The Fantasist (1986)

When an Irish woman moves from the suburbs to Dublin, she begins receiving phone calls from a stranger. Coincidentally, the city is being plagued by a serial killer who uses this method to ... See full summary »

Director:

Robin Hardy

Writers:

Robin Hardy, Patrick McGinley (novel)

Stars:

Moira Sinise, Christopher Cazenove, Timothy Bottoms

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Moira Sinise	...	Patricia Teeling (as Moira Harris)
Christopher Cazenove	...	Inspector McMyler
Timothy Bottoms	...	Danny Sullivan
John Kavanagh	...	Robert Foxley
Mick Lally	...	Uncle Lar
Bairbre Ní Chaoimh	...	Monica Quigley (as Bairbre Ni Chaoimh)
Jim Bartley	...	Hugh Teeling (as James Bartley)
Deirdre Donnelly	...	Fionnuala Sullivan
Liam O'Callaghan	...	Farrelly
Ronan Wilmot	...	Patricia's Father
May Giles	...	Patricia's Mother
Se Ledwidge	...	Patsy Teeling
Gabrielle Reidy	...	Kathy O'Malley
Agnes Bernelle	...	Mrs. O'Malley
Seamus Forde	...	Mr. Mullally

Storyline

When an Irish woman moves from the suburbs to Dublin, she begins receiving phone calls from a stranger. Coincidentally, the city is being plagued by a serial killer who uses this method to lure his victims in. Even though she is aware of this, she finds herself inexplicably drawn to this man. Will she be the next victim of the "Phone Call Killer"?

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Plot Keywords:

murder of a nude woman | murder | serial killer | phone terror | telephone terror | 

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Genres:

Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Ireland UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

August 1986 (UK)

Also Known As:

A titokzatos telefonáló

Filming Locations:

Dublin, Ireland

Company Credits

Production Co:

Incorporated Television Company (ITC), New Irish Film Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The band in the nightclub is Level 42 playing their song 'Love Games'.

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Quotes

Detective: [speculating on sex-killer's identity while inspecting murder scene] He's... unlikely to be a missionary.

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Connections

Featured in Katarina's Nightmare Theater: The Fantasist (2012)

User Reviews

Enjoyable and quite unique

Although nowhere near as good as "The Wicker Man", Robin Hardy has made a good stab at penetrating the Irish slasher genre

An interesting plot with some oddball characterisation and great scenery. The Dublin shots bring back memories of a pre-Tiger city. A motley crew of familiar and somewhat unpleasant actors [especially Ronan Wilmot and Jim Bartley] add to the frenetic atmosphere.

Definitely worth 95 mins of your time.

7/10