The Night Caller
Encyclopedia
The Night Caller is a 1998 thriller film starring Shanna Reed
and Tracy Nelson
about a crazed woman who becomes obsessed with a radio talk-show personality.
It was directed by Robert Malenfant. It is Rated R in the United States
for violence and language.
It doesn't take long for Beth to quit her job, threatening her boss with a knife while she's doing so. She then murders her mother by depriving her of oxygen.
She despises her bed-ridden mother because she made her work long hours to support her and chastised her when she quit. After the mother dies, Beth finds out that she had more than $80,000 worth of a stock in her portfolio, and becomes even more enraged that she was forced to work for her even though she had plenty of money.
Beth becomes even more obsessed with the talk-show host and, after unsuccessfully trying to reach Lindsey again at the station, she tries to reach her at her psychiatry office. She then learns that Lindsey has an answering service and that its workers get to talk to the host all the time.
Beth applies for a job at the answering service, but is rejected in favor of a woman who she believes is a more physically attractive candidate. She kills the woman when she's walking in the parking lot after work. Beth then gets a call informing her that she got the job by default.
Beth's obsession with Lindsey grows even more once she establishes a relationship with her. She winds up babysitting her child -- drugging him to make him fall asleep -- and murders one of her other babysitters to get more time with her. And when one of her co-workers learns how disturbed she really is from her former boss, she kills her, too.
When Lindsey starts becoming suspicious and growing hostile toward Beth, she gets kidnapped at gunpoint and taken on a road trip. She eventually manages to get free, and after a scuffle in which she grabs the gun, orders Beth (who is now using a pair of scissors as her "weapon") to back off. When she refuses and takes a threatening lunge, Lindsey shoots her stalker to death.
and DVD
format in the several countries including the United States, UK and Australia. In the United Stated it was released on VHS on July 14, 1998 by Lions Gate Entertainment
.
It was also released in the UK on VHS and received a UK DVD release on September 23, 2002 by Delta Entertainment
, which includes a trailer.
In Australia, the film was released on DVD on May 17, 2004 by Beyond Home Entertainment.
In Hong Kong, the film was released on DVD on May 20, 2004 by MPIR Laser & Video (HK), which includes Chinese subtitles. A VCD
version was also released on the same day, which includes two VCD discs.
Shanna Reed
Shanna Reed is an American dancer and actress, best known for her roles on television and movies. She is best known for playing Polly Cooper McGillis on Major Dad....
and Tracy Nelson
Tracy Nelson (actress)
Tracy Kristine Nelson is an American actress.-Early life:Tracy Nelson is a third generation performer; her parents were Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Ricky Nelson and actress/artist Kristin Nelson . She has three younger siblings: Matthew Nelson, Gunnar Nelson of the '90s rock group Nelson,...
about a crazed woman who becomes obsessed with a radio talk-show personality.
It was directed by Robert Malenfant. It is Rated R in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
for violence and language.
Synopsis
Beth Needham (Tracy Nelson) works the graveyard shift at a gas station, and is becoming increasingly fed up with her job. To pass the time, she listens to a late-night radio show hosted by Dr. Lindsey Roland (Shanna Reed). One night, she musters up the courage to call into the show and she is encouraged to make some changes in her life and to call back in a few weeks to update the show's listeners on he progress.It doesn't take long for Beth to quit her job, threatening her boss with a knife while she's doing so. She then murders her mother by depriving her of oxygen.
She despises her bed-ridden mother because she made her work long hours to support her and chastised her when she quit. After the mother dies, Beth finds out that she had more than $80,000 worth of a stock in her portfolio, and becomes even more enraged that she was forced to work for her even though she had plenty of money.
Beth becomes even more obsessed with the talk-show host and, after unsuccessfully trying to reach Lindsey again at the station, she tries to reach her at her psychiatry office. She then learns that Lindsey has an answering service and that its workers get to talk to the host all the time.
Beth applies for a job at the answering service, but is rejected in favor of a woman who she believes is a more physically attractive candidate. She kills the woman when she's walking in the parking lot after work. Beth then gets a call informing her that she got the job by default.
Beth's obsession with Lindsey grows even more once she establishes a relationship with her. She winds up babysitting her child -- drugging him to make him fall asleep -- and murders one of her other babysitters to get more time with her. And when one of her co-workers learns how disturbed she really is from her former boss, she kills her, too.
When Lindsey starts becoming suspicious and growing hostile toward Beth, she gets kidnapped at gunpoint and taken on a road trip. She eventually manages to get free, and after a scuffle in which she grabs the gun, orders Beth (who is now using a pair of scissors as her "weapon") to back off. When she refuses and takes a threatening lunge, Lindsey shoots her stalker to death.
Release
The Night Caller has been released on VHSVHS
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and DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
format in the several countries including the United States, UK and Australia. In the United Stated it was released on VHS on July 14, 1998 by Lions Gate Entertainment
Lions Gate Entertainment
Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation is a North American entertainment company. The company was formed in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1997, and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California...
.
It was also released in the UK on VHS and received a UK DVD release on September 23, 2002 by Delta Entertainment
Delta Entertainment Corporation
Delta Entertainment Corporation, based in Los Angeles, California, was a major supplier of music and video products. The company filed for bankruptcy in 2007.- History :...
, which includes a trailer.
In Australia, the film was released on DVD on May 17, 2004 by Beyond Home Entertainment.
In Hong Kong, the film was released on DVD on May 20, 2004 by MPIR Laser & Video (HK), which includes Chinese subtitles. A VCD
VCD
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version was also released on the same day, which includes two VCD discs.