The Caller

1987
R
1h 37m

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Malcolm McDowell and Madolyn Smith Osborne in The Caller (1987)

Suspense Mystery Mystery Sci-Fi Thriller

A woman, living in an isolated cabin, lets a mysterious stranger in to make a phone call.A woman, living in an isolated cabin, lets a mysterious stranger in to make a phone call.A woman, living in an isolated cabin, lets a mysterious stranger in to make a phone call.

Director
- Arthur Allan Seidelman
Writer
- Michael Sloan
Stars
- Malcolm McDowell
- Madolyn Smith Osborne

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6.1/10

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Director
- Arthur Allan Seidelman
Writer
- Michael Sloan
Stars
- Malcolm McDowell
- Madolyn Smith Osborne

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

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Malcolm McDowell

The Caller

Madolyn Smith Osborne

The Girl
(as Madolyn Smith)

Director
- Arthur Allan Seidelman
Writer
- Michael Sloan
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About 39 minutes in The Caller, Malcolm McDowell, makes reference to Jack the Ripper. He played H.G. Wells in the film Time After Time (1979) where he pursued Jack the Ripper who uses H.G. Wells' time machine to escape the time period 1893.

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6/10

Brilliant script cheapened by ending

Strange, gripping drama for the first 90% of the movie. McDowell plays his character with a weird calm intensity that keeps your eyes glued to him. Madolyn Smith-Osborne, a terrific actress here and someone who I never heard of, plays a woman who looks like she's about to come unhinged at any moment.

Part of the problem with this very dialogue-intense movie is that it builds up to such a dramatic climax that it's impossible to keep it going through any explanation of what's really going on. And the explanation really cheapens things.

What's really great about this movie is the interplay between the two (and only two) characters. In some parts it's brilliant. I wish I had stopped watching some time before Smith-Osborne got all her points, however.