
When a Stranger Calls
Movie • 1979 • Thriller
ReportA psychopathic killer terrorizes a babysitter, then returns seven years later to menace her again.
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Curt stalks Jill and Tracy.
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A man gets drunk at a party and slurs his speech.
Unhoused men are seen drinking during the day when a detective talks to them.
Unhoused men are seen drinking during the day when a detective talks to them.
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I don't know about the original because I haven't seen it, but if you're asking about the remake, then the answer is NO. The pet cat is seen throughout the movie a couple of times, but is not harmed.
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Cops and private detectives are all unhelpful, rude, dismissive
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There are flashes of the asylum that Curt was in.
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The killer was in a psychiatric hospital but I don’t think he is an accurate portrayal of someone that is mentally ill.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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No, but he says something like: I wish I had never been born .
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