The first twenty minutes of 1979’s When a Stranger Calls might easily be the scariest opening scene in a horror film. It touches on clichés of a babysitter fending for herself against a strange man lurking in the corners of the house. Still, the ambiance and sounds of the phone’s continuous rings intermixed with the father clock, and the creepy music playing in the background frightened viewers. The terror only heightened when the stranger’s breathing and chilling voice kept getting more sinister.When a Stranger Calls was ultimately remade in 2006, but instead the opening scene in the original became the entire plot in the remake. This version drags on the phone calls throughout a 90-minute runtime by drawing the calls out sparingly and adding other intricate plot points to move moviegoers along this ride. It’s safe to say the original was better at keeping their audience interested in drawing them into the decrepit and then becoming more acquainted with the villain, Curt Duncan (Tony Beckley), as he breaks out of a mental hospital. Things only go downhill as he seeks out the babysitter (Carol Kane) he had terrorized years prior. Now, nearly twenty years after the 2006 remake, it’s time for horror fans to get an updated version of the film. With new and improved technology, this horror story could show the dangers of answering an unknown number. What could be lying on the other side of the receiver?When a Stranger Calls comes from a 1960s urban legend called “The Man and the Babysitter Downstairs.” It follows the same narrative of the original first twenty minutes of the 1979 film with different variations depending on where the story is from. In the legend, a babysitter was doing her homework downstairs in the living room. When she heard the phone ring, she assumed it might be the parents calling. The reason for this was the man’s voice said, “Have you checked the children?” But when she tried to inquire if it was the children’s father, the person on the other line hung up.RELATED: Barbarian Is a Discussion on Women’s Intuition
The first twenty minutes of 1979’s When a Stranger Calls might easily be the scariest opening scene in a horror film. It touches on clichés of a babysitter fending for herself against a strange man lurking in the corners of the house. Still, the ambiance and sounds of the phone’s continuous rings intermixed with the father clock, and the creepy music playing in the background frightened viewers. The terror only heightened when the stranger’s breathing and chilling voice kept getting more sinister.
When a Stranger Calls was ultimately remade in 2006, but instead the opening scene in the original became the entire plot in the remake. This version drags on the phone calls throughout a 90-minute runtime by drawing the calls out sparingly and adding other intricate plot points to move moviegoers along this ride. It’s safe to say the original was better at keeping their audience interested in drawing them into the decrepit and then becoming more acquainted with the villain, Curt Duncan (Tony Beckley), as he breaks out of a mental hospital. Things only go downhill as he seeks out the babysitter (Carol Kane) he had terrorized years prior. Now, nearly twenty years after the 2006 remake, it’s time for horror fans to get an updated version of the film. With new and improved technology, this horror story could show the dangers of answering an unknown number. What could be lying on the other side of the receiver?
When a Stranger Calls comes from a 1960s urban legend called “The Man and the Babysitter Downstairs.” It follows the same narrative of the original first twenty minutes of the 1979 film with different variations depending on where the story is from. In the legend, a babysitter was doing her homework downstairs in the living room. When she heard the phone ring, she assumed it might be the parents calling. The reason for this was the man’s voice said, “Have you checked the children?” But when she tried to inquire if it was the children’s father, the person on the other line hung up.
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