Murder by Phone (1982)
- Directed by
- Michael Anderson
- Genre
- slasher film, thriller film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 5.4 of 10 from 23 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A disgruntled phone company employee builds a device that kills people when they answer their telephones. A college professor investigates the mysterious deaths.
tensecreepysuspensefulgrittydatedlow-budgetslow-burnominous
What happens
Murder by Phone (also released as Bells and The Calling) is a 1982 science-fiction slasher film directed by Michael Anderson and starring Richard Chamberlain, John Houseman, Sara Botsford, Robin Gammell, Gary Reineke and Barry Morse. Its plot follows a series of murders committed by a disgruntled phone company employee who designs a device that kills victims when they answer their telephones. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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