When a Stranger Calls - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "When a Stranger Calls"
When a Stranger Calls (1979)
Timing:
1:37 (97 min)
6.094/10
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6.167/10
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6.4/10
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Actors and characters
Tony Beckley
Character Curt Duncan
Kirsten Larkin
Character Nancy
Heetu
Character Houseboy
Joseph Reale
Character Bartender
Ed Wright
Character Retired Man
Louise Wright
Character Retired Woman
Carol Tillery Banks
Character Mrs. Garber
Dennis McMullen
Character Maintenance Man
Wally Taylor
Character Cheater
John Tobyansen
Character Bar Customer
Sarah Dammann
Character Bianca Lockart
Richard Bail
Character Stevie Lockart
Lenora May
Character Sharon
Randy Holland
Character Maitre d'
Trent Dolan
Character Policeman #1
Frank DiElsi
Character Policeman #2
Arell Blanton
Character Policeman #3
DeForest Covan
Character Officer #1
Charles Boswell
Character Officer #2
Cheryl Wilson
Character Mrs. Shifrin (uncredited)
What's left behind the scenes
- Initially, Fred Walton shot a short film called “The Nanny,” which comprised the first 20 minutes of “When a Stranger Calls” (1979). However, on the wave of success of John Carpenter’s horror film “Halloween” (1978), Walton decided to develop the short film into a feature-length film, and that's what he did.
- Tony Beckley, the actor who played Kurt Duncan, was terminally ill during filming, but he was a friend of director Fred Walton, who categorically refused to cast anyone else in the role. He died after filming was completed. In 1993, Walton filmed a sequel to the film and dedicated it to Beckley’s memory.
- Initially, the American Film Association unanimously gave the film a PG rating (parental guidance suggested), but this was 5 years before the PG-13 rating (under 13 requires accompanying parent) was introduced. Richard Heffner (1925-2013), Chairman of the Film Association, suggested giving the film an R rating (under 17 requires accompanying parent or legal guardian). The film's subject matter suggested a PG rating, but Heffner stated that few parents would want their children to watch it (even though it isn't shown on screen, a criminal kills two children with his bare hands at the beginning of the film), and the film was given an R rating.
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