976-EVIL

976-EVIL
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRobert Englund
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPaul Elliott
Edited byStephen R. Myers
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byNew Line Cinema
Release dates
  • December 9, 1988 (1988-12-09) (UK)
  • March 24, 1989 (1989-03-24) (US)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$3 million (US)

976-EVIL is a 1988 American supernatural horror film directed by Robert Englund,[1] and co-written by Brian Helgeland. It stars Stephen Geoffreys, Patrick O'Bryan, Jim Metzler, Maria Rubell, and Sandy Dennis.

The film's title refers to the 976 telephone exchange, a now mostly defunct premium-rate telephone number system that was popular in the late 1980s, but has since been superseded by area code 900.

  1. ^ Bernstein, Richard (25 March 1989). "Reviews/Film; Gruesome Toll for Teen-Age Phone Calls". The New York Times. Retrieved 2020-04-02.