One Missed Call (2008)

Several people start receiving voice-mails from their future selves - messages which include the date, time, and some of the details of their deaths.

Director:

Eric Valette

Writers:

Andrew Klavan (screenplay), Yasushi Akimoto (novel)

Stars:

Edward Burns, Shannyn Sossamon, Ana Claudia Talancón

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shannyn Sossamon	...	Beth Raymond
Edward Burns	...	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	...	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

Storyline

After the death of their friend Shelley, Leann Cole receives a voice mail from the future of the date and time when she would die. On the scheduled day, Leann sees weird things and in the precise informed hour, Leann is attacked by a supernatural force on a footbridge over a train station while talking to her friend Beth Raymond. Beth meets Leann's boyfriend Brian, who also received a call, and witnesses his death on the street. When her roommate Taylor Anthony receives a call, Beth befriends Det. Jack Andrews, who tells her that his sister was the first victim of the phone call. They decide to investigate the connections of Jack's sister and find the name of Marie Layton, who apparently abused of her daughters. Jack and Beth run against time trying to save Beth from her fate.

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Plot Keywords:

death | voice mail | phone terror | lifting someone into the air | telephone | 

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Taglines:

What will it sound like when you die?

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [United States] Warner bros [Brazil]

Country:

Japan USA Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 January 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Propušten poziv

Filming Locations:

191 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$27,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$12,511,473, 6 January 2008, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$26,876,529, 9 March 2008

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alcon Entertainment, Kadokawa Pictures, Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG IV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The 508 area code is from South Eastern, Massachusetts.

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Goofs

(at around 38 mins) When Ed Burns character finds the video disk of the kids room he holds it up and it clearly has 'KID'S ROOM' written on the disk. When he puts it in the computer the writing is gone.

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Quotes

Ellie Layton: Now this will only hurt a little...

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Connections

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Ashton Kutcher/Gnarls Barkley (2008)

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Soundtracks

Valley Stream
Written and Performed by The Blue Jackets

User Reviews

Terrible!

When I first saw the trailer for this film I thought "Oh great, another 'When a stranger calls' movie". I had nothing to do so I saw it with some friends. After I watched it I probably had the biggest headache in my entire life. The dialog was hilariously awful, The characters are very unlikable, the "Jump" moments didn't even phase me. And I hated how they tried so hard to make the whole feel of the film creepy and scary(Hence the 'Scary music').

It takes brains to make a good horror movie, and this one has no brains at all. It looks like were not going to be able to fight off any stupid remakes or boring horror movies anytime soon... If your looking for a good laugh or a bad headache, this film might be the one for you.

2/10 stars.