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Murder by Phone

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A Toronto teacher (Richard Chamberlain), an artist (Sara Botsford), and a communications consultant (John Houseman) trace a crank caller who kills by phone.

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Paul Lê Bloody Disgusting Apr 9
3/5
It’s mainly a straight thriller that dips into psychotronic schlock from time to time. Even so, those spots of silliness, along with the wealth of talent in front of the camera, make this film all the more memorable. Go to Full Review
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03/17/2012 Murder by Phone has a lot of quirky charm. I sorta wish this could have gone under the working title Don't Answer the Phone but Robert Hammer somehow beat them to the punch that same year. Although the finer points of the plot of this film are a little muddled & truthfully you won't even give a shit you can basically come to the party just to watch the phone killings which are sorta fun. A high frequency tone comes through the receiver causing your eyes to bleed & evidently causing you the be blown across the room or even the window of a high rise. Fun stuff & kind of innovative as far of this dreck goes. Tries to add some credibility w/ having the likes of Richard Chamberlain & John Houseman in the cast but Im sure that the paycheck was no more then a ham sandwich since this film has pretty well fallen into obscurity. Does make for some fine no demand late night viewing though See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A Toronto teacher (Richard Chamberlain), an artist (Sara Botsford), and a communications consultant (John Houseman) trace a crank caller who kills by phone.
Director
Michael Anderson
Distributor
New World Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 8, 1982, Original
Runtime
1h 19m