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When Michael Calls

  • TV Movie
  • 19721972
  • 1h 13m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
905
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When Michael Calls (1972)
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A woman begins to receive ominous phone calls from her nephew, who died 15 years earlier. With each phone call, a family member dies. Will she be the next in line?A woman begins to receive ominous phone calls from her nephew, who died 15 years earlier. With each phone call, a family member dies. Will she be the next in line?A woman begins to receive ominous phone calls from her nephew, who died 15 years earlier. With each phone call, a family member dies. Will she be the next in line?
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
905
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    • Philip Leacock
    • James Bridges(screenplay by)
    • John Farris(based on a novel by)
  • Stars
    • Ben Gazzara
    • Elizabeth Ashley
    • Michael Douglas
    • Philip Leacock
    • James Bridges(screenplay by)
    • John Farris(based on a novel by)
  • Stars
    • Ben Gazzara
    • Elizabeth Ashley
    • Michael Douglas
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    • 26User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Ben Gazzara
    Ben Gazzara
    • Doremus Connelly
    Elizabeth Ashley
    Elizabeth Ashley
    • Helen Connelly
    Michael Douglas
    Michael Douglas
    • Craig
    Al Waxman
    Al Waxman
    • Sheriff Hap Washbrook
    Larry Reynolds
    Larry Reynolds
    • Doc Britton
    Marian Waldman
    Marian Waldman
    • Elsa Britton
    Karen Pearson
    • Peggy Connelly
    Chris Pellett
    • Peter
    Alan McRae
    Alan McRae
    • Harry Randall
    Steve Weston
    • Enoch Mills
    Robert Warner
    • Sam
    Michèle Chicoine
    • Amy
    John Bethune
    • Quinlan
    William Osler
    William Osler
    • Prof. Swen
    • (uncredited)
    Daniel Selby
    Daniel Selby
    • Boy at School
    • (uncredited)
      • Philip Leacock
      • James Bridges(screenplay by)
      • John Farris(based on a novel by)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Opens with the Robert Drasnin theme from Daughter of the Mind (1969).
    • Goofs
      The sheriff goes into Doc's place while Doremus steals chloroform from the cop car. Doremus and Helen run off and a mic is seen on the left side over the cop car.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Doomed: The Untold Story of Roger Corman's the Fantastic Four (2015)

    User reviews26

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    6/10
    Above average movie of the week
    I remember being scared to death when this film first aired on TV in 1971. Of course, I was all of nine years old at the time. When Michael Calls was recently shown on Fox Movies, and I had a chance to relive my memories of terror. Surprisingly, the film holds up remarkably well, even with the tacked on and predictable happy ending that ties up all the loose ends. I even had to turn a light on while I watched!
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    • Nov 10, 2000

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    • Release date
      • February 5, 1972 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Palomar Pictures International
      • 20th Century Fox Television
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    • 1 hour 13 minutes
      • Color

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