When a Stranger Calls (2006)


When a Stranger Calls
Release Date03 February 2006
Budget$15,000,000
US Box Office$48,000,000
TaglineEvil Hits Home
GenreHorror, Thriller
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsCulver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixSDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassTeen Movie, Slasher Film
MoodNail-biters
ThemesNannies and Caregivers, Serial Killers, High School Life, Woman In Jeopardy
TonesTense, Creepy, Slick, Menacing, Visceral
TagsBabysitter, Caller, Maniac, Stranger, Telephone, Telephone Operator

When a Stranger Calls is a 2006 American horror film and a remake of the 1979 horror film of the same name based on the urban legend "The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs". In the film, a teenage babysitter receives increasingly threatening calls from a brutal serial killer whom she first assumes is simply a prankster.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Jill Johnson

Stranger

Tiffany

Scarlet

Ben Johnson

Dr. Mandrakis

Kelly Mandrakis

Officer Burroughs

Will Mandrakis

Allison Mandrakis

Steve Eastin
Detective Hines

John Bobek
Officer Lewis

Brad Surosky
Boom Boom

Track Coach

Escher Holloway
Cody

Parent

John Waugh
Man Calling Dog

Owen Smith
Officer

Jessica Helmer
Additional Officer

Lillie West
Voice of Stacy

Stranger

Andrew Aguilar
Dream Man

Director

Writer

Jake Wade Wall

Steve Feke

Fred Walton

Producer

Paddy Cullen
executive producer

John Davis
producer

Wyck Godfrey
producer

Ken Lemberger
producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Peter Menzies, Jr.
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Editor

Jeff Betancourt
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Casting Director

Nancy Nayor
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Production Designer

Jon Gary Steele
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Art Director

Gerald Sullivan
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Costume Designer

Marie-Sylvie Deveau
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Makeup Department

Dee Dee Altamura
makeup artist: additional photography

Medusah
hair stylist

Kimberly Meyer
key makeup artist

Vickie Mynes
key hair stylist

Kristina Vogel
key makeup artist

Gigi Williams
makeup department head

Production Manager

Wendy Cox
production supervisor

Bill Wohlken
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Dieter 'Dietman' Busch
second assistant director

