When a Stranger Calls Back
1993 · 94 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 4,312 VOTES · DIR. Fred Walton
Overview
Julia is babysitting two young kids while a doctor and his wife are out. During the evening, a stranger knocks on the door asking Julia if she can call the auto club so he can get a tow. The phone line is dead though. This is all part of the act as he has made his way inside and abducted the two children.
Dialogue Timeline — 683 lines
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00:00:26 ]Faint metallic creaking]
00:05:46 You do have the wrong number.
00:10:01 JULlA: Hello? MAN: Did you call them?
00:14:26 License plate, blah blah blah, card number, blah blah blah...
00:19:13 Could you do me one more favor and call my wife
00:24:34 You don't live here, do you? You're just a babysitter.
00:29:21 something that happened five years ago.
00:31:13 I can give you an exact date.
00:33:22 Yes.
00:35:28 and small spaces, nooks and crannies.
00:37:43 This is John Clifford.
00:40:07 Yes. I mean, the next time could be tomorrow or next month.
00:42:50 -Twice as easy to find? -Not just that.
00:45:13 Now I'm going towards the bathroom.
00:49:16 Julia, don't let the future close in on you.
00:54:34 WOMAN: Mr. Clifford? JOHN: Yes.
00:58:02 FlRST DOCTOR: Yeah. It's amazing she's still alive.
01:01:04 -She tried to kill herself. -What if you're wrong?
01:09:37 You could try those places around 159th Street.
01:12:51 to the close, sweaty smell of rooms like this.
01:14:56 I liked your act.
01:18:30 Thanks.
01:26:26 How does it feel?
01:30:59 JOHN: Jill?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed683
Dialogue density7.3 lines / min
First line00:00:26
Final line01:30:59
Production Record
DirectorFred Walton
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes4,312