A woman goes to desperate measures to meet a successful radio psychologist, even if it means killing in order to do so.A woman goes to desperate measures to meet a successful radio psychologist, even if it means killing in order to do so.A woman goes to desperate measures to meet a successful radio psychologist, even if it means killing in order to do so.
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Zack Hopkins
- Matt Roland
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This was listed On Demand as a serial killer story set in Paris, so a few minutes in I realized it was the wrong movie. However, I was already so captivated by Tracy Nelson's performance as the mentally unbalanced wallflower, I watched it all the way through. I was mesmerized by the way Nelson applied just the right blend of childlike psychosis and pitiable innocence. Shanna Reed is an excellent co-star as the unwittingly influential radio therapist.
The script is reminiscent of films like "The Little girl Who Lives Down the Lane," with a hint of "Misery" thrown in. You find yourself at times rooting for the villain, again due in no small part to the exemplary acting. The action sequences are creatively staged, shot and choreographed, and the production values are excellent.
I was also pleasantly surprised to see celebrity cameos by JJ Cohen (Back to the Future) and Rance Howard. I recommend this forgotten mini-classic for a quick, eerie treat!
The script is reminiscent of films like "The Little girl Who Lives Down the Lane," with a hint of "Misery" thrown in. You find yourself at times rooting for the villain, again due in no small part to the exemplary acting. The action sequences are creatively staged, shot and choreographed, and the production values are excellent.
I was also pleasantly surprised to see celebrity cameos by JJ Cohen (Back to the Future) and Rance Howard. I recommend this forgotten mini-classic for a quick, eerie treat!
Nothing exciting here. I felt the movie was bland. Basically, this was very similar to "Play Misty for Me" but not as well done.
This is one of my favourite films. People like to dis it because they don't understand it. They were looking for scary and got comedy. Or they were looking for comedy and got twisted. Either way, the film was just excellent. Tracy was so cute and I just love when she is talking to her rabbit. WATCH IT! Go!!!
Guys, If you like a movie where they mix poor with cheap, then this one is for you. The only thing that gave this movie a touch of class was an outstanding performance from Cyndi Pass.
Beth Needham (Tracy Nelson) is a childish, repressed psycho who snaps and develops an extreme fixation on kind, sensitive radio psychologist Dr. Lindsay Roland (associate producer Shanna Reed). She kills her awful, chain-smoking mother (the hilarious Eve Sigall, who returns in hallucinations), cashes in some savings bonds and spends the rest of the movie trying to insinuate herself into the doctors life. Anyone who threatens to ruin their budding relationship must die. She calls people things like "snoopy poopy," "baboon butt" and "bossy the cow" before killing them and gets a job babysitting Lindsay's son so she can photocopy her journal and steal her 'April Fresh' deodorant.
Needless to say, THE NIGHT CALLER is absolutely ridiculous, but the script is so chock-full of hilariously asinine one-liners and unbelievable dialogue, that this is one of the funniest "bad" movies I've seen in many years. The actors, all around, are great, too and give a straight-faced go at their roles.
Needless to say, THE NIGHT CALLER is absolutely ridiculous, but the script is so chock-full of hilariously asinine one-liners and unbelievable dialogue, that this is one of the funniest "bad" movies I've seen in many years. The actors, all around, are great, too and give a straight-faced go at their roles.
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- TriviaWas originally set to be released on VHS from Live Home Video before the company was swallowed into Artisan Entertainment.
- GoofsWhen Mama is just learning about Beth quitting her job, Mama is squeezing medicine into her left nostril. In the next shot, it is under her right nostril.
- Quotes
Beth Needham: [singing and forgetting the words] There was a farmer had a pig, and Piggo was his name-o...
- ConnectionsReferences Thelma & Louise (1991)
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- Llamada en la noche
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- Burbank, California, USA(Credits)
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- 1h 31m(91 min)
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- 1.33 : 1
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