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Todesschrei am Telefon

Originaltitel: Don't Answer the Phone!
  • 1980
  • Not Rated
  • 1 Std. 34 Min.
IMDb-BEWERTUNG
4,8/10
2291
IHRE BEWERTUNG
Todesschrei am Telefon (1980)
Psychological HorrorPsychological ThrillerHorrorThriller

Ein zutiefst gestörter Vietnamveteran terrorisiert die jungen Frauen von Los Angeles und verhöhnt einen Radiopsychologen mit Beschreibungen seiner grausamen Verbrechen.Ein zutiefst gestörter Vietnamveteran terrorisiert die jungen Frauen von Los Angeles und verhöhnt einen Radiopsychologen mit Beschreibungen seiner grausamen Verbrechen.Ein zutiefst gestörter Vietnamveteran terrorisiert die jungen Frauen von Los Angeles und verhöhnt einen Radiopsychologen mit Beschreibungen seiner grausamen Verbrechen.

  • Regie
    • Robert Hammer
  • Drehbuch
    • Robert Hammer
    • Michael D. Castle
    • Michael Curtis
  • Hauptbesetzung
    • James Westmoreland
    • Ben Frank
    • Flo Lawrence
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    4,8/10
    2291
    IHRE BEWERTUNG
    • Regie
      • Robert Hammer
    • Drehbuch
      • Robert Hammer
      • Michael D. Castle
      • Michael Curtis
    • Hauptbesetzung
      • James Westmoreland
      • Ben Frank
      • Flo Lawrence
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    James Westmoreland
    James Westmoreland
    • Lt. Chris McCabe
    Ben Frank
    Ben Frank
    • Sgt. Hatcher
    Flo Lawrence
    Flo Lawrence
    • Dr. Lindsay Gale
    • (as Flo Gerrish)
    Nicholas Worth
    Nicholas Worth
    • Kirk Smith
    Denise Galik
    Denise Galik
    • Lisa
    Stan Haze
    Stan Haze
    • Adkins
    Gary Allen
    • John Feldon
    Michael D. Castle
    • Lab Man
    • (as Michael Castle)
    Pamela Jean Bryant
    Pamela Jean Bryant
    • Sue Ellen
    • (as Pamela Bryant)
    Ted Chapman
    • Man in Bar
    Chris Wallace
    Chris Wallace
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    Dale Kalberg
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    Deborah Leah Land
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    Tom Lasswell
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    Mike Levine
    • Gary Markov
    Chuck Mitchell
    Chuck Mitchell
    • Sam Gluckman
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    Victor Mohica
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    • Regie
      • Robert Hammer
    • Drehbuch
      • Robert Hammer
      • Michael D. Castle
      • Michael Curtis
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    4Chase_Witherspoon

    Don't expect too much

    Okay-at-best psycho on the loose pic is pretty standard fare with few if any surprises. James Westmoreland does a serviceable job in the lead as a composed detective hunting a certified nut-job who's strangling (and then some) vulnerable women and phoning in his conquests to a local psychiatrist's (Gerrish) radio programme.

    Worth is hyper-maniacal in the antagonist role, his hulking appearance fulfilling the intimidation quotient well, whilst a few familiar faces (Haze, Frank et al) round out a capable cast. Contrary to other reviewer's remarks, I personally didn't have a problem with Westmoreland's performance nor did I think Worth was especially remarkable in his characterisation; they and the rest of the cast manage with some fairly drab dialogue padding out what is essentially, a paper thin plot (if you excised the pointless scene fillers, DATP would barely make theatrical length).

    DATP just seems like a run of the mill slasher pic with all the typical elements, including nudity, sadism, nurse stalking, PTSD, some occasional light humour (check out the brothel scene which was a laugh) and every other cliché you've ever seen in films of the ilk. A pretty good example of where the title attracts attention that the film itself can't sustain. Very average.
    6Leofwine_draca

    Scuzzy serial killer outing with one saving grace

    DON'T ANSWER THE PHONE! is a serial killer thriller that makes up for a lack of gore and bloodshed with a really sleazy atmosphere that gives it a low-down gritty feel. This is one of the most interesting films to be released by low budget purveyors Crown International Pictures, and it's the first one I've watched from the studio that has real power.

    It's reasonable to expect DON'T ANSWER THE PHONE! to be a dud, because many of the elements in the film simply aren't very good. The plotting is haphazard and the police investigation stuff is really boring. The majority of the cast give stilted performances and the scripting is sub par too. The whole film has a scuzzy, on-the-street type look to it that makes it very much a product of its era.

    The film has a single saving grace in the form of Nicholas Worth, who plays the killer. Worth was a long-time B-movie veteran and this is the performance of his career. His crazed maniac goes around slaughtering women while at the same time praying to the spirit of his stepfather and going off on incredibly entertaining spiels that were by all accounts ad-libbed by the actor. I've always liked Worth and his performance here is the stuff of greatness; sad, then, that due to the film's subject matter it is a role that remains unseen and unappreciated by most.
    studydna

    Gripping Psychological Thriller (no, really, just kidding)!

