One Missed Call (2008)

User Rating:

3.4/10   

Director:

Eric Valette

Writers (WGA):

Andrew Klavan (screenplay)
Yasushi Akimoto (novel)

Release Date:

4 January 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

What will it sound like when you die?

Plot:

In this remake of the Japanese horror film "Chakushin Ari" (2003), several people start receiving voice-mails from their future selves -- messages which include the date, time, and some of the details of their deaths.

Plot Keywords:

Death | Voice Mail | Remake | Cat | Funeral

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Shannyn Sossamon	...	Beth Raymond
Edward Burns	...	Det. Jack Andrews
Ana Claudia Talancón	...	Taylor Anthony
Ray Wise	...	Ted Summers
Azura Skye	...	Leann Cole
Johnny Lewis	...	Brian Sousa
Jason Beghe	...	Ray Purvis
Margaret Cho	...	Det. Mickey Lee
Meagan Good	...	Shelley Baum
Rhoda Griffis	...	Marie Layton
Dawn Dininger	...	Monster Marie
Ariel Winter	...	Ellie Layton
Sarah Jean Kubik	...	Monster Ellie (as Sarah Kubik)
Raegan Lamb	...	Laurel Layton (as Regan Lamb)
Karen Beyer	...	Mrs. Ford

Also Known As:

Don't Pick Up the Cell Phone! (Australia)
Tödlicher Anruf (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and terror, frightening images, some sexual material and thematic elements.

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

Japan | USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Australia:M | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43719) | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Ireland:15A | Hong Kong:IIB | Germany:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-15 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | Italy:VM14 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario)

Filming Locations:

191 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Alcon Entertainment

Trivia:

Laura Harring plays Beth (Shannyn Sossamon)'s mother, despite being just fourteen years older than her.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Beth and Jack first watch the footage from the nanny cam, the bedroom door is closed. The shot cuts back to Beth and Jack for a few seconds. When it cuts back to the nanny cam, the door is open.

Quotes:

Brian Sousa: [to Beth] You know, I can hear you analyzing me in your head. You might as well do it out loud.
Beth Raymond: Ok, I think that you're still messed up over Leann. You think that if you flirt with Taylor maybe Leann'll get jealous and come back to you
[grins]
Brian Sousa: [smiles] Go back to analyzing me in your head. I think I like that better.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Ashton Kutcher/Gnarls Barkley (#33.10)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Shadowing

Bad Remake

This is just one of those films based on a good film (the original is wicked), that Hollywood sees as an opportunity to remake and make a load of money off. Please do not help accomplish this ! The Japanese version was based on "what you can't see is scarier than what you can see !", and played out as a highly decent scary movie. But then came along the Americans (no offense, i'm one) which bases a movie nowadays on "how much money can we inject into explosions, shattered glass,blowing up cars,... that we won't have to pay to get decent actors ?". And voilà you get this turd of a remake. Get the Japanese version and stick to it, in it the actors at least look like teenagers, in the American version they all look over thirty. I mean come on, how dumb are we ? (or how many years in a row have they flunked class)