A psychopathic killer terrorizes a babysitter, then returns seven years later to menace her again.A psychopathic killer terrorizes a babysitter, then returns seven years later to menace her again.A psychopathic killer terrorizes a babysitter, then returns seven years later to menace her again.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
William Boyett
- Sgt. Sacker
- (as Bill Boyett)
Joseph Reale
- Bartender
- (as Joe Reale)
Carol Tillery Banks
- Mrs. Garber
- (as Carol O'Neal)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThroughout the opening segment, director Fred Walton gradually increases the feeling of suspense by making each subsequent phone call ring a bit louder than the previous one. They escalate from eerie to jarring and finally infuriating.
- GoofsBased on the year the film took place, 1 minute would not be nearly long enough to trace Curt's call. Back when the movie was set, it would've taken 10-20 minutes for several switchboards and circuits to locate the origin of the call.
- Quotes
Jill Johnson: [thinking it's Curt again] Leave me alone!
Sgt. Sacker: Jill, this is Sergeant Sacker. Listen to me. We've traced the call... it's coming from inside the house. Now a squad car's coming over there right now, just get out of that house!
- Crazy creditsEven though Columbia Pictures distributed this film, the Columbia Pictures logo does not appear.
- SoundtracksSpace Race
Performed by Billy Preston
Written by Billy Preston (uncredited)
Engineer Thomas Vicari (uncredited)
Producer Billy Preston (uncredited)
Courtesy of A&M Records
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Great opening and ending--lousy middle
A girl (Carol Kane) is babysitting one night. She keeps getting phone calls from a guy saying "Have you checked the children". (They're upstairs sleeping). The phone calls continue. She gets nervous (and never checks the children). She calls the police. They trace the calls--they're coming from INSIDE the house...
This was a big hit in 1979 with teenagers--despite the R rating kids were let into this one. It does have a great opening 20 minutes and a pretty scary ending--but the middle is dull dull dull. It involves the killer (well played by Tony Beckley) stalking an older woman (Colleen Dewhurst slumming) and a police detective (Charles Durning--also slumming) after him.
Good performances save the middle half from being totally unbearable, and there is good direction from Fred Walton. But all in all this is a mediocre thriller. Still, I'm giving it a 7 for the opening, the closing and the acting.
This was a big hit in 1979 with teenagers--despite the R rating kids were let into this one. It does have a great opening 20 minutes and a pretty scary ending--but the middle is dull dull dull. It involves the killer (well played by Tony Beckley) stalking an older woman (Colleen Dewhurst slumming) and a police detective (Charles Durning--also slumming) after him.
Good performances save the middle half from being totally unbearable, and there is good direction from Fred Walton. But all in all this is a mediocre thriller. Still, I'm giving it a 7 for the opening, the closing and the acting.
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- Mar 20, 2004
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Das grauen kommt um zehn
- Filming locations
- Third Street Tunnel, Bunker Hill, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA(Clifford hunts the villain)
- Production company
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Box office
- Budget
- $1,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $21,411,158
- Gross worldwide
- $21,411,158
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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