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Don't Answer the Phone!

Don't Answer the Phone!

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Don't Answer the Phone!

"...He'll Know You're Alone!"

1980

1h 35m

4.6(54 votes)

Horror

Thriller

Overview

A Vietnam veteran that spends his days photographing pretty girls, and his nights strangling them, sets sights on the patients of a radio psychiatrist.

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10 featured cast members

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James Westmoreland

James Westmoreland

Lt. Chris McCabe

Ben Frank

Ben Frank

Sgt. Hatcher

Flo Lawrence

Flo Lawrence

Dr. Lindsay Gale

Nicholas Worth

Nicholas Worth

Kirk Smith

Denise Galik

Denise Galik

Lisa

Stan Haze

Adkins

Gary Allen

John Feldon

Michael D. Castle

Lab Man

Pamela Jean Bryant

Pamela Jean Bryant

Sue Ellen

Ted Chapman

Man in Bar

Creative team

Directed by: Robert Hammer
Written by: Robert Hammer
Michael D. Castle
Produced by: Robert Hammer
Michael D. Castle

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