The Sitter

1977
22m

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A babysitter is menaced by mysterious and frightening phone calls.A babysitter is menaced by mysterious and frightening phone calls.A babysitter is menaced by mysterious and frightening phone calls.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

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Lucia Stralser

The Sitter

Curt Sanders

The Killer

Karen Kondazian

Mrs. Mandrakis
(as Karen Kondan)

Bill Striglos

Dr. Mandrakis

Ed Ruffalo

Sgt. Sacker

Sally Taylor

Nancy

Robert Sutton

Detective
(as Bob Sutton)

Charles Boswell

Policeman

Director
- Fred Walton
Writers
- Fred Walton
- Steve Feke
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Just have to preface this by saying that 'When a Stranger Calls' is one of the most effective, terrifying horror films of all time. I was so excited when I found out this predecessor existed.

Good Lord.

This 20 minute short is a verbatim version of the first 20 minutes of the film. It honestly makes me lose respect for the original film; the way Walton adapted this segment verbatim, as if it was perfect.

The acting is absolutely horrendous on all fronts; the main girl is laughable, the cops are completely tone deaf.

The music is comically juvenile; if they were aiming for ironic creepiness what they hit was just disjointed.

1 star. This short is laughably amateur.

sharkme94
Jul 10, 2022
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Trivia
After the success of La Nuit des masques (1978) director Fred Walton decided to expand a short film into a feature one, which resulted in cult classic Terreur sur la ligne (1979). First 20 minutes of the latter is a shot-for-shot remake of this short film.

Alternate versions
The plot for this movie was used as a story in the book series 'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark', by Alvin Schwartz. The story was not reused in the movie of 'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark' (2019).