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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about When a Stranger Calls (2006) |
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Babysitter Jill Johnson who while babysitting two kids get anonymous phone calls. In some calls, there is no speaking in some the stranger asks "have you checked the children?" or "how are the children?" Panicky Jill calls the police, only to inform her that the calls are coming from inside the house! Jill runs to the kids and the killer jumps down from the ceiling and Jill stabs him with the first thing she finds. The police comes and since Jill is sort of hurt takes her to the hospital.
--pamela, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of When a Stranger Calls (2006) |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 50%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Part of a series?
- Die Hard
Time/Era of Movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Horror film?
Yes
Horror Plotlets:
- mad guy with knife likes to slice
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- medium/shoulderlgn, straight (woman)
Body type
- skinny (woman)
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- muscular (man)
How much in movie?
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- a teen
Profession/status:
- student
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- skinny (woman)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Movie makes you feel...
- all mixed up
How many deaths in film?
- 0 (not a murder mystery)
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 2 (a little)
Kind of violence:
- knives
Any profanity?
- None
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