When a Stranger Calls (2006 film)

When a Stranger Calls
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySimon West
Written byJake Wade Wall
Based onWhen a Stranger Calls
by Steve Feke and Fred Walton
Produced byJohn Davis
Wyck Godfrey
Ken Lemberger
Starring
CinematographyPeter Menzies Jr.
Edited byJeff Betancourt
Music byJames Dooley
Production
companies
TeleStranger Productions, Inc.[1]
Distributed byScreen Gems[2] (through Sony Pictures Releasing[1])
Release date
  • February 3, 2006 (2006-02-03)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15 million[2]
Box office$67.1 million[2]

When a Stranger Calls is a 2006 American psychological horror film directed by Simon West and written by Jake Wade Wall. The film stars Camilla Belle, Brian Geraghty, Katie Cassidy and Clark Gregg. Belle plays a babysitter who starts to receive threatening phone calls from an unidentified stranger, played by both Tommy Flanagan and Lance Henriksen. It is a remake of Fred Walton's 1979 film of the same name, which became a cult classic for its opening 23 minutes, which this remake extends to a feature-length film.

The film was theatrically released on February 3, 2006. It was panned by critics but was a moderate box office success, grossing $67.1 million worldwide on a $15 million budget.

  1. ^ a b "When a Stranger Calls (2006)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "When a Stranger Calls (2006)". Box Office Mojo.