Seat of your pants film

[Nickynoodles]

Can anyone help - years ago I watched a film about a babysitter who gets a phone call (same old, same old) but the caller gets more and more sinister. He keeps mentioning, "you havent checked the children" She eventually rings the police and they check the line. Oh, my god he's in the house. He murders the kids she is babysitting. years later, she is married with own kids and goes out for the night. She gets a call at restaurant - "you havent checked YOUR children"!!!! - SCARY - do you know it?

[jon1968]

That's 'When a Stranger calls' with Charles Durning.

[Nickynoodles]

Oh you lovely person - I have waited for years for someone to know that - Cheers x x x

[littleoldme]

Looks like it's yet another film getting the remake treatment:

http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_3708.html

Will the last person capable of coming up with original ideas to leave Hollywood please turn out the lights? Thank you. :-)

[Nickynoodles]

I didn't know they were re-making it. I agree, why do this, obviously as you say, directors must think we forget older films so they can just "do em again"!!

[snook]

For more information, see: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080130/

[jon1968]

Why remake it? Just show the original - no CGI, no excessive swearing/nudity/violence - just a great story, good acting and a fab twist!