

When a Stranger Calls
Every babysitter's nightmare becomes real...
A student babysitter has her evening disturbed when the phone rings. So begins a series of increasingly terrifying and threatening calls that lead to a shocking revelation.
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6.2/10
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1.5M
- Box office
- $25M
- Language
- English
- babysitter
- phone call
- sinister
- frightened
- horrified
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR24 Aug 1979
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalMA 15+28 Sept 1979
BrazilBR
- TheatricalIMDB29 Sept 1980
- Theatrical14Columbia mj.gov.br3 Apr 2006
GermanyDE
- Theatrical163 Apr 1980
ItalyIT
- Theatrical (limited)Turin1 Nov 1980
JapanJP
- TheatricalR15+16 May 1981
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When a Stranger Calls was released on 24 August 1979.
Audience reviews
1- W6/10
Wuchak
6/26/2022
**_A killer psycho escapes from the asylum and…_** “When a Stranger Calls” (1979) is low-key horror mixed with detective drama/thriller. I say “low-key” because there’s little-to-no gore, although there’s suspense, chases and flashes of violence. It’s very polished and was obviously influenced by the artistic “Halloween” (1978) except with a very human antagonist as opposed to the indestructible Michael Myers. The…
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