Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "When a Stranger Calls (released in the UK as When a Stranger Rings) is a 1979 psychological horror film. It was directed by Fred Walton and stars Carol Kane and Charles Durning. The film derives its story from the classic folk legend of \"The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs\" and the 1974 horror classic Black Christmas. The film was commercially successful, grossing $21,411,158 at the box office, though it received a mixed critical reception. It was followed by the 1993 made-for-television sequel When a Stranger Calls Back and a remake in 2006.The film has developed a cult following over time because of the film's opening 20 minutes, now consistently regarded as one of the scariest openings in horror movie history. The film's opening sequence was largely influential for the horror genre and was paid homage to in Wes Craven's Scream in the latter film's opening 12 minutes."@en }
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- When_a_Stranger_Calls_(1979_film) abstract "When a Stranger Calls (released in the UK as When a Stranger Rings) is a 1979 psychological horror film. It was directed by Fred Walton and stars Carol Kane and Charles Durning. The film derives its story from the classic folk legend of \"The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs\" and the 1974 horror classic Black Christmas. The film was commercially successful, grossing $21,411,158 at the box office, though it received a mixed critical reception. It was followed by the 1993 made-for-television sequel When a Stranger Calls Back and a remake in 2006.The film has developed a cult following over time because of the film's opening 20 minutes, now consistently regarded as one of the scariest openings in horror movie history. The film's opening sequence was largely influential for the horror genre and was paid homage to in Wes Craven's Scream in the latter film's opening 12 minutes.".