WHEN A STRANGER CALLS


1h 39m 2006

Brief Synopsis

In a remote hilltop house, high school student Jill Johnson settles in for a routine night of babysitting. With the children sound asleep and a beautiful home to explore, she locks the door and sets the alarm. But when a series of eerie phone calls from a stranger insists that she "check the childre

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Horror
Teens
Thriller
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Anna Delanzo; Asylum Visual Effects; Central Casting, Inc.; Davis Entertainment; Deluxe Motion Picture Catering; Digital Cut Post; John Paul Hays; Northwest Sinfonia; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Screen Gems; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton; Soundelux; Technicolor Digital Intermediates; Todd-Ao
Distribution Company
Screen Gems; Cascade Films; Cts; Falcon; G-Sony; Intercom; Nordisk Film; Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution Oy; Norsk Filmdistribusjon; Screen Gems; Sena; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Sony Pictures Releasing; Sony Pictures Releasing International; Ster-Kinekor; Tuck; United International Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures International

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 39m

Synopsis

In a remote hilltop house, high school student Jill Johnson settles in for a routine night of babysitting. With the children sound asleep and a beautiful home to explore, she locks the door and sets the alarm. But when a series of eerie phone calls from a stranger insists that she "check the childre

Crew

Nicole Abranian

Production Assistant

Crisoforo Aguilar

Production Assistant

H. Leah Amir

Craft Service

Lillian Madere Andrade

Tutor

Mario A. Arce

Props

Anne Aulenta

Hair Stylist

David Barbee

Sound Effects Editor

Andy Rafael Barrios

Digital Effects Artist

Jason Bartolone

Carpenter

Mychael Bates

Property Master

James Bayliss

Set Designer

Noah Behar

Grip

Tim Belcher

Production Executive

Jennifer K Bell

Camera Assistant

Lamonte Bell

Accountant

Madeline Bell

Assistant Location Manager

Elissa Bello

Rotoscope Animator

Jennifer Bender

Extras Agent/Coordinator

Glenn Bennett

Digital Effects Artist

Salim Bensrhir

Rigging Electrician

Kelly Bergougnoux

Software Engineer

Glenn Berkovitz

Sound Mixer

David Berman

Assistant Editor

David Betancourt

Foley

Jeff Betancourt

Editor

Bruce Bisbey

Art Department Coordinator

Tiffany Biscayne

Original Music

Courtney Bishop

Adr

Dean C Black

Driver

Travis Bobbitt

Props Assistant

Joe Bodle

Driver

Leland Bond

Original Music

Scott Bowling

Plasterer

Sharleen Bright

Painter

Craig A Brink

Rigging Gaffer

Brooke Brooks

Assistant

Grant Brostrom

Assistant

Linda Brown

Unit Publicist

Eric Budlong

Grip

Eric Bundy

Props

Danielle Burgio

Stunt Double

Dieter Busch

Assistant Director

Raul Butcher

Props

Mark Cally

Music Arranger

Sarah Catizone

Medic

Alan Caudillo

Camera Operator

Ruben Chacon

Rigging Grip

Matt Chevlen

Production Assistant

Liz Chiz

Art Department

Andy Chua

Software Engineer

Charles J Clark

Painter

Dan Clark

Stand-In

Larry E Clark

Painter

Tim Clark

Matte Painter

Al Cleland

Visual Effects

Matt Colleran

Sound Recordist

Curtis Collins

Location Manager

Alan Coombs

Construction

Tamsin Costello

Production Assistant

Kimberly Shriver Covate

Visual Effects Producer

Wendy Cox

Production Supervisor

Eric Cross

Grip

Paddy Cullen

Executive Producer

Paddy Cullen

Unit Production Manager

Brian Cuscino

Software Engineer

Steve Danton

Assistant Director

Robert Darwell

Legal Services

Tim Davies

Original Music

Tim Davies

Music Conductor

John Davis

Producer

Anna Delanzo

Cable Operator

Darrin Denlinger

Storyboard Artist

Robert Deschane

Adr Mixer

Marie-sylvie Deveau

Costume Designer

James Dooley

Music Conductor

James Dooley

Music

Alan Downs

Rigging Grip

Kevin Doyle

Rigging Electrician

Mitchell S Drain

Visual Effects Supervisor

Dominic Dugandzic

Special Effects Technician

Chad Dunn

Animal Trainer

David Eckert

Assistant Art Director

Lou Economides

Construction

Oliver Eisinger

Transportation Co-Captain

Randall C Engle

Props

Michael S. Epley

Dolly Grip

Eric Evans

Rotoscope Animator

Tim Ewell

Props

Joel Faraci

Song

Joel Faraci

Song Performer

Steve Feke

Source Material

Marc Fekkes

Welder

Mariono Fernandez

Props

Arlene Ferrer

Assistant

Dylan Firshein

Assistant Editor

