Watch When A Stranger Calls (1979) Free Online

Release Date: 1979

Cast: Carmen Argenziano, Tony Beckley, Rachel Roberts, Ron O'Neal, Colleen Dewhurst, Charles Durning, Carol Kane

Categories: Movies, Thriller, Horror, Indie, Psychological thriller, Suspense, Crime Thriller, Slasher, Teen

When a Stranger Calls is a 1979 psychological horror film starring Carol Kane and Charles Durning, directed by Fred Walton. The film derives its story from the classic folk legend of "The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs". The original music score is composed by television composer Dana Kaproff. The film ranked #28 on Bravo's "The 100 Scariest Movie Moments". It is followed by the 1993 made-for-television sequel When a Stranger Calls Back and a theatrical remake in 2006. Jill Johnson (Carol Kane) is babysitting the children of a doctor at their home. When the children are asleep, Jill... MORE

When a Stranger Calls is a 1979 psychological horror film starring Carol Kane and Charles Durning, directed by Fred Walton. The film derives its story from the classic folk legend of "The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs". The original music score is composed by television composer Dana Kaproff. The film ranked #28 on Bravo's "The 100 Scariest Movie Moments". It is followed by the 1993 made-for-television sequel When a Stranger Calls Back and a theatrical remake in 2006. Jill Johnson (Carol Kane) is babysitting the children of a doctor at their home. When the children are asleep, Jill receives a telephone call from a man who asks her if she has checked the children. At first, Jill dismisses the telephone calls as a practical joke; however, as the calls become more frequent and threatening, Jill becomes frightened and telephones the police, who promise that they would trace the call if Jill would keep him on the telephone line long enough. Jill, frightened to extreme measures, arms herself as she receives one final telephone call from the nefarious caller. Soon after her conversation with him, Jill receives a call from the police, only to find out that the stalker is calling from LESS