    This has got to be one of my all-time favorite cheesers. With awful acting, abysmal dialogue, and a senseless plot, this movie has all the makings of a classic stinker. Another thing to note is the soundtrack, which sounds like it was lifted from a B-grade porno flick, complete with wah-wah synthesizers and the "bow-chicka-bow-bow" reprisal.

    Nicholas Worth, listed in the credits as "The Killer", or "The Strangler"' depending on which set you look at, delivers one of the most unintentionally hilarious performances as a deranged Vietnam veteran who likes killing young, beautiful women and then hovering over their bodies while laughing with his trademark wheezing...the guy is brilliant! Actually, that's just a joke, but then again, so is this entire movie. And why the hell do they call it "Don't Answer the Phone"? The only real phone calls of note are the ones he makes to Dr. Gail, the ultimate object of his violent misogyny. Worth has made another seminal performance this year (2000)... as the Soviet Premier in the game "Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2". Check him out, he rocks (or is that "reeks")?

    However, I'd have to give the accolades for "Worst Perfomance in a Movie" to James Westmoreland. He is just plain AWFUL in this movie: contrived dialogue, stupid facial expressions, and a wardrobe that would make Wayne Newton jealous!

    All in all, this is one of the best "bad" movies ever made, and I laugh uncontrollably every time I cue it up. If you're looking for 100% Velveeta, look no further: this is your movie!
    9ColonelPuntridge

    Nicholas Worth is a genius

    This was obviously meant to be a standard late-70s total-waste-of-time movie, an excuse to show topless women squirming and thrashing while being strangled, but Nicholas Worth turns it into a must-see. Actors-in-training and stage-vocalists, especially, can learn from his vocal prowess and from the way he uses his size. He is a huge, hulking basso with the ability to near-totally relax his inhibitions, and he uses his entire range, from resonant, snarling low tones, through a thundering midrange up to a piercing, blubbering whimper at the very top which has to be heard to be believed. He should have been an opera-singer. He could have sung Wagner.

    The women dress beautifully in late 1970s casual summer-wear, and they get undressed equally beautifully by Worth's character, after (sometimes before) he strangles them to death. (One of them is future PLAYBOY-centerfold Pamela Jean Bryant.) As the other reviewer said, James Westmoreland (Detective McCabe) and Flo Gerrish (Doctor Lindsay Gale) act extremely badly; however, Ben Frank (Detective Hatcher) delivers some very funny lines with excellent cheesy deadpan. Like when McCabe tells him that the strangler has stolen some of the victim's clothes, and he replies: "That's great! Now we got him on petty theft, as well as murder!" Also, Chuck Mitchell, one of the few actors even bulkier than Nicholas Worth, plays a small part as a porno publisher. (If Mitchell looks familiar, it's because he played the Warden in PENITENTIARY and the title character in PORKY'S.)

    These folks have created a masterpiece in spite of all their best efforts to the contrary.
    4BaronBl00d

    Worth a Look

    Don't Answer the Phone is yet another film from the late 70s and early 80s about a psychotic, demented, socially awkward killer who brutalizes women because of his "problems" - whatever those problems might be. This time around we have a muscular, fat Vietnam vet who was never good enough for his father butcher pretty girls just after they have stripped from their little clothing. Nicolas Worth plays the wheezing, maniacal killer with a bizarre almost interesting quality. He is not a good actor yet is able to hold your attention throughout. I wish I could say something pleasant about the rest of the cast, but none of the rest are very competent. The police detectives who are looking for Worth - one which falls in love with the pretty radio psychiatrist that can shed light on the killer's identity - were particularly bad. The girls are pretty but the misogynistic flair devoted to their deaths is particularly degrading and unpleasant. The film is at least not overtly gory and had me interested until the end. The story was compelling enough and Worth is worth a look if nothing else.

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    • Wissenswertes
      All the shots of the killer on the prowl on the streets of Los Angeles were filmed without permits.
    • Patzer
      The first blonde victim can clearly be seen to breathe after being strangled.
    • Zitate

      [last lines]

      Lt. Chris McCabe: Adios creep!

    • Crazy Credits
      No music during end credits.
    • Alternative Versionen
      The DVD release from Rhino Video is censored, with all nudity and graphic violence removed. The old VHS release on the Media Video label is the uncut version.
    • Verbindungen
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Little Darlings, Simon, Little Miss Marker, The Black Stallion, Hide in Plain Sight (1980)

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    • Erscheinungsdatum
      • 29. Februar 1980 (Vereinigte Staaten)
    • Herkunftsland
      • Vereinigte Staaten
    • Offizieller Standort
      • Crown International Pictures
    • Sprache
      • Englisch
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      • Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Kalifornien, USA(additional location)
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