Hotline

Brianne (Lynda Carter) tends bar at a local tavern. An unsettling incident leads her to a side job involving the phone service of the title. Of course, we know from a grim, opening sequence that Brianne's life is about to take a turn.

Let the creepy phone calls begin.

First off, fans of Ms. Carter should love this movie, since she's in almost every scene! She's also very good in her sleuthing role. The movie itself is decent, with some mystery and suspense. Not a bad made-for-TV thriller, though there are some odd things about the finale that seem a bit too convenient. Still, worth watching all the way through...

Where was this movie filmed. I can't find anything on this question.

Hotline is a pretty good made-for television movie,that,if given a chance,can keep you on edge for the duration.I saw it when it came on the tube for the very 1st time.Lynda Carter does a fine job as the lead role, playing a character named Brianne O'Neill who takes a job at a hotline crisis center.Soon she receives calls from a man using bizarre, macabre nursery rhymes and calling himself "The Barber".He describes his murderous activities and inclinations over the phone, and the suspense builds as the killer closes in on O'Neill, all the while repeatedly reporting his deeds to her over the phone.This is an obscure film that's worthy of some attention,-rarely does it come on television.

Wonder Woman Lynda Carter swaps her hotpants for a hotline in this unintentionally hilarious made-for-TV hokum about a Samaritans style crisis helpline gal attracting the unwanted attentions of the fabulously monickered serial killer, The Barber (so-called because of his penchant for hacking off his victims locks), who delights in feeding her cryptic nursery rhyme style riddles when planning his next murder. Predictably, the too-clever-by-half loon makes the mistake of targeting Ms Carter as that next corpse-to-be and the result is seldom in doubt thereafter.

This film opens with a stunning bartender named "Brianne O'Neill" (Lynda Carter) serving drinks to a few customers when one of them becomes rude and starts demanding sexual favors from her. Although she politely declines, he gets angry but eventually leaves. Later that night, just after a quick shower, a man named "Justin Price" (Granville Van Dusen) knocks on her door and asks if she is okay. Puzzled by this question and without opening the door, she responds that she is fine, only to be surprised to see him standing in her house near the sliding glass door. Although he tries to reassure her that someone else had apparently broken into her home through his door, recognizing how alarmed she is, Justin calmly stands by while she calls the police. That being said, it isn't until after the police arrive and conduct a quick investigation that she realizes he is on the level and, feeling somewhat grateful for his concern, she agrees to help out at a crisis call center he operates a few miles away. Unfortunately, not long after working there, she begins to receive calls from a man who claims to be a serial killer--and he has taken a personal interest in her. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this was an okay made-for-television movie which relied more on drama and mystery than actual horror. Similarly, although also advertised as a thriller, the suspense could have been more pronounced. Nevertheless, while it is certainly not a great film by any means, it was sufficient for passing the time, and I have rated it accordingly. Average.