Steve Danton
first assistant director

Shawn Pipkin
second second assistant director

Art Department

Jason Bartolone
on-set carpenter

Mychael Bates
property master

Bruce Bisbey
art department coordinator

Sharleen Bright
paint coordinator

Matthew Chevlen
art department assistant

Liz Chiz
set decorating buyer

David Eckert
assistant art director

Jim Heritage
plaster foreman

Gregory S. Hooper
set designer

Steven Kissick
carpenter

Richard A. McCarthy
plaster gangboss

Brett McKenzie
art department assistant

Christopher Morente
gang boss

Richard 'Rocky' Nichols
assistant property master

Joe Ondrejko
construction coordinator

Noah Plunkett
key greens foreman

Roger Prater
stand-by greens foreman

Joel Ruiz
set dresser

Paul Sonski
set designer

Smokey Stover
model maker

Patrick M. Sullivan Jr.
set designer

Scott Lafferty
carpenter

Tim R. Lafferty
construction gangboss

Sound Department

David Barbee
sound effects editor

Glenn E. Berkovitz
sound mixer

David Betancourt
foley mixer

Courtney Bishop
adr recordist

Matt Colleran
sound re-recordist

Robert Deschaine
adr mixer

Marc Fishman
sound re-recording mixer

Paul Flinchbaugh
digital assistant editor

Darlene Gorzela
additional sound

Mark C. Grech
boom operator

Glynna Grimala
sound effects editor

Arda Gulesserian
additional sound

John Hays
utility sound

Tony Lamberti
sound re-recording mixer

Duke Lim
additional sound

Michael Miller
adr mixer

Glenn T. Morgan
sound designer, supervising sound editor

Tom Ozanich
sound design supervisor, supervising sound editor

John Rodd
sample mixer

Bob Rosenthal
additional sound

Matthew Sordello
sound

Peter Staubli
sound editor, dialogue adr editor

Alicia Stevenson
foley artist

Paul Stevenson
foley artist

Tami Treadwell
adr recordist

Carl D. Ware
sound engineer

David Young
additional sound

Special Effects

Dominik Dugandzic
special effects technician

Steve Galich
special effects coordinator

Jack Jennings
special effects technician

Edward T. Reiff Jr.
special effects technician

Garth Steinheimer
special effects technician

Ray Svedin
special effects technician

Visual Effects

Andy Barrios
Inferno artist: Asylum

Elissa Bello
rotoscope and paint supervisor

Glen Bennett
compositor

Timothy Clark
matte painter

Kimberly Covate
visual effects producer

Mitchell S. Drain
visual effects supervisor

Eric Evans
paint/roto artist

Scott Gregory
digital film colorist

Joe Ken
Inferno artist: Asylum

James Lee
rotoscope and paint artist

Michael Lori
compositor

Emma McGuinness
visual effects executive producer

Nathan McGuinness
senior visual effects supervisor

Steve Muangman
digital compositor: Asylum Visual Effects

Mark P. Renton
compositor

Kosta Saric
visual effects editor: Asylum Visual Effects

Scott Smith
animator

Hilary Sperling
Inferno artist

Rob Stauffer
compositor

Brad Sutton
digital restoration

Wilson Tang
digital restoration

Aaron Vest
lighter

Everette Webber
digital intermediate editor, digital opticals

Stunts

stunt double

Jennifer Caputo
stunt double

Danny Downey
stunts

stunt performer

stunt coordinator

David Leitch
stunts

Jake Swallow
stunts

Randall Archer
utility stunts

Stacey Carino
stunt double

Kris A. Jeffrey
utility stunts

Hiro Koda
utility stunts

Matthew Rugetti
utility stunts

Steve Upton
stunt rigger

Marcus Young
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Brian Bartolini
electrician

Craig A. Brink
rigging gaffer

Eric Budlong
dolly grip: "b" camera, key grip: additional photography

Alan Caudillo
camera operator: "b" camera, director of photography: second unit

Thomas Enright
rigging electrician

Michael S. Epley
dolly grip

Jon Epstein
rigging electrician

Ryan French
rigging electrician

Sean Ginn
electrician

Russell Griffith
gaffer: splinter unit, gaffer: additional photography, electrician

Harold Groshon
rigging best boy electric

Miles Gutkin
grip

Gene Hara
dimmer board operator

Tom Heigl
camera production assistant

Gregory Irwin
key first assistant camera

Milan Janicin
film loader

Michael L. Lewin
grip

Damon Marcellino
set lighting technician

Niles McElroy
rigging best boy electric

Jeff Murrell
chief lighting technician

Jerry Patton
key second assistant camera

John Pingry
first assistant camera

Brian T. Pitts
additional camera operator

David Presley
video assist operator

Robert Presley
Steadicam operator, camera operator: "a" camera

Michael C. Price
key grip

Chris Rauch
grip

Robert Reid
grip

Steve Reinhardt
assistant chief lighting technician

Landon Ruddel
best boy grip

Christopher A. Schenck
first assistant camera

Frank Sims
key rigging grip

Brooks Tomb
rigging best boy electric

Eddie Tucker
electrician

Aaron G. York
libra head operator

Casting Department

Matthew Jon Beck
additional casting

Jennifer Bender
extras casting

Micah Dahlberg
casting associate

Kevin Mockrin
casting associate

Cindy Sciacca
background casting

Jeff Mitchell
casting: New York

Jennifer Rudolph
casting: New York

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Tamsin Costello
wardrobe assistant

