When a Stranger Calls (2006 film)
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When a Stranger Calls is a 2006 American psychological horror film directed by Simon West and written by Jake Wade Wall. The film stars Camilla Belle, Brian Geraghty, Katie Cassidy, Tessa Thompson and Clark Gregg. Belle plays a babysitter who starts to receive threatening phone calls from an unidentified stranger, played by both Tommy Flanagan and Lance Henriksen. It is a remake of Fred Walton's 1979 horror film of the same name, which became a cult classic for its opening 23 minutes, which this remake extends to a feature-length film.
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Directed by | Simon West |
Written by | Jake Wade Wall |
Based on | When a Stranger Calls by Steve Feke and Fred Walton |
Produced by | John Davis Wyck Godfrey Ken Lemberger |
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Cinematography | Peter Menzies Jr. |
Edited by | Jeff Betancourt |
Music by | James Dooley |
Production companies | TeleStranger Productions, Inc.[1] |
Distributed by | Screen Gems[2] (through Sony Pictures Releasing[1]) |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $15 million[2] |
Box office | $67.1 million[2] |
The film was theatrically released on February 3, 2006. It was panned by critics but was a moderate box office success, grossing $67.1 million worldwide on a $15 million budget.