gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:film
gptkb:film_series
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Thomas_Vinterberg
gptkb:Katie_Cassidy
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gptkbp:audience
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negative reviews
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gptkbp:based_on
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When a Stranger Calls (1979)
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gptkbp:box_office
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$21 million
$67 million
$67.5 million
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gptkbp:budget
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$15 million
$1.5 million
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gptkbp:cast
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gptkb:Colleen_Dewhurst
gptkb:Charles_Durning
gptkb:Ruth_Gordon
gptkb:Cynthia_Szigeti
gptkb:Carol_Kane
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Tom_Johnson
gptkb:The_Caller
gptkb:Mrs._Johnson
gptkb:Jill_Johnson
Mr. Johnson
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gptkbp:cinematography
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gptkb:David_M._Walsh
gptkb:James_L._Carter
gptkb:David_Tattersall
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gptkbp:composer
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gptkb:John_Frizzell
gptkb:Dana_Kaproff
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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mixed reviews
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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inspired parodies
influenced horror films
inspired remakes
inspired references in pop culture
inspired urban legends
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Simon_West
gptkb:Fred_Walton
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gptkbp:distributor
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gptkb:Sony_Pictures_Releasing
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gptkbp:edited_by
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gptkb:Michael_Kahn
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gptkbp:editor
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gptkb:Michael_Spence
gptkb:Michael_Tronick
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gptkbp:film_festival
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gptkb:AFI_Fest
gptkb:none
gptkb:Los_Angeles_Film_Festival
gptkb:New_York_City_Horror_Film_Festival
gptkb:Screamfest_Horror_Film_Festival
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gptkbp:film_series
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gptkb:none
When a Stranger Calls series
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gptkbp:filming_location
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gptkb:Los_Angeles
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:church
gptkb:book
lighting
plot twists
psychological horror
symbolism
audience engagement
unreliable narrator
character arcs
emotional tension
visual storytelling
character motivations
foreshadowing
mood setting
realistic dialogue
psychological tension
twist ending
thematic depth
climactic moments
suspenseful pacing
cliffhanger
camera angles
use of sound
minimalist setting
character isolation
emotional payoff
emphasis on fear
use of phone calls
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:When_a_Stranger_Calls_Back
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gptkbp:franchise
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gptkb:film
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:film
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gptkbp:home_media_release
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gptkb:DJ
gptkb:film
VHS, DVD, Blu-ray
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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When a Stranger Calls
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gptkbp:influenced
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slasher films
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Black_Christmas
gptkb:Psycho
gptkb:film
real-life events
slasher films
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:Black_Christmas
gptkb:urban_legends
gptkb:Scream
slasher films
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gptkbp:inspired_by
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gptkb:urban_legends
gptkb:mythological_figure
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Jill_Johnson
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gptkbp:music
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gptkb:John_Frizzell
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gptkbp:music_by
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gptkb:Dana_Kaproff
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gptkbp:notable_appearance
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the ending scene
the ending twist
the phone call scene
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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Have you checked the children?
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gptkbp:plot
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A teenage girl babysitting a young boy is harassed by an unknown caller.
A babysitter receives a series of disturbing phone calls.
A babysitter is terrorized by a series of phone calls from a mysterious stranger.
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gptkbp:premiere
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gptkb:2006_Toronto_International_Film_Festival
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gptkbp:production_company
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gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
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gptkbp:rating
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PG-13
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gptkbp:release_date
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gptkb:1979
gptkb:2006
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gptkbp:release_format
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theatrical
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gptkbp:release_region
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:release_year
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gptkb:1979
gptkb:2006
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gptkbp:remake
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gptkb:Jake_Wade_Wall
gptkb:Simon_Doonan
gptkb:2006
gptkb:Simon_West
gptkb:Lesley-Anne_Down
gptkb:Katie_Cassidy
$15 million
When a Stranger Calls (2006)
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gptkbp:runtime
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87 minutes
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gptkbp:screenplay_by
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gptkb:Jake_Wade_Wall
gptkb:Fred_Walton
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gptkbp:sequel
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gptkb:When_a_Stranger_Calls_Back
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gptkbp:setting
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suburban home
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gptkbp:soundtrack
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gptkb:When_a_Stranger_Calls:_Original_Motion_Picture_Soundtrack
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gptkbp:starring
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gptkb:Camilla_Belle
gptkb:Colleen_Dewhurst
gptkb:Charles_Durning
gptkb:Carol_Kane
gptkb:Brian_Geraghty
gptkb:David_R._Ellis
David Caller
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:software
isolation
fear
fear of the unknown
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gptkbp:writer
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gptkb:Fred_Walton
Steve Feke
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