When Michael Calls

When Michael Calls

When Michael Calls

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When Michael Calls

"In "When Michael Calls," Elizabeth Ashley receives mysterious phone calls. Who's keeping her on the hook?"

1989

1h 13m

5.6(20 votes)

Horror

Thriller

TV Movie

Overview

A woman begins to receive ominous phone calls from her nephew, who died 15 years earlier. With each phone call, a family member dies. Will she be the next in line?

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Production Companies

20th Century Fox Television

Cast & Crew

15 members

Acting

Ben Gazzara

Doremus Connelly

Ben Gazzara

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Elizabeth Ashley

Helen Connelly

Elizabeth Ashley

Acting

Michael Douglas

Craig

Michael Douglas

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Al Waxman

Sheriff Hap Washbrook

Al Waxman

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Larry Reynolds

Doc Britton

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Marian Waldman

Elsa Britton

Marian Waldman

Acting

Karen Pearson

Peggy Connelly

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Chris Pellett

Peter

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Alan McRae

Harry Randall

Alan McRae

Acting

Steve Weston

Enoch Mills

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Robert Warner

Sam

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Michèle Chicoine

Amy

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John Bethune

Quinlan

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William Osler

Professor Swen (uncredited)

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Daniel Selby

Boy at School (uncredited)

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