Marc Fishman

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Paul Flinchbaugh

Assistant Sound Editor

Erik Folsom

Generator Operator

Geoff Foster

Music Scoring Mixer

Adam Frazier

Software Engineer

Steve Galich

Special Effects Coordinator

Alexis Garcia

Legal Services

Chet Garlow

Props

Rob Garlow

Foreman

Brandon S Gilgen

Painter

Sean M Ginn

Generator Operator

Wyck Godfrey

Producer

Corey Gomez

On-Set Dresser

Scott Goodman

Props

Darlene Gorzela

Audio

Mark C Grech

Boom Operator

Scott Gregory

Colorist

Russ Griffith

Generator Operator

Glynna Grimala

Sound Effects Editor

Hal Groshon

Best Boy Electric

Arda Gulesserian

Audio

Dave Gunderson

Grip

Brandon Hall

Props

Jeff Scott Hall

Props

Adrienne Hamalian-mangine

Script Supervisor

Greg Hamilton

Music Arranger

Gene Hara

Generator Operator

Jason Harnell

Props

Russell Harvey

Painter

Willie Haspel

Foreman

Steve Hawkins

Software Engineer

John Paul Hays

Cable Operator

Mark Heard

Painter

Tom Heigl

Production Assistant

Elek Hendrickson

Assistant

Jim Heritage

Plasterer

Alex Hernandez

Film Lab

Ryce Hetherington

Production Secretary

Elizabeth Himelstein

Dialogue Coach

Liz Himmelstein

Dialogue Coach

John Hirota

Software Engineer

Loc Hoang

Film Lab

Steven Hodge

Film Lab

Robyn Holmes

Art Department

Greg Hooper

Set Designer

Tommy Hooper

Software Engineer

Tom Hrupcho

Painter

Jen Hutchinson

Accountant

Jeff Imada

Stunt Coordinator

Gregory Irwin

Assistant Camera

Cheri Jacobs

Accounting Assistant

Simon James

Music Contractor

Milan Janicin

Loader

Jack Jennings

Special Effects Technician

Cory Johnson

Production Assistant

Frank Johnson

Painter

Zachary Justman

Visual Effects Editor

Joe Ken

Digital Effects Artist

Traci Kirshbaum

Set Decorator

Glen Kobayashi

Props

Ronald R Koch

Generator Operator

Wayne Kosky

Rigging Grip

Mike Kowal

Rigging Grip

Christian Krieger

Assistant Location Manager

Brian Kun

Software Engineer

Chris Kutcka

Digital Effects Supervisor

Tim Lafferty

Props

Tony Lamberti

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Bill Laverty

Software Engineer

James Lee

Rotoscope Animator

Kenneth Lemberger

Producer

Duke Lim

Audio

Michael Lori

Digital Effects Artist

Lisa Lovaas

Costume Supervisor

William Magill

Props

Lee Majors

Generator Operator

Matt Margeson

Assistant

Christopher Martinez

Props

Lanelle Mason

Film Lab

Meg Matthews

Set Costumer

Rick Mccarthy

Plasterer

Richard Mcconaghey

Assistant

Niles Mcelroy

Best Boy Electric

Emma Mcguinness

Visual Effects Producer

Nathan Mcguinness

Visual Effects Supervisor

Johnny Mcintyre

Construction

Caitlin Mckenna

Adr

Brett Mckenzie

Production Assistant

Vikki Mcmillian

Animal Trainer

Tony Medina

Construction

Victor Mendez

On-Set Dresser

Peter Menzies

Director Of Photography

Peter Menzies

Dp/Cinematographer

James Meyer

Props

Kim Meyer

Makeup

Alan Meyerson

Music Scoring Mixer

Zach Michel

Props

Adam Miller

Production Assistant

Michael Miller

Adr Mixer

Derek Milner

Digital Effects Artist

Ryan Mock

Painter

Kevin Mockrin

Casting Associate

Matthew Montante

Props

David Morales

Painter

Christopher Morente

Greensman

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Horror
Teens
Thriller
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Anna Delanzo; Asylum Visual Effects; Central Casting, Inc.; Davis Entertainment; Deluxe Motion Picture Catering; Digital Cut Post; John Paul Hays; Northwest Sinfonia; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Screen Gems; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton; Soundelux; Technicolor Digital Intermediates; Todd-Ao
Distribution Company
Screen Gems; Cascade Films; Cts; Falcon; G-Sony; Intercom; Nordisk Film; Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution Oy; Norsk Filmdistribusjon; Screen Gems; Sena; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Sony Pictures Releasing; Sony Pictures Releasing International; Ster-Kinekor; Tuck; United International Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures International

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 39m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Winter February 3, 2006

Released in United States on Video May 16, 2006

Remake of "When a Stranger Calls" (USA/1979) directed by Fred Walton.

Literary Sale Date: 08/11/2004

Released in United States Winter February 3, 2006

Released in United States on Video May 16, 2006