When a Killer Calls

Video
2006
R
1h 31m

IMDb RATING

3.8/10

607

YOUR RATING

Slasher Horror Supernatural Horror Crime Horror Mystery Thriller

A babysitter begins receiving threatening phone calls from a man who has just killed an entire family.A babysitter begins receiving threatening phone calls from a man who has just killed an entire family.A babysitter begins receiving threatening phone calls from a man who has just killed an entire family.

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IMDb RATING

3.8/10

607

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
During filming of the scene in which Trisha tries to reach her phone while being attacked by the Madman, the script called for actor Mark Irvingsen to crush the phone with his foot. Unfortunately, Mr. Irvingsen missed his mark, and instead stomped on Rebekah Kochan's hand, forcing production to be halted while she was taken for medical treatment.

Goofs
Through most of the film, Trisha wears furry boots. After the killer captures her, we see her tied up in the basement with bare feet, but when she frees herself and runs from the house, Trisha is wearing her furry boots again.

Connections
Featured in Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever (2012)

Soundtracks
Los Feliz Groove
Written and Performed by Dubzilla
Produced by Evan Fraser

User reviews23

Featured review

6/10

Better than I expected for a ripoff movie

This is one of those movies from the studio known to put out similarly titled and themed DVD's to conveniently coincide with the real studio release movie. In this case we get When a Killer Calls, ripping on the Sony remake of When A Stranger Calls (2006). The movies are about an isolated teen babysitter getting terrorized by a prank caller. While Stranger was rated PG-13, Killer is unrated offering up graphic violence, nudity and language. Killer is obviously low budget, with passable-at-best special effects for the gore, though the acting is surprisingly decent for the most part. The storyline differs just enough from Stranger to keep them from getting sued, but it's your standard cliché slasher fare. I was expecting MUCH worse though.