A group of pranksters unintentionally gets the attention of a serial killer who soon starts targeting them.A group of pranksters unintentionally gets the attention of a serial killer who soon starts targeting them.A group of pranksters unintentionally gets the attention of a serial killer who soon starts targeting them.
- Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win total
Candace Cameron Bure
- Julia Fielding
- (as Candace Cameron)
Michael A. Ross
- Mike
- (as Michael Ross)
Thom Adcox-Hernandez
- Boy
- (as Thom Adcox)
- Director
- Writers
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- TriviaShawnee Smith and Tammy Lauren also appeared together in Crime of Innocence (1985), another made for TV movie.
- GoofsThe camera can briefly be seen reflected in the window when Adrian looks out after receiving the second call from the girls.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Kim Fielding: [answering a phone call] Hello?
Stephen: Kim, I know who you are.
[brief pause; Stephen's voice turns menacing]
Stephen: You killed my brother.
[Kim screams in terror]
- ConnectionsFeatures Dracula (1931)
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Effective remake with more fleshed-out characters
Perhaps more than any other coming-of-age angst film, this made-for-TV gem captures the fad-drenched arrogance and superciliousness of teenagers, pinpointing certain dangers that accompany such an attitude. It is the character of Lisa Harris (brilliantly portrayed by Tammy Lauren)that exudes this smart-ass front the best. Kim Fielding (Shawnee Smith) is putty in Lisa's hands as she is led down the road to perdition for the selfish motive of wanting a place for the night to rendezvous with her profligate boyfriend.
This nifty little film has it all, thrills, chills, suspense...you name it. Obviously much of the credit not only belongs to the superb cast, including the two Carradine brothers who play crazed brothers, but to the script by Cynthia Cidre, since both this TV flick and the earlier Joan Crawford "I Saw What You Did" (1965) are based on the same novel by Ursula Curtiss, not to slight the original William Castle production which itself is a fine addition to the horror genre. Yet this TV version goes beyond mere terror to a more thorough psychological analysis of what makes the main players tick. Even the smaller parts are more fleshed out than is usual for a TV show.
The plot is a familiar one by now. Two bored teenage girls, alone except for one's pesky little sister, decide to make prank phone calls. As expected, they accidentally reach a mad man in the midst of a murder. One bad move leads to another until the mad man is hot on the trail of one of the girls. But director Fred Walton, of "When a Stranger Calls" fame, keeps the show moving at a fast pace and though the ending is not that unusual it still comes as a surprise and as presented is extremely effective.
This nifty little film has it all, thrills, chills, suspense...you name it. Obviously much of the credit not only belongs to the superb cast, including the two Carradine brothers who play crazed brothers, but to the script by Cynthia Cidre, since both this TV flick and the earlier Joan Crawford "I Saw What You Did" (1965) are based on the same novel by Ursula Curtiss, not to slight the original William Castle production which itself is a fine addition to the horror genre. Yet this TV version goes beyond mere terror to a more thorough psychological analysis of what makes the main players tick. Even the smaller parts are more fleshed out than is usual for a TV show.
The plot is a familiar one by now. Two bored teenage girls, alone except for one's pesky little sister, decide to make prank phone calls. As expected, they accidentally reach a mad man in the midst of a murder. One bad move leads to another until the mad man is hot on the trail of one of the girls. But director Fred Walton, of "When a Stranger Calls" fame, keeps the show moving at a fast pace and though the ending is not that unusual it still comes as a surprise and as presented is extremely effective.
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- krorie
- Jan 13, 2007
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