When a Stranger Calls
Release: October 26, 1979

Young babysitter Jill (Carol Kane) is tormented by a series of disturbing phone calls until a cop (Charles Durning) is put on the case to apprehend the caller, who turns out to be a psychotic killer. Seven years later, after the killer is released, he returns to haunt Jill, now a wife and mother. But having learned her lesson as a girl, she's now prepared to deal with him. Considered to be one of the most suspenseful films ever made, WHEN A STRANGER CALLS features performances and plot twists the rightfully earned it legendary status.

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Curt Duncan: "[whispering, to Jill] You can't see me, but I had to come back. Don't you know why?"
Curt Duncan: "[Repeated line] Have you checked the children?"
Jill Johnson: "You really scared me, if that's what you wanted. Is that what you wanted?"
Curt Duncan: "No."
Jill Johnson: "What do you want?"
Curt Duncan: "Your blood all over me."
Stevie Lockart: "Hi Mom!"
Bianca Lockart: "Hi Mommy!"
Jill Johnson: "Hi guys, look what the wind blew in. Play hard?"
Stevie Lockart: "Yeah."
Jill Johnson: "Yeah? You hungry?"
Stevie Lockart: "Yeah."
Jill Johnson: "What do you want for dinner?"
Stevie Lockart: "Hamburgers."
Jill Johnson: "Hamburgers? [to Bianca]"
Jill Johnson: "I never knew we liked hamburgers, did you?"
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