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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Dolby Digital (5.1), English, Subtitled, French, Dubbed & Subtitled
To Jill Johnson (Camilla Belle, The Ballad of Jack and Rose), it was the perfect babysitting job. The parents were away. The fridge was stocked. The children were tucked into bed. 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. And as the frightened teenager goes upstairs to check on the children, Jill's quiet night of babysitting is about to turn into a nerve-shattering nightmare of suspense, horror and dread.
Editor's Note
IN THEATERS FEBRUARY 3, 2006A remake of the classic 1970s thriller, this chilling tale of a psychotic stalker and his babysitter prey stars Camilla Belle (THE BALLAD OF JACK AND ROSE).
| Features | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Sony Pictures |
| Release Date: 9/25/2007 |
| Running Time: 83 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2006 | | Catalog ID: 14510 | | UPC: 00043396145108 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 1.78:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Brian Geraghty | | Camilla Belle | | Clark Gregg | | Katie Cassidy | | Jake Wall - Writer | | James Dooley - Original Music By | | Jeff Betancourt - Editor | | John Davis - Producer | | Jon Steele - Production Designer | | Marie-Sulvie Deveau - Costume Designer | | Paddy Cullen - Executive Producer | | Peter Menzies Jr. - Cinematographer | | Simon West - Director |
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| | Professional Reviews | Sight and Sound
"The new WHEN A STRANGER CALLS is enjoyable..." 05/01/2006 p.83James Berardinelli's ReelViews 5 of 10
I suppose someone thought it was clever, but it doesn't work. It's another of the film's many missteps but, by the time it comes, we have become accustomed to them. They define When a Stranger Calls, a production that never comes close to realizing its potential to tweak the viewer's primal fears.
Premiere 5 of 10
Ironically, for all of Stranger's faults, director Simon West has probably made a perfect date movie: just suspenseful enough to keep you arm-in-arm with your beau or belle; but silly enough that you'll both laugh about it afterwards. - Channing Joseph
New York Daily News 5 of 10
After an hour of red herrings, in which Jill investigates creepy corridors or opens rattling closet doors with no results, the only real danger is that we'll become bored to death. For real thrills, rent the original, turn down the lights and scare yourself silly. - Elizabeth Weitzman
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