Don't Answer the Phone! (1980) Horror Thriller Mystery

Don't Answer the Phone! (1980) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details

Updated: August 29, 2024

Don't Answer the Phone! Plot Synopsis:

A deeply disturbed photographer and Vietnam veteran, named Kirk Smith, terrorizes Los Angeles by going around strangling lingerie-clad young women in their homes while taunting Lindsay Gale, a young psychologist, by calling her on a radio call-in show to describe his s**ual hang-ups and misogynistic ways, while a local police detective, Lt. McCable, is always two steps behind in trying to catch the psycho.

Synopsis / Plot Summary: A deeply disturbed Vietnam veteran terrorizes the young women of Los Angeles and taunts a radio psychologist with descriptions of his grisly crimes.

Tagline: He"ll Know You"re Alone!

Don't Answer the Phone! Movie Information:

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