When a Stranger Calls

1979    1h 37m    R
Mystery, Horror,
6.438%49%61%
During an evening of babysitting, high-school student Jill Johnson is terrorized by a caller who keeps asking "Have you checked the children lately?" When she calls the police, they inform her that the calls are coming from inside the house.
Directed By
Fred Walton
Studio
Melvin Simon Productions, Columbia Pictures
Cast of When a Stranger Calls
  • Carol KaneJill Johnson
  • Charles DurningJohn Clifford
  • Colleen DewhurstTracy
  • Tony BeckleyCurt Duncan
  • Rutanya AldaMrs. Mandrakis
  • Carmen ArgenzianoDr. Mandrakis
  • Kirsten LarkinNancy
  • Ron O'NealLt. Charlie Garber
  • HeetuHouseboy
  • Rachel RobertsDr. Monk
  • Michael ChampionBill
  • William BoyettSgt. Sacker (as Bill Boyett)
  • Joseph RealeBartender
  • Ed WrightRetired Man
  • Louise WrightRetired Woman
  • Carol Tillery BanksMrs. Garber
  • Dennis McMullenMaintenance Man
  • Wally TaylorCheater
  • John TobyansenBar Customer
  • Sarah DammannBianca Lockart
  • Richard BailStevie Lockart
  • Steven AndersonStephen Lockart
  • Lenora MaySharon
  • Randy HollandMaitre d'
  • Trent DolanPoliceman #1
  • Frank DiElsiPoliceman #2
  • Arell BlantonPoliceman #3
  • DeForest CovanOfficer #1
  • Charles BoswellOfficer #2
  • Dick WarlockBartender (uncredited)
  • Cheryl WilsonMrs. Shifrin (uncredited)
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