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When a Stranger Calls

"Every babysitter's nightmare becomes real..."

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Ratings & Reviews

TMDB
6.2/10
303 votes
Great
Average
Poor

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$1.5M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$25.0M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$23.5M

ROI: +1567%

Budget Recovery1667% of budget
$0|Budget: $1.5M|Revenue: $25.0M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

18.1K

Daily Avg

307

7-Day Trend

+6%
30 days agoToday
Wikipedia

Story Setting

Set In
Los Angeles

Themes & Subjects

#serialkiller

Series & Franchise

Part of
When a Stranger Calls

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Donald Peterman

Music / Score

Dana Kaproff

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Distributors

Columbia PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch When a Stranger Calls

CountryStreamFreeRentBuy
United States of AmericaR
Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Shudder, Screambox Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon ChannelKanopy, Hoopla, FawesomeFandango At HomeFandango At Home
United Kingdom
Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads—Apple TV Store, Amazon VideoApple TV Store, Amazon Video
Canada
ShudderHooplaApple TV StoreApple TV Store
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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR
AustraliaMA 15+
Germany16
JapanR15+
Brazil14

Production

Director

Fred Walton

Writers

Fred Walton, Steve Feke

Production Companies

Melvin Simon ProductionsColumbia Pictures

Cast

Carol Kane photo

Carol Kane

Jill Johnson

Charles Durning photo

Charles Durning

John Clifford

Colleen Dewhurst photo

Colleen Dewhurst

Tracy

Tony Beckley photo

Tony Beckley

Curt Duncan

Rutanya Alda photo

Rutanya Alda

Mrs. Mandrakis

Carmen Argenziano photo

Carmen Argenziano

Dr. Mandrakis

No Image

Kirsten Larkin

Nancy

Ron O'Neal photo

Ron O'Neal

Lt. Charlie Garber

No Image

Heetu

Houseboy

Rachel Roberts photo

Rachel Roberts

Dr. Monk

Michael Champion photo

Michael Champion

Bill

William Boyett photo

William Boyett

Sgt. Sacker (as Bill Boyett)

Tags & Keywords

babysitterphone callsinisterfrightenedhorrified

External Links

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