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When a Stranger Calls ()


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

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Jill Johnson
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Stranger
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Tiffany
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Scarlet
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Bobby
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Ben Johnson
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Dr. Mandrakis
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Kelly Mandrakis
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Officer Burroughs
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Will Mandrakis
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Allison Mandrakis
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Detective Hines
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Officer Lewis
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Boom Boom
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Track Coach
Rosine 'Ace' Hatem ...
Rosa (as Rosine Hatem)
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Cody
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Parent
John Waugh ...
Man Calling Dog
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Officer (as Owen Smith)
Jessica Helmer ...
Additional Officer (as Jessica Faye Helmer)
Lillie West ...
Stacy (voice)
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Stranger (voice)
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Cheerleader (uncredited)
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Dream Man (uncredited)
Amber McConnell ...
Cheerleader (uncredited)
Zara McDowell ...
Cheerleader (uncredited)
James Henry Williams Jr. ...
Emt (uncredited)

Directed by

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Simon West ... (directed by)

Written by

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Jake Wade Wall ... (screenplay)
 
Steve Feke ... () (1979 screenplay) and
Fred Walton ... () (1979 screenplay)

Produced by

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Paddy Cullen ... executive producer
John Davis ... producer (produced by)
Wyck Godfrey ... producer (produced by)
Ken Lemberger ... producer (produced by)

Music by

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Jim Dooley ... (music by) (as James Dooley)

Cinematography by

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Peter Menzies Jr. ... director of photography

Editing by

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Jeff Betancourt ... (edited by)

Editorial Department

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David Berman ... assistant editor
Dylan Firshein ... first assistant editor
Scott Gregory ... digital colorist
Christopher Kutcka ... imaging supervisor (as Chris Kutcka)
Julia Nessling-Douglas ... digital intermediate producer (as Julia Nessling Douglas)
Jim Passon ... color timer
Everette Jbob Webber ... digital film conformist (as Everette Webber)
Lawrence Howard Williams ... post digital media operator

Casting By

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Matthew Jon Beck ... casting director: additional
Nancy Nayor ... (casting by)

Production Design by

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Jon Gary Steele

Art Direction by

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Gerald Sullivan

Set Decoration by

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Traci Kirshbaum

Costume Design by

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Marie-Sylvie Deveau ... (as Marie Sylvie Deveau)

Makeup Department

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DeeDee Altamura ... makeup artist: additional photography (as Dee Dee Altamura)
Medusah ... hair stylist (as Anne Medusah Aulenta)
Kimberly Meyer ... key makeup artist
Vickie Mynes ... key hair stylist
Kristina Vogel ... key makeup artist
Gigi Williams ... makeup department head
Teana Colston ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Wendy Cox ... production supervisor
Paddy Cullen ... unit production manager
Scott Strauss ... executive in charge of production: studio
Bill Wohlken ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Dieter Busch ... second assistant director
Steve Danton ... first assistant director
Shawn Pipkin ... second second assistant director

Art Department

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Jason Bartolone ... on-set carpenter
Mychael Bates ... property master
Joe Bergman ... leadman (as Joseph Bergman)
Bruce Bisbey ... art department coordinator
Sharleen Bright ... paint coordinator
Matthew Chevlen ... art department assistant
Liz Chiz ... set decorating buyer
Alan Coombs ... labor
Brian Dott ... props builder
David Eckert ... assistant art director
Mariano Fernandez ... welder gangboss
Rob Garlow ... construction general supervisor
Jim Heritage ... plaster foreman
Gregory S. Hooper ... set designer
Steven Kissick ... carpenter
Richard A. McCarthy ... plaster gangboss
Brett McKenzie ... art department assistant
Jim Meyer ... gang boss
Christopher Morente ... gang boss
Richard 'Rocky' Nichols ... assistant property master
Joe Ondrejko ... construction coordinator
Noah Plunkett ... key greens foreman
Roger Prater ... stand-by greens foreman
Charles Righetti ... set dresser
Micah Roehr ... propmaker
Joel Ruiz ... set dresser
Paul Sonski ... set designer
Smokey Stover ... model maker
Patrick M. Sullivan Jr. ... set designer
Scott Lafferty ... carpenter (uncredited)
Tim R. Lafferty ... construction gangboss (uncredited)

