The Caller (2008)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Richard Ledes

Writers:

Richard Ledes (writer)
Alain-Didier Weill (writer)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

When you can't control your life, control your death

Plot:

An energy business exec is assisted by a private investigator in his effort to expose his corporation's corrupt practices.

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Frank Langella	...	Jimmy Stevens
Elliott Gould	...	Frank Turlotte
Laura Harring	...	Eileen
Anabel Sosa	...	Lila
Chandler Williams	...	Sammy
Axel Feldmann	...	Young Jimmy
Grégory Ellis	...	Lulu
Corey Johnson	...	Paul Wainsail
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Bagnell	...	Jeff
Edoardo Ballerini	...	Teddy
David Ballog	...	Peter
Jean Brassard	...	Young Jimmy's Father
Julia Carothers Hughes	...	Attractive Girl
Maria-Jose Davo	...	Waitress
Kyle Emelander	...	Restaurant Doorman
Laura Holloway	...	Secretary
Edward James Hyland	...	John
Julie Jones Ivey	...	Religious Young Woman
Devin Luke	...	Limo Driver
Charles Nordeen	...	Waiter
Marion Servole	...	Young Jimmy's mother

Also Known As:

On the Hook (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some violent images.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Chapeau Films

Trivia:

The silent movie playing on the TV is _Nosferatu (1922)_.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The device Mr. Stevens plugs into his phone to morph his voice when talking to Frank is actually a power adapter for the iGo charger.

90 Minutes of Wasted Time.

I Cant believe i Wasted 90 Minutes of my life watching this,No Action,Not Thrilling,Garbage.This film is very different from the one in Other Reviews. So different that I wonder if the reviewer watched the film or was told about it by Somebody involved in the Making of it??.. The protagonist,Jimmy,was not seeking suicide. A contract murderer was hired by his company to stop him from doing further damage to the them. He was convicted in conscience by guilt over what his company was doing, which was gaining control of Third World nations and sanctioning ruthless acts against the people. Jimmy's friend Lulu helped him survive as a Jew in WW2 France.Lulu bears witness to the death of a civilian murdered by Nazis, thereby giving meaning and history to that death. Jimmy discovers through a newspaper article that Lulu has grown up to be a witness, a detective who sees and carries the stories of what he has seen.