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A young babysitter, all alone in the house with two children asleep above, is bothered by a stranger. Unfortunately, the phone's dead...A young babysitter, all alone in the house with two children asleep above, is bothered by a stranger. Unfortunately, the phone's dead...A young babysitter, all alone in the house with two children asleep above, is bothered by a stranger. Unfortunately, the phone's dead...
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Karen Elizabeth Austin
- Skid Row Woman
- (as Karen Austin)
John Destry
- Detective 1
- (as John Blackwell Destry)
Jenn Griffin
- Club Girl 1
- (as Jennifer Griffin)
Michèle Lonsdale Smith
- Center Woman 1
- (as Michele Lonsdale-Smith)
Sheelah Megill
- Center Woman 2
- (as Sheelagh Megill)
Rebeccah Mullen
- Club Girl 2
- (as Rebecca Mullen)
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- TriviaThe film was dedicated to actor Tony Beckley who played the villain in the original When a Stranger Calls (1979).
- GoofsWhen John and Jill go back to Julia's apartment after she had been shot, there is fingerprint powder on the door and door locks. But when they go into the apartment, there are no more signs of fingerprint powder on any surface. Standard procedure would dictate checking the entire apartment for fingerprints.
- Quotes
William Landis: I am not the reflection of anything. I am not an illusion. I am the truth. I'm invisible. Unknowable. You people are the real illusionists. You people are the real illusionists!
- Crazy credits"No one can see me now. No one hears me. I am invisible." For Tony Beckley
- ConnectionsFeatured in RiffTrax: When a Stranger Calls Back (2013)
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TV sequel is surprisingly good!
Made for television sequel of Walton's 1979 thriller ,When a Stranger Calls, surprisingly lives up to the original film in almost every way.
Jill is now a PI herself, and with the help of her old friend hopes to save a young woman who believes she has been terrorized by a maniac for years.
When a Stranger Calls Back mirrors the original film very much, but it's in a good way. It packs much of the same kinds of suspense and atmosphere of the original film, all the while telling a new and interesting mystery. Of course much of this is owed to director Walton, who returns to do another bravo job of molding this film.
Charles Durning and Carol Kane reprise their original roles well.
Intriguing and well-done all the way, When a Stranger Calls Back is a good sequel that isn't hampered by its television limitations. Those who enjoyed the original film will undoubtedly find it a worthy sequel.
*** out of ****
Jill is now a PI herself, and with the help of her old friend hopes to save a young woman who believes she has been terrorized by a maniac for years.
When a Stranger Calls Back mirrors the original film very much, but it's in a good way. It packs much of the same kinds of suspense and atmosphere of the original film, all the while telling a new and interesting mystery. Of course much of this is owed to director Walton, who returns to do another bravo job of molding this film.
Charles Durning and Carol Kane reprise their original roles well.
Intriguing and well-done all the way, When a Stranger Calls Back is a good sequel that isn't hampered by its television limitations. Those who enjoyed the original film will undoubtedly find it a worthy sequel.
*** out of ****
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By what name was When a Stranger Calls Back (1993) officially released in Canada in English?
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