Sound Department

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David Barbee ... sound effects editor
Glenn E. Berkovitz ... sound mixer
David Betancourt ... foley mixer
Courtney Bishop ... adr recordist
Matt Colleran ... sound re-recordist
Robert Deschaine ... adr mixer
Marc Fishman ... re-recording mixer
Paul Flinchbaugh ... digital assistant editor
Darlene Gorzela ... additional sound
Mark C. Grech ... boom operator
Glynna Grimala ... sound effects editor
Arda Gulesserian ... additional sound
John Hays ... utility sound
Larry Hopkins ... layback sound mixer
Franklin Jones III ... assistant sound editor
Franklin Jones Jr. ... re-recording mixer
Tony Lamberti ... re-recording mixer
Duke Lim ... additional sound
Michael Miller ... adr mixer
Glenn T. Morgan ... sound designer / supervising sound editor
Tom Ozanich ... sound design supervisor / supervising sound editor
John Rodd ... sample mixer
Bob Rosenthal ... additional sound
Matthew Sordello ... sound
Peter Staubli ... dialogue adr editor / sound editor
Alicia Stevenson ... foley artist
Paul Stevenson ... foley artist
Tami Treadwell ... adr recordist
Carl D. Ware ... sound engineer
David Young ... additional sound

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Dominik Dugandzic ... special effects technician
Steve Galich ... special effects coordinator
Jack Jennings ... special effects technician
Edward T. Reiff Jr. ... special effects technician
Garth Steinheimer ... special effects technician
Ray Svedin ... special effects technician

Visual Effects by

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Andy Barrios ... inferno artist: Asylum (as Andy Rafael Barrios)
Elissa Bello ... rotoscope and paint supervisor
Glen Bennett ... flame artist
Scott Camera-Smith ... animator (as Scott Smith)
Timothy Clark ... matte painter (as Tim Clark)
Kimberly Covate ... visual effects producer
Mitchell S. Drain ... visual effects supervisor
Eric Evans ... paint/roto artist
Scott Gregory ... digital film colorist
Joe Ken ... inferno artist: Asylum
James Do Young Lee ... rotoscope and paint artist (as James Lee)
Michael Lori ... compositor (as Mike Lori)
Emma McGuinness ... visual effects executive producer
Nathan McGuinness ... senior visual effects supervisor
Steve Muangman ... digital compositor: Asylum Visual Effects
Mark P. Renton ... compositor (as Mark Renton)
Kosta Saric ... visual effects editor: Asylum Visual Effects
Hilary Sperling Stauffer ... inferno artist (as Hilary Sperling)
Rob Stauffer ... compositor
Brad Sutton ... digital restoration
Wilson Tang ... digital restoration
Aaron Vest ... lighter
Everette Jbob Webber ... digital intermediate editor (as Everette Webber) / digital opticals (as Everette Webber)

