A deranged Vietnam vet stalks Los Angeles, turning a radio show into his own twisted confessional.
DON'T ANSWER THE PHONE!
...He'll Know You're Alone!
A Vietnam veteran that spends his days photographing pretty girls, and his nights strangling them, sets sights on the patients of a radio psychiatrist.
From the era when phone calls could be as deadly as they were collect.
If you like your exploitation with a heavy dose of sleaze and psychosis, Don't Answer the Phone! doesn't hold back. Nicholas Worth's sweaty, unhinged performance as a sadistic Vietnam vet is as intense as the Los Angeles heatwave stalking his victims. Throw in a radio psychologist with a knack for attracting psychos, and you’ve got a grindhouse recipe that’s as lurid as it is disturbing.
— SassyFlix Programmer
Don't Answer the Phone! is a 1980 American horror-thriller film directed by Robert Hammer about a disturbed Vietnam veteran who terrorizes young women in Los Angeles and taunts a radio psychologist with descriptions of his crimes.
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Why Cult
The film centers on a deeply disturbed Vietnam veteran whose trauma fuels a spree of terror and violence across Los Angeles.
A radio psychiatrist finds herself in the crosshairs as the killer taunts her with chilling calls about his crimes.
This film is drenched in exploitation genre hallmarks: sleaze, sadism, and a serial killer who doesn't care about good taste.
The seedy streets of Los Angeles provide a vivid, grimy backdrop for the film’s stalk-and-strangle rampage.
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What is Don't Answer the Phone! about? +
Don't Answer the Phone! is about a disturbed Vietnam veteran who terrorizes young women in Los Angeles and taunts a radio psychologist with details of his grisly crimes.
When was Don't Answer the Phone! released? +
Don't Answer the Phone! was released in 1980.
Who directed Don't Answer the Phone!? +
Don't Answer the Phone! was directed by Robert Hammer.
How long is Don't Answer the Phone!? +
Don't Answer the Phone! has a runtime of 95 minutes.
What genre is Don't Answer the Phone!? +
Don't Answer the Phone! is a horror-thriller film.
Where can I watch Don't Answer the Phone!? +
Don't Answer the Phone! is available to stream on SassyFlix.
