The Caller (1987)
- Directed by
- Arthur Allan Seidelman
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 41 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 woman staying alone in a remote house is interrupted by a stranger asking to use her phone. The conversation between the two slowly reveals hidden intentions and twists.
tenseclaustrophobicmysteriousslow-burntheatricalunsettlingsparseuncanny
What happens
The Caller is a 1987 mystery thriller film starring Malcolm McDowell and Madolyn Smith, distributed independently by Empire Pictures. The film appears at first to be a straightforward story about a man wanting to use a girl's telephone, but things are not as they seem. Similar to a stage play, it is set in a primary location with only two actors. The film was shot in the Lazio region of Italy. Special effects were supervised by John Carl Buechler, known for his long list of film credits including Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, and Re-Animator. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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