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When a Stranger Calls
Auction ID: 100027
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| Movie description | A slick
remake of the 1979 original, Simon West's WHEN A STRANGER CALLS is a
contemporary update of a well-known suburban legend. When 16-year-old
Jill (newcomer Camilla Belle in the part originally played by Carol
Kane) exceeds her cell phone minutes, her parents force her to spend the
night babysitting instead of attending a huge bonfire bash. As Jill's
father drives her to Dr. Mandrakis's house for the evening, we are given
the sense from the long drive, spooky music, and winding roads, that
the home is literally at the end of the Earth. Perched over the edge of a
steamy lake, the mansion-like structure is made entirely of dark wood
and glass. With an arboretum built into its center, the palatial home
feels both Zen-like and forbidding. With the children already asleep,
Jill spends the first hour indulging in secret babysitter pleasures like
snooping and trying on Mrs. Mandrakis's jewelry. Without a cell phone
or car, and all her friends' phones out of range, Jill is particularly
isolated--the perfect victim for a psychopath on the loose. As she
begins to get calls from a heavy-breathing stranger, what at first seems
like a prank slowly becomes a real threat, creating a panic-filled
evening that's any babysitter's nightmare. Using modern-day luxuries
like caller ID, security alarm systems, and motion-sensor lights to its
advantage, the film plays with themes of technology and wealth,
pondering how much protection they actually provide. Clearly targeted at
a teenage audience, the PG-13-rated film contains relatively little
violence (lacking some of the graphic scenes that most people remember
the original by), and instead uses unfamiliar spaces and a sense of the
unknown to keep audiences scared.
| | Credits | | Producer: | Wyck Godfrey | | Cast: | Derek De Lint, Steve Eastin |
| | Editorial reviews | "The new
WHEN A STRANGER CALLS is enjoyable..."
Sight and Sound - Andrew
Osmond (05/01/2006)
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