGA):

Andrew Klavan (screenplay)
Yasushi Akimoto (novel)

Release Date:

4 January 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

What will it sound like when you die?

Plot:

In this remake of the Japanese horror film "Chakushin Ari" (2003), several people start receiving voice-mails from their future selves -- messages which include the date, time, and some of the details of their deaths.

Plot Keywords:

Death | Voice Mail | Remake | College Student | Cell Phone

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Shannyn Sossamon	...	Beth Raymond
Edward Burns	...	Det. Jack Andrews
Ana Claudia Talancón	...	Taylor Anthony
Ray Wise	...	Ted Summers
Azura Skye	...	Leann Cole
Johnny Lewis	...	Brian Sousa
Jason Beghe	...	Ray Purvis
Margaret Cho	...	Det. Mickey Lee
Meagan Good	...	Shelley Baum
Rhoda Griffis	...	Marie Layton
Dawn Dininger	...	Monster Marie
Ariel Winter	...	Ellie Layton
Sarah Jean Kubik	...	Monster Ellie (as Sarah Kubik)
Raegan Lamb	...	Laurel Layton (as Regan Lamb)
Karen Beyer	...	Mrs. Ford

Also Known As:

Don't Pick Up the Cell Phone! (Australia)
Tödlicher Anruf (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and terror, frightening images, some sexual material and thematic elements.

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

Japan | USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Australia:M | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43719) | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Ireland:15A | Hong Kong:IIB | Germany:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-15 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | Italy:VM14 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario)

Filming Locations:

191 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Alcon Entertainment

Trivia:

Jason Horgan was originally considered for the part of Ray Purvis, but the producers felt that he was too young. The part went to Jason Beghe, and Horgan was cast as Dr. Ken Brown.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Beth and Jack first watch the footage from the nanny cam, the bedroom door is closed. The shot cuts back to Beth and Jack for a few seconds. When it cuts back to the nanny cam, the door is open.

Quotes:

Beth Raymond: [to Leann about Shelley Baum's funeral] Hey. How was it?
Leann Cole: It was a funeral. It sucked.
Leann Cole: From now on, I only go to parties where no one gets cremated.
Beth Raymond: How are Shelley's parents?
Leann Cole: Considering their 24-year-old daughter drowned in the backyard pond. They're great.
Beth Raymond: And you?
Leann Cole: I knew Shelley. We interned at Saint Luke's together. I mean, she was not crazy.
Beth Raymond: I know but the way she was talking at the end was pretty...
Leann Cole: Yeah, that doesn't mean she killed herself.
[Leann's phone rings]

Movie Connections:

References Beloved (1998/I)

Soundtrack:

Munich

Oh God, the horror...

Awful, absolutely awful. Had free tickets, but still, I knew better. Of course, all the clichés you'd expect, dumb young adults, scares that come from someone jumping into the screen and sound effects that go "boom" simultaneously, and the build up to when suddenly the main character is the one in eminent danger. Quick cuts of "scary" images. Did I mention the "creepy" music that lets you know when the mood should be tense? Now, add to that a premise that goes beyond the bad premises of other movies in the genre. Possessed cell phones? Or is it possessed ghosts that have to travel through cell lines? Oh man. The crowd I saw it with erupted with laughter numerous times at crucial plot points.

Download that game "snake" for your cellphone, it's a lot scarier.