When a Stranger Calls (2006 film)
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| Directed by | Simon West |
| Written by | Jake Wade Wall |
| Based on | When a Stranger Calls by Steve Feke and Fred Walton |
| Produced by | John Davis Wyck Godfrey Ken Lemberger |
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| Cinematography | Peter Menzies Jr. |
| Edited by | Jeff Betancourt |
| Music by | James Dooley |
Production companies | TeleStranger Productions, Inc. |
| Distributed by | Screen Gems (through Sony Pictures Releasing) |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15 million |
| Box office | $67.1 million |
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.