Don't Answer the Phone!

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1980-02-29

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

94 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

4.7 (1023 Reviews)

Director:

Robert Hammer

Genres:

Horror Mystery Thriller

Cast:

James Westmoreland Ben Frank Flo Lawrence Nicholas Worth

Writer:

Robert Hammer (screenplay)

Michael D. Castle (screenplay)

Michael Curtis (based on "Nightline" by)

Fullplot:

A deeply disturbed photographer and Vietnam veteran, named Kirk Smith, terrorizes Los Angeles by going around strangling lingerie-clad young women in their homes while taunting Lindsay Gale, a young psychologist, by calling her on a radio call-in show to describe his sexual hang-ups and misogynistic ways, while a local police detective, Lt. McCable, is always two steps behind in trying to catch the psycho.

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