Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Frights
- Strong
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- It goes hard on frights — not a wind-down.
The story
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.
- babysitter
- phone call
- sinister
- frightened
- horrified
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Rutanya Alda — Mrs. Mandrakis
- Carmen Argenziano — Dr. Mandrakis
- Kirsten Larkin — Nancy
- Ron O'Neal — Lt. Charlie Garber
- Heetu — Houseboy
- Rachel Roberts — Dr. Monk
- Michael Champion — Bill
- William Boyett — Sgt. Sacker (as Bill Boyett)
- Joseph Reale — Bartender
- Ed Wright — Retired Man
- Louise Wright — Retired Woman
- Directed
- Fred Walton
- Written
- Steve Feke, Fred Walton
Production
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 · 304 ratings
- Studio
- Melvin Simon Productions, Columbia Pictures
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1979 · You’re hereWhen a Stranger Calls
Where it starts.
When a Stranger Calls Back
1993
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
