When a Stranger Calls
- Release Date
- October 26, 1979
- Director
- Fred Walton
- Cast
- Carol Kane , Rutanya Alda , Carmen Argenziano , Kirsten Larkin , William Boyett , Charles Durning
- Runtime
- 97
- Main Genre
- Horror
- Writers
- Steve Feke , Fred Walton
- Tagline
- ...Fear is the Message!
Summary
A psychopathic killer terrorizes a babysitter, then returns seven years later to menace her again.
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