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First, it was the television in the essential J-horror film RINGU and its American remake THE RING. Then Takashi Miike's ONE MISSED CALL (aka CHAKUSHIN ARI) scared people away from another ubiquitous technology: the mobile phone. This creepy remake sees Shannyn Sossamon (A KNIGHT'S TALE) plays a woman whose friends die after they get phone messages that are the sounds of their own deaths.

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ProducerLauren C. Weissman, Andrew A. Kosove, Scott Kroopf, Broderick Johnson, Jennie Lew Tugend

EAN7321905139125

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Film/TV TitleOne Missed Call

ActorAna Claudia Talancon, Shannyn Sossamon, Ray Wise, Azura Skye, Edward Burns

DirectorEric Valette

FormatDVD

Release Year2008

LanguageEnglish

FeaturesWidescreen

FranchiseOne Missed Call

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

GenreHorror/Occult, General

Run Time83 Mins

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Certificate15

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

Director of PhotographyGlen MacPherson

ReviewsVariety - Valette demonstrates considerable assurance maintaining suspense... Production values are polished and atmospheric, TV Guide - Good premise and potentially interesting story structure

Consumer AdviceContains strong horror and threat

Additional InformationIn the tradition of THE RING, THE GRUDGE, DARK WATER, and PULSE, ONE MISSED CALL is yet another moody Japanese ghost story to be adapted for Western screens. Originally made by cult director Takashi Miike in 2003 from Yasushi Akimoto's novel CHAKUSHIN ARI, this American version retains the elements that are sure to please J-Horror fans--jerky apparitions, ghostly children, desperate messages from beyond the grave, possessed electronic devices, and strong female characters. While this remake, which is the debut English-language film from French director Eric Valette, dispenses with some of the freakiness of Miike's version, the creepiness remains. Shannon Sossamon is Beth, a developmental psychology student who has plenty of cause for concern after her friend Leann (Azura Skye) receives a panicked mobile phone message from herself days in the future. After Leann falls in front of a train at the same date and time on the message, Beth suspects that she may be next. Beth's fear seems even more justified after her friend Taylor (Ana Claudia Talancon) befalls a similar fate as her phone message is being investigated by a reality TV host (Ray Wise) who specialises in unexplained phenomena. With the help of police chief Jack Andrews (Ed Byrnes), Beth discovers a link between the calls and a deceased mother and daughter.<BR>A slow burning ghost tale, ONE MISSED CALL establishes a mood of creepiness before the opening credits and sustains it right through to the conclusion. Instead of major shocks or gore, we're given subtle glimpses of ghostly figures or slightly distorted faces that are effective in creating unease. Sossamon makes a pleasing heroine, and the always excellent Wise makes the most of his small role. Almost old-fashioned in its restraint, the film is spooky enough to give all but the most jaded horror fan goose bumps.

Movie/TV TitleOne Missed Call

ComposerJohnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil

Sound sourceDolby Digital

ScreenwriterAndrew Klavan

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