Stunts

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Danielle Burgio ... stunt double
Jennifer Caputo ... stunt double
Danny Downey ... stunts
Rosine 'Ace' Hatem ... stunt performer
Jeff Imada ... stunt coordinator
David Leitch ... stunts
Ryan Ryusaki ... stunts
Jake Swallow ... stunts
Randall Archer ... utility stunts (uncredited)
Stacey Carino ... stunt double (uncredited)
Kris A. Jeffrey ... utility stunts (uncredited)
Hiro Koda ... utility stunts (uncredited)
Matthew Rugetti ... utility stunts (uncredited)
Steve Upton ... stunt rigger (uncredited)
Marcus Young ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Brian Bartolini ... electrician
Noah Behar ... company grip
Salim Bensrhir ... electrician (as Salim Benshir)
Craig A. Brink ... rigging gaffer
Eric Budlong ... dolly grip: "b" camera / key grip: additional photography
Alan Caudillo ... camera operator: "b" camera / director of photography: second unit
Ruben Chacon ... rigging grip
Eric Cross ... grip
Alan Downs ... rigging grip
Moose Enright ... rigging electrician (as Thomas Enright)
Michael S. Epley ... dolly grip
Jon Epstein ... rigging electrician
Erin Franklyn ... day player: grip
Ryan French ... rigging electrician
Sean Ginn ... electrician
Russell Griffith ... electrician / gaffer: additional photography / gaffer: splinter unit
Harold Groshon ... rigging best boy electric (as Hal Groshon)
Dave Gunderson ... grip (as David Gunderson)
Miles Gutkin ... grip
Gene Hara ... dimmer board operator
Tom Heigl ... camera production assistant
Gregory Irwin ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Milan Janicin ... film loader
William Kent ... rigging grip
Ronald R. Koch Jr. ... electrician
Wayne Kosky ... rigging best boy grip / rigging grip best boy
Michael Kowal ... rigging best boy grip
Michael L. Lewin ... grip
Damon Marcellino ... set lighting technician
Niles McElroy ... rigging best boy electric
Jeff Murrell ... chief lighting technician
Jimmie R. Owens ... grip
Jerry Patton ... key second assistant camera
Les Percy ... key rigging grip
Edward Pickrell ... rigging grip
John Pingry ... first assistant camera
Brian T. Pitts ... additional camera operator
David Presley ... video assist operator
Robert Presley ... camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator
Michael C. Price ... key grip
Chris Rauch ... grip
Robert Reid ... grip
Steve Reinhardt ... assistant chief lighting technician
Landon Ruddel ... best boy grip / second grip (as Landen Ruddell)
Eric Sagot ... rigging electrician
Christopher A. Schenck ... first assistant camera
Frank R. Sims ... key rigging grip (as Frank Sims)
Brooks Tomb ... rigging best boy electric
Eddie Tucker ... electrician
Marshall Valentine ... rigging grip
Glenn Wilkeyson ... rigging grip (as Glenn P. Wilkeyson)
Aaron G. York ... libra head operator

Casting Department

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Jennifer Bender ... extras casting
Micah Dahlberg ... casting associate
Kevin Mockrin ... casting associate
Cindy Sciacca ... background casting
Jeff Mitchell ... casting: New York (uncredited)
Jennifer Rudolph ... casting: New York (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Tamsin Costello ... wardrobe assistant
Yulia Gershenzon ... costumer
Meg Matthews ... set costumer
Marcy Rector ... costumer
Lori Stilson ... costume supervisor

Location Management

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Kyle Alexander ... location scout
Curtis Collins ... location manager
Christian Krieger ... key assistant location manager

Music Department

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Tiffany Biscayne ... orchestrator
Leland Bond ... orchestrator
Mark Cally ... music preparation
Tim Davies ... conductor / lead orchestrator
Jim Dooley ... conductor
Geoff Foster ... score mixer
Benoit Grey ... orchestrator
Greg Hamilton ... music preparation
Simon James ... music contractor
Kory Kruckenberg ... scoring assistant engineer
Pilar McCurry ... music supervisor
Alan Meyerson ... music scoring mixer
Robert Puff ... additional music preparer
Brandon Roberts ... music preparation
John Rodd ... score recordist
David Sabee ... music contractor
Ceiri Torjussen ... orchestrator
Tom Trafalski ... music editor
Greg Vines ... score mixing assistant

Script and Continuity Department

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Adrienne Hamalian-Mangine ... script supervisor (as Adrienne Hamalian)

