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'''''Murder by Phone''''' is (also known as '''''Bells''''' and '''''The Calling''''')<ref name=fsr>{{cite web|work=[[Film School Rejects]]|url=https://filmschoolrejects.com/murder-by-phone-review/|title=That Ringing In Your Ears? It's 'Murder By Phone' Calling|author=Hunter, Rob|date=June 26, 2017|accessdate=September 6, 2018}}</ref> is a 1982 Canadian [[science fiction]] [[horror film]] directed by [[Michael Anderson (director)|Michael Anderson]]. Its plot follows a series of murders committed by a disgruntled phone company employee who designs a device that kills victims when they answer their telephones.
'''''Murder by Phone''''' is (also known as '''''Bells''''' and '''''The Calling''''')<ref name=fsr>{{cite web|work=[[Film School Rejects]]|url=https://filmschoolrejects.com/murder-by-phone-review/|title=That Ringing In Your Ears? It's 'Murder By Phone' Calling|author=Hunter, Rob|date=June 26, 2017|accessdate=September 6, 2018}}</ref> is a 1982 American-Canadian [[science fiction]] [[slasher film]] directed by [[Michael Anderson (director)|Michael Anderson]]. Its plot follows a series of murders committed by a disgruntled phone company employee who designs a device that kills victims when they answer their telephones.


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Revision as of 04:28, 26 December 2018

Murder by Phone
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMichael Anderson
StarringRichard Chamberlain
John Houseman
Music byJohn Barry
Distributed byNew World Pictures[1]
Release date
  • October 8, 1982 (1982-10-08)
Running time
95 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Canada
LanguageEnglish

Murder by Phone is (also known as Bells and The Calling)[2] is a 1982 American-Canadian science fiction slasher film directed by Michael Anderson. Its plot follows a series of murders committed by a disgruntled phone company employee who designs a device that kills victims when they answer their telephones.

Cast

Production

Murder by Phone was filmed in 1980 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[3]

Release

Murder by Phone was released in the United States on October 8, 1982.[a]

Critical response

Leonard Maltin noted the film's cast and direction as being legitimately "talented," but deemed the film a "hoary horror exercise."[5]

Home media

Murder by Phone was released on VHS by Warner Home Video in 1984.[6] The VHS was reissued in 1998.[7]

Notes

  1. ^ The earliest newspaper sources displaying showtimes for the film are dated for the weekend of October 8—10, 1982.[4]

References

  1. ^ Muir 2011, pp. 116–117.
  2. ^ Hunter, Rob (June 26, 2017). "That Ringing In Your Ears? It's 'Murder By Phone' Calling". Film School Rejects. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  3. ^ Fischer 2011, p. 50.
  4. ^ "Midnite Movie Express". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, Florida. October 8, 1982. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ Maltin 2009, p. 946.
  6. ^ Murder by Phone. Warner Home Video. 1984 [1982]. 24005. {{cite AV media}}: |format= requires |url= (help)
  7. ^ Murder by Phone. Warner Home Video. 1998 [1982]. ASIN 6300271919. {{cite AV media}}: |format= requires |url= (help)

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