A seemingly friendly stranger (Malcolm McDowell) appears at the door of a secluded house in the woods. He asks the woman living there (Madolyn Smith) to use her phone because his car has broken down.
Friendly chatter quickly turns into a game of insinuations, implications and accusations.
The two – who seem to know each other – seem to be playing a bizarre mind game where the woman gets points for finding holes in the stranger’s story.
They meet again the following day in the nearby town, and he gives her a lift to her house. Their little game continues.
It eventually becomes apparent that he suspects her of murdering her husband, lover and daughter – which she vehemently denies.
Who is he? Why is he playing this game of accusations with this woman? Where is her family – or, for that matter, the neighbours or the townspeople?
The very dialogue-intensive movie builds up to a dramatic climax. The revelations are shocking (the ending is absolutely unpredictable!), and the stakes of their odd game are higher than imaginable.
The Caller
Malcolm McDowell The Girl
Madolyn Smith
Director
Arthur Allan Seidelman
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Friendly chatter quickly turns into a game of insinuations, implications and accusations.
The very dialogue-intensive movie builds up to a dramatic climax. The revelations are shocking (the ending is absolutely unpredictable!), and the stakes of their odd game are higher than imaginable.