Yulia Gershenzon
costumer

Meg Matthews
set costumer

Lori Stilson
costume supervisor

Editorial Department

David Berman
assistant editor

Dylan Firshein
first assistant editor

Scott Gregory
digital colorist

Christopher Kutcka
imaging supervisor

Julia Nessling-Douglas
digital intermediate producer

Jim Passon
color timer

Everette Webber
digital film conformist

Lawrence Howard Williams
post digital media operator

Music Department

Tiffany Biscayne
orchestrator

Leland Bond
orchestrator

Mark Cally
music preparation

Tim Davies
conductor, lead orchestrator

conductor

Geoff Foster
score mixer

Greg Hamilton
music preparation

Simon James
music contractor

Kory Kruckenberg
scoring assistant engineer

Pilar McCurry
music supervisor

Alan Meyerson
music scoring mixer

Robert Puff
additional music preparer

Brandon Roberts
music preparation

John Rodd
score recordist

David Sabee
music contractor

Ceiri Torjussen
orchestrator

Tom Trafalski
music editor

Transportation Department

Robert Aaron Brown
driver: production van

Oliver Eisenger
transportation captain

Chris Haynes
driver

Mike Shannon
transportation coordinator

James Waitkus
driver

Other Crew

Nicole Treston Abranian
production assistant

Crisoforo Aguilar
key set production assistant

Kyle Alexander
location scout

H. Leah Amir
craft service

Lillian Madere Andrade
studio teacher

John Arbuckle
boat operator

Lamonte Bell
payroll accountant

Brooke Brooks
assistant: Mr. Davis

Grant Brostrom
assistant: Mr. West

Curtis Collins
location manager

Bennett DeCarlo
set production assistant

Claire Doré
dog trainer

Chad Dunn
animal trainer

Derek Ferguson
production assistant

Arlene Ferrer
assistant: Ms. Cullen

Russell Geltman
production assistant

Flax Glor
publicist

Adrienne Hamalian-Mangine
script supervisor

Jason Hariton
studio stage manager

Elek Hendrickson
assistant: Mr. Godfrey

Ryce Hetherington
production secretary

Elizabeth Himelstein
dialogue coach

Cheri Jacobs
first assistant accountant

Cory Johnson
production assistant

Christian Krieger
key assistant location manager

Richard McConaghey
assistant: Mr. Davis

Carl McDowell
additional production assistant

Brett McKenzie
production assistant

Brian McMillan
animal supplier

Vikki McMillan
animal trainer

Adam H. Miller
production assistant

Laura Morgan
production assistant

Valerie Morris
second assistant accountant

Jason Neudecker
production assistant

David Nico
assistant production coordinator

Melanie Orlinick
assistant: Mr. Lemberger

Tanoa Parks
production accountant

Jeremiah Pitman
production assistant

Paul Rathburn
caterer

Emily Rayner
stand-in

Matt Reitsma
textile artist

Marci Rosenberg
production coordinator

Jacqueline Sanders
animal trainer

Ron Segro
post-production accountant

Charisse St. Amant
animal trainer

Nancy Sykes
craft service

Dawn Terashima
set production assistant

Christopher Tipton
assistant: Mr. Davis

C. Ransom Walrod
marine advisor

Production Company

Screen Gems

Davis Entertainment
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Distributor

Screen Gems

Columbia Pictures

Kaskad

Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution

Sony Pictures Releasing

Sony Pictures Releasing

Sony Pictures Releasing

Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina

LK-TEL
,

My Network TV

RTL Entertainment

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
,

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Special Effects

Asylum VFX

Technicolor Digital Intermediates

Miscellaneous

Central Casting
extras casting

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
cranes and dollies

Digital Cut Post Inc.
production editing services

Executive Assurance
security

Hollywood Animals
animals provided by

Lakeshore Records
soundtrack

Molinare Studio
international deliverables

Northwest Sinfonia
orchestra

Pacific Title
titles

Panavision
cameras and lenses

Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, The
orchestra

Remote Control Productions Inc.
score mixed at

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton
legal services

Skatedolly
camera dolly

Soundelux
post-production sound

Technicolor Digital Intermediates
digital intermediate and opticals

Todd-AO Studios
re-recording facilities






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