Don't Answer the Phone! is a 1980 low-budget cult classic Horror-thriller film directed by Robert Hammer, written by Hammer and Michael D. Castle.^[1]

Plot

Former Vietnam vet and photographer Kirk Smith is a crazed killer that stalks the streets of Los Angeles. He repeatedly contacts Dr. Lindsay Gale, the psychologist on a radio show, detailing his violent fantasies. He also targets women callers of Dr. Gale's show.

Cast

• James Westmoreland as Lt. Chris McCabe
• Ben Frank as Sgt. Hatcher
• Flo Lawrence as Dr. Lindsay Gale
• Nicholas Worth as Kirk Smith
• Denise Galik as Lisa
• Stan Haze as Adkins
• Gary Allen as John Feldon
• Michael D. Castle as Lab Man
• Pamela Jean Bryant as Sue Ellen
• Ted Chapman as Man in Bar
• Chris Wallace as Psychic Von Hammensveld
• Dale Kalberg as Nurse
• Deborah Leah Land as Police Woman
• Tom Lasswell as Police Psychiatrist
• Mike Levine as Gary Markov
• Chuck Mitchell as Sam Gluckman
• Victor Mohica as Ventura
• Susanne Severeid as Hooker
• Paula Warner as Carol
• Hugh Corcoran as Wino
• Gail Jensen as Joyce
• Joyce Ann Jodan as Roommate
• Corinne Cook as Rikki
• Ellen Kay Karsten as Hooker
• Havoc Oliver as Hooker
• David Osterhout as Policeman
• Peter Fain as Policeman
• Jon Greene as Policeman
• Robin Oliver as Dope Dealer
• Shirley Handelsman as Nurse's Mother
• Don Lake as Man in Plastic
• Eileen Castle as Neighbor
• Danny Disner as Boyfriend
• James Dunaway as Fred at Radio Station

Production

Nicholas Worth won the Medalla Sitges en Plata de Ley for his role as Kirk Smith.^[2] It was shot in and around Los Angeles, California.^[3]

Soundtrack

The score was composed by Byron Allred.^[4]

Release

The theatrical was on 29 February 1980 over Crown International Pictures.^[5] The VHS was in the United States released as The Hollywood Strangler on 28 February 1982 at Media Home Entertainment.^[6] The DVD in 2002 over Rhino Home Video^[7] and re-released by BCI Eclipse on 10 October 2006.^[8]

Notes

External links

• Don't Answer the Phone at the Internet Movie Database