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When a Stranger Calls (2006)

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Release Date: Feb 03, 2006; Rated: PG-13; DVD Release Date: May 16, 2006; Genre: Horror; With: Camilla Belle; Distributor: Screen Gems Inc.

By Missy Schwartz

A black cat. Howling wind. A hot shower running for no reason. Director Simon West (Con Air) milks these and every other horror-film cliché in his dragging remake of Fred Walton's 1979 chiller. Stretching the original's first act — murderous crank caller torments babysitter over 87 minutes, When a Stranger Calls runs out of scares long before Belle discovers the psycho is (say it with me) inside the house! EXTRAS Deleted scenes, a director/star commentary, and a featurette offering insights like a producer's description of Belle: ''She's not...beauty-queen beautiful, she's interesting beautiful.''

Posted May 12, 2006

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