Call Me (film)

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Call Me
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Theatrical release poster
Directed bySollace Mitchell
Written byKaryn Kay
Sollace Mitchell
Produced byKenneth F. Martel
Starring Patricia Charbonneau
Stephen McHattie
Boyd Gaines
Sam Freed
Steve Buscemi
CinematographyZoltán David
Edited byPaul Fried
Music by David Michael Frank
Distributed by Vestron Pictures
Release date
  • May 20, 1988 (1988-05-20)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$251,819 (USA) [1]

Call Me is a 1988 American erotic thriller film about a woman who strikes up a relationship with a stranger over the phone, and in the process becomes entangled in a murder. The film was directed by Sollace Mitchell, and stars Patricia Charbonneau, Stephen McHattie, and Boyd Gaines. [2]

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Plot

Anna, a young and energetic journalist, receives an obscene call from an unknown caller whom she mistakes for her boyfriend. As a result of this mistake she agrees to meet with the caller at a local bar. There she witnesses a murder in the women's bathroom. She finds herself drawn into a mystery involving both the killer and the mysterious caller who she shares increasingly personal conversations with.

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Reception

The film was reviewed by the television show At the Movies, on May 28, 1988. Roger Ebert called the film a "directorial mess", citing laborious scenes which serve only to set up plot points, some of which are never followed up on. Gene Siskel felt the premise had potential, but it was ruined by the lead character's relentless stupidity, and that the film did not take the sexual elements far enough. The critics gave the film two thumbs down. [3]

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References

  1. "Call Me". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  2. "Call Me". IMDB. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  3. "Funny Farm/Rambo III/Big/Call Me/Crocodile Dundee II". At the Movies. 28 May 1988. 22 minutes in. syndication. Retrieved 3 February 2023.