Transportation Department

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Robert aaron Brown ... driver: production van
Oliver Eisenger ... transportation captain
Chris Haynes ... driver
Mike Shannon ... transportation coordinator
Jason Tubbs ... insert car driver
James Waitkus ... driver

Additional Crew

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Nicole Treston Abranian ... production assistant
Crisoforo Aguilar ... key set production assistant
H. Leah Amir ... craft service (as Hila Leah Amir)
Lillian Madere Andrade ... studio teacher
John Arbuckle ... boat operator
Lamonte Bell ... payroll accountant
Brooke Brooks ... assistant: Mr. Davis
Grant Brostrom ... assistant: Mr. West
Linda Brown ... unit publicist
Sarah Catizone ... key construction medic
Bennett DeCarlo ... set production assistant
Claire Doré ... dog trainer
Chad Dunn ... animal trainer
Derek Ferguson ... production assistant
Arlene Ferrer ... assistant: Ms. Cullen
Russell Geltman ... production assistant
Flax Glor ... publicist
Jason Hariton ... studio stage manager
Elek Hendrickson ... assistant: Mr. Godfrey
Ryce Hetherington ... production secretary
Elizabeth Himelstein ... dialogue coach
Cheri Jacobs ... first assistant accountant
Cory Johnson ... production assistant
Richard McConaghey ... assistant: Mr. Davis
Carl McDowell ... additional production assistant
Brett McKenzie ... production assistant
Brian McMillan ... animal supplier
Vikki McMillan ... animal trainer
Adam H. Miller ... production assistant
Laura Morgan ... production assistant
Valerie Morris ... second assistant accountant
Jason Neudecker ... production assistant
David Nico ... assistant production coordinator
Melanie Orlinick ... assistant: Mr. Lemberger
Tanoa Parks ... production accountant
Jeremiah Pitman ... production assistant
Paul Rathburn ... caterer
Matt Reitsma ... textile artist
Marci Rosenberg Gayner ... production coordinator (as Marci Rosenberg)
Denise Sanders ... animal trainer (as Jacqueline Denise Sanders)
Monica Sandstede ... story editor: Screen Gems
Ron Segro ... post-production accountant
Reese St. Amant ... animal trainer (as Charisse St. Amant)
Nancy Sykes ... craft service
Dawn Terashima ... set production assistant
Christopher Tipton ... assistant: Mr. Davis
C. Ransom Walrod ... marine advisor (as Ransom Walrod)
Emma Jean Woodward ... stand-in (as Emily Rayner)
Alan Blackney ... stand-in (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Jill Johnson, a young teenager, is asked to baby sit for a rich family in a massive 3 story house. The kids are sleeping, giving her no company until she gets a mysterious unknown call. When she finds out the caller is in the house, she fights for freedom. Can she escape and save the kids in time? Written by DanikaDrd

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Also Known As
  • Stranger Call (Japan, English title)
  • Bell Ringer (Philippines, English title)
  • Terreur sur la ligne (France)
  • Unbekannter Anrufer (Germany)
  • Cuando llama un extraño (Spain)
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Runtime
  • 87 min
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Box Office

Budget $15,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $21,607,203, 05 Feb 2006
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $67,215,435

Did You Know?

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Trivia Although the stranger is played by Scottish-born actor Tommy Flanagan, the phone-call voice is actually Lance Henriksen's. Henriksen fit the voice, whereas Flanagan fit the stranger's build. See more »
Goofs In the scene where Jill is in the Guest House and answers the phone, when she hangs it up we get a look at the screen on it. You can clearly see that the battery is almost empty, but she just picked it up off the charging station a minute ago. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Another Top 10 Worst Hollywood Remakes (2012). See more »
Soundtracks Lock It See more »
Quotes Jill Johnson: [On phone] You really scared me, if that's what you wanted. Is that what you wanted?
Voice of the Stranger: No.
Jill Johnson: What do you want?
Voice of the Stranger: Your blood all over me.
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