When a Killer Calls
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When a Killer Calls is a 2006
direct-to-DVD horror film
distributed by B movie
company The Asylum
. The film was released in February 2006, to coincide with the theatrical release of the 2006 re-make of When a Stranger Calls
, as both movies have near-identical plots.
) is babysitting a girl, Molly, while her parents are out. She needs this to go well because her last babysitting job with the Hewitts did not end on a good note. On the way to a speaking engagement, Molly's parents are killed by someone (unseen by the viewers) that they obviously knew. Meanwhile, Trisha begins getting increasingly threatening phone calls and texts. She puts Molly to bed. The caller becomes more threatening and taunting. He sends her pictures of the previous murders claiming he did it for her. Although she believes it is her boyfriend Matt calling her, she calls the police who inform her that they will trace the call.
Matt (Robert Buckley
), along with his two reckless friends Frank and Chrissy arrive saying they have been chased by cops. Frank brandished a gun at a bowling lanes during an argument there. They need to stay there until the heat is off. Matt assures Trisha that he did not make that call and that it must be a sick prank. Going into the basement to make out, Chrissy hears a strange noise. Frank is killed when he investigates and Chrissy is savagely beaten unconscious when she goes to find him. Worried that Frank is getting into trouble again, Trisha has Matt find out what he's doing. When he goes to the basement, he is knocked unconscious and tied up by the killer.
Watching the news of a triple murder earlier that night, Trisha realizes the pictures sent to her are real and that they are also of the Hewitts. The killer calls Trisha and informs her that she needs to check on Molly. After the police call and inform her that the calls came from inside the house, she discovers a camera in the living room. She checks on Molly and finds her dead with Richard Hewitt (the murdered family's husband and father) in the bedroom. She tries to run from him but is quickly tripped and knocked unconscious.
Awakening in the basement, Trisha discovers she is tied to a rafter, Matt tied up on the floor, Chrissy tied up on the couch, and Frank dead on the floor. Richard psychologically tortures the group and kills Chrissy before he goes upstairs to kill some investigating police officers. Richard also explains the reason for the murders, revealing he had become obssessed with Trisha after raping her one night. Using this time to free himself, Matt stuns Richard and frees Trisha. However, Matt is killed doing this. Trisha manages run out of the house and retrieves Frank's gun which he stashed in Matt's truck. She shoots Richard several times ensuring he is dead. Trish is last seen walking away from the house into the surrounding woods.
2006 in film
- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2006...
direct-to-DVD horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
distributed by B movie
B movie
A B movie is a low-budget commercial motion picture that is not definitively an arthouse or pornographic film. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified a film intended for distribution as the less-publicized, bottom half of a double feature....
company The Asylum
The Asylum
The Asylum is an American film studio and distributor which focuses on producing low-budget, usually direct-to-video productions. The studio has produced titles that capitalize on productions by major studios; these titles have been dubbed "mockbusters" by the press.-History:The Asylum was founded...
. The film was released in February 2006, to coincide with the theatrical release of the 2006 re-make of When a Stranger Calls
When a Stranger Calls (2006 film)
When a Stranger Calls is a 2006 American horror film and a remake of the 1979 horror film of the same name based on the urban legend "The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs"...
, as both movies have near-identical plots.
Plot outline
A killer goes into a house, killing a mother and her two children. In the process, he is taking pictures on his cell phone of the attacks. Elsewhere, Trisha (Rebekah KochanRebekah Kochan
-Theatre career:Kochan has been acting since she was nine-years old. Her first role was in a Las Vegas production of Annie.-Film career:She moved to Los Angeles when she was 17, and immediately landed the role of Tiffani von der Sloot in Eating Out. She studied at The Second City...
) is babysitting a girl, Molly, while her parents are out. She needs this to go well because her last babysitting job with the Hewitts did not end on a good note. On the way to a speaking engagement, Molly's parents are killed by someone (unseen by the viewers) that they obviously knew. Meanwhile, Trisha begins getting increasingly threatening phone calls and texts. She puts Molly to bed. The caller becomes more threatening and taunting. He sends her pictures of the previous murders claiming he did it for her. Although she believes it is her boyfriend Matt calling her, she calls the police who inform her that they will trace the call.
Matt (Robert Buckley
Robert Buckley
Robert Earl Buckley is an American actor, best known for his roles on the television series Lipstick Jungle and One Tree Hill....
), along with his two reckless friends Frank and Chrissy arrive saying they have been chased by cops. Frank brandished a gun at a bowling lanes during an argument there. They need to stay there until the heat is off. Matt assures Trisha that he did not make that call and that it must be a sick prank. Going into the basement to make out, Chrissy hears a strange noise. Frank is killed when he investigates and Chrissy is savagely beaten unconscious when she goes to find him. Worried that Frank is getting into trouble again, Trisha has Matt find out what he's doing. When he goes to the basement, he is knocked unconscious and tied up by the killer.
Watching the news of a triple murder earlier that night, Trisha realizes the pictures sent to her are real and that they are also of the Hewitts. The killer calls Trisha and informs her that she needs to check on Molly. After the police call and inform her that the calls came from inside the house, she discovers a camera in the living room. She checks on Molly and finds her dead with Richard Hewitt (the murdered family's husband and father) in the bedroom. She tries to run from him but is quickly tripped and knocked unconscious.
Awakening in the basement, Trisha discovers she is tied to a rafter, Matt tied up on the floor, Chrissy tied up on the couch, and Frank dead on the floor. Richard psychologically tortures the group and kills Chrissy before he goes upstairs to kill some investigating police officers. Richard also explains the reason for the murders, revealing he had become obssessed with Trisha after raping her one night. Using this time to free himself, Matt stuns Richard and frees Trisha. However, Matt is killed doing this. Trisha manages run out of the house and retrieves Frank's gun which he stashed in Matt's truck. She shoots Richard several times ensuring he is dead. Trish is last seen walking away from the house into the surrounding woods.
Cast
- Rebekah KochanRebekah Kochan-Theatre career:Kochan has been acting since she was nine-years old. Her first role was in a Las Vegas production of Annie.-Film career:She moved to Los Angeles when she was 17, and immediately landed the role of Tiffani von der Sloot in Eating Out. She studied at The Second City...
- Trisha Glass - Robert BuckleyRobert BuckleyRobert Earl Buckley is an American actor, best known for his roles on the television series Lipstick Jungle and One Tree Hill....
- Matt - Mark Irvingsen - Richard Hewitt
- Sarah Hall - Chrissy
- Derek Osedach - Frank
- Carissa Bodner - Molly Walker
- Chriss AnglinChriss AnglinChriss Anglin is an American actor best known for his role in the film Dead Man Walking. He also plays the ghost of John F. Kennedy in the film An American Carol, and appeared as Captain Flint in the 2006 film Pirates of Treasure Island by The Asylum. Chriss Anglin also voiced President John F...
- Mr. Walker - Tara Clark - Mrs. Walker
- Louis Graham - Charlie
- Isabella Bodnar - Linda Hewitt
- Cheyenne Watts - Holly Hewitt
- Christian Hutcherson - Ryan Hewitt
- Peter Mervis - Police Officer #1
- Leigh ScottLeigh ScottLeigh Scott is an American film director, writer, producer, actor and cinematographer.- Early life and career :...
- Police Officer #2 - Justin Jones - Trent Rockport