When a Stranger Calls

Movie • 1979 • Thriller  

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Synopsis

A psychopathic killer terrorizes a babysitter, then returns seven years later to menace her again.
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Does the dog die?
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Does a pet die?
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is an animal sad?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Abuse
Is a child abused?
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is someone stalked?
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Curt stalks Jill and Tracy.
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Addiction
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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.
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Animal
Are animals abused?
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Does a cat die?
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Christina Bowling
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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Does an animal die?
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Is there a dead animal?
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Does a horse die?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there bugs?
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Are there snakes?
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Are there spiders?
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Assault
Is someone sexually assaulted?
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Bodily Harm
Is there eye mutilation?
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Is someone tortured?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Does a head get squashed?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Is someone burned alive?
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Is there a hanging?
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there amputation?
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Children
Does a kid die?
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Off-screen
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Family
Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Does a parent die?
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Does someone cheat?
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Fear
Are there jump scares?
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Is someone possessed?
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Are there clowns?
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Is there a shower scene?
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Are there ghosts?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Is there audio gore?
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Does someone spit?
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A man spits in another man’s face
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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Cops and private detectives are all unhelpful, rude, dismissive
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Medical
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There are flashes of the asylum that Curt was in.
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Does someone have cancer?
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Mental Health
Does someone die by suicide?
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Does someone self harm?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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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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No, but he says something like: I wish I had never been born .
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Noxious
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Does a baby cry?
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Pregnancy
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Is there childbirth?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Are there abortions?
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Prejudice
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Are there fat jokes?
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Is there hate speech?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Does the black guy die first?
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Sex
Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
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Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Does a plane crash?
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Violence
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Does someone drown?
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Someone is killed with a gun
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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