That covers everything from the original 1980 film to 1989s friday the th. Trailer for the 1980 slasher movie dont answer the phone. Finally, a group of masked youths decide to break into her home, and the woman snaps completely. While not prosecuted for obscenity, the film was seized and confiscated in the uk under section 3 of the obscene publications act 1959 during the video nasty panic. The following table lists known worldwide gross revenue figures for several highgrossing. He knows youre alone also known as blood wedding is a 1980 american slasher film directed by armand mastroianni, written by scott parker, and starring caitlin oheaney, don scardino, elizabeth kemp, tom rolfing, and tom hanks in his feature film debut. No other sex tube is more popular and features more 1980 movies scenes than pornhub. Dont answer the phone 1980 stream and watch online. The top ten 1980 released films by box office gross in north america are as follows.
A comprehensive guide to the golden age of slashers, part. Released 1980, dont answer the phone stars jameswestmoreland, flolawrence, nicholasworth, benfrank the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 34 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Many imitators followed and tried to cash in on the slasher craze of the early 1980s. Unfortunately, the transfer on their 1999 solo dvd and 2004 horrible horrors set of crown titles was an old master of the edited tv version. To help horror fans gird their dirty loins for the upcoming friday the th reboot, the entire franchise or at least the films that actually have friday the th in the title is arriving on december 1. This film is currently sold out and is no longer available for sale at ronin flix.
Published on sep 8, 2012 when this film came out in 1980, newspaper ads directed readers to call a number, at which the following creepy promotional message was heard from the film character. This is a release worthy under their banner, as datp is a lowbudget, sleazy piece of exploitation featuring genre favorite nicolas. Whenever we dont have the killer on screen we are watching some stupid unrelated therapy take place, or a woman answer the phone for a radio show or unrelated police work. The bluray has an isolated score with the awesome music from the film. With the release of the restored uncut version of dont answer the phone, we see the katarinas nightmare theater series getting back on track after the disappointing the day after halloween we wont go there. Critics complained about the very upfront display and mixture of sex and violence which was almost limited to female victims. Easily one of the sleaziest films to play major theaters during the slasher boom of the early 80s, dont answer the phone. It goes out of its way to try to be nasty which in a way i appreciate but the long pieces of film with only stupid things happening completely ruined any effect it might.
The film audio commentary by director robert hammer, moderated by shane dallman isolated music score in dolby digital 1. Dont answer the phone 1980 cast and crew moviefone. Dont answer the phone 1980 trailer hd 1080p youtube. A popular exploitation flick unleashed during the height of the stalkerslasher craze, dont answer the phone was blasted by critics upon release, but has developed a strong fanbase mainly due to its star, nicholas worth. Leonard maltin being played on original vhs, the first film in our video nasty series is dont answer the phone. The plot follows a soontobe bride who is stalked by a killer the weekend before her wedding. The following is an overview of events in 1980 in film, including the highestgrossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. With the release of the restored uncut version of dont answer the phone, we see the katarinas nightmare theater series getting. I think it has interesting marketing gimmick since it has cool radio spot like this and it has specific phone number in which. Discover the growing collection of high quality most relevant xxx movies and clips. The mainstream critics venomously spat on it and while this is no surprise considering the slasher cycle was the victim of a witchhunt led by the. Dont answer the phone was uncut and i enjoyed this film. If you want a descent and nostalgic horror film, give this one a try.
Also starring vic morrow message from space, cindy weintraub the prowler and denise galik dont answer the phone. Dont answer the phone 1980 bluraydvd combo director. Great transfer and interviews with the star, nicholas worth, and audio commentary with the director of the film. Vinegar syndrome is an exploitation film focused distribution company. When you dont pick up the phone, you cant find out more about the caller. Dont answer the phone 1980 vietnam war veteran and sometime photographer kirk smith nicholas worth is stalking women in their hollywood, calif. Dont answer the phone 1980 cast and crew vietnam war veteran and sometime photographer kirk smith nicholas worth is stalking women in their hollywood, calif. Nicholas worth and gail jensen in dont answer the phone. Dont answer the phone is yet another in a long list of films in the genre, one that got lost in the endless. Already at the time of its theatrical release in the early 80ies the movie dont answer the phone had to face a lot of criticism.
Heres whats coming to and leaving from hulu in december. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 3 days to finish once started. Taxi driver has a disturbed vietnam veteran travis bickle who tries to assassinate the president and goes on a killing spree at the ending. The results are a film that simply dont deliver what fans should expect from the genre, and thats a great shame. I would recommend this for fans of this type of film. Then, if you are the heroine of dont answer the phone. Gallery of 9 movie poster and cover images for dont answer the phone. Dont answer the phone movie quotes rotten tomatoes. Dont answer the phone is a 1980 american slasher film directed by robert hammer, written by hammer and michael d. With james westmoreland, ben frank, flo lawrence, nicholas worth. While not prosecuted for obscenity, the film was seized and confiscated.
Lindsay gale flo gerrish has a radio talk show in which patients call in for advice. However, its actually another dip into twisted pathology and carterreaganera sadism see also. Audio interview with star james westmoreland this is a wide ranging interview with westmoreland, who plays mccabe in the film, discussing his film career, including working on dont answer the phone. The slate of media getting dumped onto hulus streaming service in december contains some dark gifts. Sometimes the lawyer will attempt halfheartedly to stop him dont answer that or this interview is over, but the new evidence causes so much grief and repentance that the victim gives a bonechilling motive rant which reallife detectives would kill to have. Dont answer the phone came to dvd first through rhino who had the rights to the crown library at the dawn of the dvd age. Theres not a lot of phones in this film but there are a lot of breasts. The nightmares dont stop when under the care of her unfaithful husband. One of the best in this genre i have seen, fast paced suspenseful and well worth the money spent on it.