Don't Answer the Phone! (1980)
Anno di uscita: 1980
Nazione: United States
Alternative Title: The Hollywood Strangler, No respondas al teléfono, Soitto murhaajalta, Ne vedd fel a telefont!, Morte al telefono, No contestes el teléfono, Nie podnos sluchawki, Não Responda ao Telefone, Не отвечай по телефону!, Don't Answer the Phone, Das Telefon - Bei Anruf Horror, Todesschrei am Telefon
Regista: Robert Hammer
Writer: Michael D. Castle, Robert Hammer
Produzione & Genere
Produttore: Producer: Michael D. Castle, Robert Hammer
Executive Producer: Michael Towers
Società: Crown International Pictures, Scorpion
Budget: N/A
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Parole chiave
Parole chiave: grindhouse, los angeles, california, maniac, phone, photographer, prostitute, psycho killer, psychologist, psychopath, rape, sadism, sadist, serial killer, slasher, stabbing, strangler
Storia
A Vietnam veteran, obsessed with pretty girls and photography, roams Los Angeles at night stalking his prey. He targets patients of a local radio psychiatrist, believing they are easier victims due to their emotional instability. The killer uses various methods of attack, including strangulation and stabbing, often leaving his victims near telephones in an attempt to frame them as suicides or accidental deaths caused by their own desperation. As the body count rises, the psychiatrist becomes suspicious and begins investigating, trying to protect her patients while also seeking help from the police.
Riassunto
Directed by Robert Hammer and released in 1980, 'Don't Answer the Phone!' is a grindhouse horror-thriller set in Los Angeles. The film follows a psychopathic Vietnam veteran who moonlights as a serial killer, targeting vulnerable women for his sadistic pleasures. He believes these victims are easier targets due to their mental instability and therapy with a local radio psychiatrist. The movie explores themes of psychological trauma, sexual violence, and the darker side of human nature. It's notable for its explicit content and exploitation film style, which was common in grindhouse cinemas during that era.
