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The Caller(1987)

Mystery Science Fiction Thriller Horror

Status: Released

Date: 1987-05-01

59%

33 Votes

Time: 1h 37m

A strange visitor. A mysterious woman. A surprise ending...

Overview:

One night, an unusual stranger in need (Malcolm McDowell) asks a woman living alone in a house in the woods if he can use her phone. It soon becomes clear that they're playing a strange mind game and that there's something very wrong about the woods.

Languages: English.

Countries:

United States of America

ProductionCompanies:

Empire Pictures

Altar Productions

Movie: The Caller

Top 2 Billed Cast

Malcolm McDowell

The Caller

Madolyn Smith Osborne

The Girl (as Madolyn Smith)

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Overview
One night, an unusual stranger in need (Malcolm McDowell) asks a woman living alone in a house in the woods if he can use her phone. It soon becomes clear that they're playing a strange mind game and that there's something very wrong about the woods.
Release Date
1987-05-01
Average
5.9
Rating:
3.0 starts
Tagline
A strange visitor. A mysterious woman. A surprise ending...
Genres
Mystery Science Fiction Thriller Horror
Languages:
English
Keywords
woods stranger

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