After the unexpected death of an elderly woman suspected to be a witch, a group of friends who tormented her are forced to call a phone installed in her casket. To their horror someone on the other end picks up and shows them what Hell really looks like.[6]
The film was released theatrically in the United States on October 2, 2020 and on VOD on October 30, 2020.[7] It released on Blu-ray on December 15, 2020.[8]
Receptionedit
The film received generally negative reviews.[9][10][11][12] On Rotten Tomatoes, The Call has an approval rating of 44% and an average rating of 5.2/10, based on 25 reviews. The website's critical consensus states: "Some horror fans and '80s enthusiasts may answer The Call, although a lack of genuine scares and an overload of genre tropes will leave most struggling to maintain the connection.[13]
Drew Tinnin of Dread Central awarded the film three stars out of five.[14]
Referencesedit
^"The Call (2020)". The Numbers. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
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^Miska, Brad (February 19, 2020). "Kids Torment a Witch in 'The Call', Starring Tobin Bell and Lin Shaye!". Bloody Disgusting. from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
^Vlessing, Etan (September 23, 2020). "'The Call' Trailer: Horror Icon Lin Shaye Gets Revenge on Tormenting Kids (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
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call, 2020, american, film, call, 2020, american, horror, film, directed, timothy, woodward, starring, shaye, tobin, bell, erin, sanders, chester, rushing, film, written, patrick, stibbs, calltheatrical, release, posterdirected, bytimothy, woodward, written, b. The Call is a 2020 American horror film directed by Timothy Woodward Jr and starring Lin Shaye Tobin Bell Erin Sanders and Chester Rushing 3 4 The film was written by Patrick Stibbs 5 The CallTheatrical release posterDirected byTimothy Woodward Jr Written byPatrick StibbsProduced byJeffrey ReddickPatrick StibbsZebulun HulingGina RugoloJames Cullen BressackRandy J GoodwinStarringLin Shaye Tobin Bell Chester RushingCinematographyPablo DiezEdited byWayne J LiuMusic bySamuel Joseph SmytheProductioncompaniesVoltage PicturesAppreciated FilmsStatus Media amp EntertainmentDistributed byCinedigmRelease dateOctober 2 2020 2020 10 02 Running time97 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBox office 1 591 194 1 2 Contents 1 Premise 2 Cast 3 Release 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksPremise editThis section needs an improved plot summary Please help improve the plot summary March 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message After the unexpected death of an elderly woman suspected to be a witch a group of friends who tormented her are forced to call a phone installed in her casket To their horror someone on the other end picks up and shows them what Hell really looks like 6 Cast editLin Shaye as Edith Cranston Tobin Bell as Edward Cranston Chester Rushing as Chris Erin Sanders as Tonya Mike C Manning as Zack Sloane Morgan Siegel as Brett Judd Lormand as HarlissRelease editThe film was released theatrically in the United States on October 2 2020 and on VOD on October 30 2020 7 It released on Blu ray on December 15 2020 8 Reception editThe film received generally negative reviews 9 10 11 12 On Rotten Tomatoes The Call has an approval rating of 44 and an average rating of 5 2 10 based on 25 reviews The website s critical consensus states Some horror fans and 80s enthusiasts may answer The Call although a lack of genuine scares and an overload of genre tropes will leave most struggling to maintain the connection 13 Drew Tinnin of Dread Central awarded the film three stars out of five 14 References edit The Call 2020 The Numbers Retrieved November 27 2020 The Call 2020 Box Office Mojo Retrieved March 2 2023 Sprague Mike September 24 2020 Trailer Lin Shaye amp Tobin Bell Torment Teens in THE CALL Dread Central Archived from the original on October 8 2020 Retrieved October 12 2020 Miska Brad February 19 2020 Kids Torment a Witch in The Call Starring Tobin Bell and Lin Shaye Bloody Disgusting Archived from the original on December 1 2020 Retrieved October 12 2020 Vlessing Etan September 23 2020 The Call Trailer Horror Icon Lin Shaye Gets Revenge on Tormenting Kids Exclusive The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on September 26 2020 Retrieved October 12 2020 Lin Shaye and Tobin Bell to Star in Timothy Woodward Jr s THE CALL Archived from the original on November 21 2020 Retrieved November 15 2020 THE CALL Starring Lin Shaye and Tobin Bell Available on Premium VOD amp Digital October 30th October 28 2020 Archived from the original on November 1 2020 Retrieved November 15 2020 THE CALL with Lin Shaye amp Tobin Bell Hits Blu ray 12 15 November 10 2020 Archived from the original on November 10 2020 Retrieved November 15 2020 Felperin Leslie January 5 2021 The Call review a phoned in mix of ghouls ghosts and well worn tropes The Guardian Archived from the original on October 6 2021 Retrieved October 6 2021 The Call 2020 reviews of phone calls from Hell revenge flick MOVIES and MANIA September 24 2020 Retrieved October 12 2020 Fisher Joel September 29 2021 The Call Review BRWC Archived from the original on October 6 2021 Retrieved October 6 2021 Stephens Dan October 6 2021 Review The Call Is Not Worth Taking Top 10 Films Archived from the original on October 6 2021 Retrieved October 6 2021 The Call 2020 Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Archived from the original on November 9 2020 Retrieved October 10 2021 Tinnin Drew October 5 2020 THE CALL Review A Different Kind of Ghost Story Featuring Lin Shaye amp Tobin Bell As A Killer Couple Dread Central Archived from the original on November 13 2020 Retrieved November 7 2020 External links editOfficial website nbsp The Call at IMDb nbsp The Call at Box Office Mojo nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Call 2020 American film amp oldid 1212912120, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
