When A Stranger Calls (DVD, 2006)

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Horror starring Camilla Belle. But then the phone rings and an ominous voice asks, 'Have you checked the children?'. Locked in with the lights out and the curtains drawn, a panicky Jill phones the police, who trace the calls, only to inform her they're coming from inside the house.

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When 16-year-old Jill exceeds her mobile phone minutes, her parents force her to spend the night babysitting at an isolated mansion-like house. Without a mobile phone or car and all her friends' phones out of range, Jill is particularly isolated--the perfect victim for a psychopath on the loose. As she begins to get calls from a heavy-breathing stranger, what at first seems like a prank slowly becomes a real threat, creating a panic-filled evening for Jill.

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ProducerWyck Godfrey, Ken Lemberger, John Davis
EAN5035822688438
eBay Product ID (ePID)59540173

Product Key Features

ActorKatie Cassidy, Brian Geraghty, Clark Gregg, Camilla Belle
Film/TV TitleWhen a Stranger Calls
DirectorSimon West
LanguageEnglish
Subtitle LanguageEnglish\Hindi
Run Time83 Mins
Aspect Ratio2.40 Anamorphic Wide Screen
FormatDVD
Release Year2006
FeaturesWidescreen, Director, Cast & Writer commentaries,\Deleted scenes,\Featurette - The making of WHEN A STRANGER CALLS,, Closed Caption, With Subtitles
GenreHorror/Occult, General

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Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Hearing ImpairedEnglish
ReviewsNews of The World - ...a genuine spine-chiller, Sight And Sound - The new WHEN A STRANGER CALLS is enjoyable<BR><BR>
Additional InformationA slick remake of the 1979 original, Simon West's WHEN A STRANGER CALLS is a modern update of a well-known suburban legend. When 16-year-old Jill (Camilla Belle) exceeds her mobile phone minutes, her parents force her to spend the night babysitting instead of attending a huge bonfire bash. As Jill's father drives her to Dr. Mandrakis's house for the evening, we are given the sense from the long drive, spooky music, and winding roads that the home is literally at the end of the Earth. Perched over the edge of a steamy lake, the mansion-like structure is made entirely of dark wood and glass. With an arboretum built into its centre, the palatial home feels both Zen-like and forbidding. With the children already asleep, Jill spends the first hour indulging in secret babysitter pleasures like snooping and trying on Mrs. Mandrakis's jewellery. Without a mobile phone or car, and all her friends' phones out of range, Jill is particularly isolated--the perfect victim for a psychopath on the loose. As she begins to get calls from a heavy-breathing stranger, what at first seems like a prank slowly becomes a real threat, creating a panic-filled evening that's any babysitter's nightmare. Using modern-day luxuries like caller ID, security alarm systems, and motion-sensor lights to its advantage, the film plays with themes of technology and wealth, pondering how much protection they actually provide. Clearly targeted at a teenage audience, the film contains relatively little violence--lacking some of the graphic scenes that most people remember the original by--and instead uses unfamiliar spaces and a sense of the unknown to keep audiences scared.
ScreenwriterJake Wade-Wall
Sound sourceDolby Digital Surround 5.1
Format DescriptionDVD 9
Movie/TV TitleWhen A Stranger Calls
EditorJeff Betancourt
Director of PhotographyPeter Menzies
Consumer AdviceContains strong menace, threat and violence

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