One Missed Call (2008 film)
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| Directed by | Eric Valette |
| Produced by |
Andrew Kosove Broderick Johnson Scott Kroopf Jennie Lew Tugend Lauren Weissman |
| Screenplay by | Andrew Klavan |
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One Missed Call by Takashi Miike Minako Daira |
| Starring |
Shannyn Sossamon Edward Burns Ana Claudia Talancón Ray Wise Azura Skye Meagan Good |
| Music by |
Reinhold Heil Johnny Klimek |
| Cinematography | Glen MacPherson |
| Edited by | Steve Mirkovich |
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Warner Bros. Pictures (US) Kadokawa Pictures (Japan) |
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87 minutes |
| Country | United States Japan Germany |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million |
| Box office | $45.8 million |
One Missed Call is a 2008 American supernatural horror film and remake of Takashi Miike's 2003 Japanese film One Missed Call, which itself was based on the Yasushi Akimoto novel Chakushin Ari. The film was released in North America on January 4, 2008 and was directed by Eric Valette and written by Andrew Klavan. The film, starring Shannyn Sossamon, was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Despite being a moderate box office success, the film was panned by film critics often regarding it as the worst J-horror remake to be released. It became the worst-reviewed film of 2008, receiving a rare 0% rating approval on Rotten Tomatoes, and winning a Mouldy Tomato Award.
The film begins with a young girl being rescued from a burning hospital. A firefighter asks her if her mother is in there, but she doesn't respond.
Meanwhile, Shelley, a college student, sits outside near her koi pond in her Japanese-styled home and after having a chat over the phone with Leann, she hears her cat making strange noises. Shelley walks towards it but after a quick second, she finds it standing on the other side of the pond. Bewildered by the situation, she suddenly hears strange murmuring in the pond and out of nowhere, a hand emerges and drags Shelley into the pond, drowning her. A red candy then appears on the surface and the same hand proceeds to drag the cat and drowns it as well.
College student Beth Raymond is talking with her friend, Leann, who attended Shelley's funeral. Leann's cellphone rings with a lullaby-like ringtone, and it says it's from Shelley. Leann listens to the voicemail, which is herself screaming. The voicemail is dated three days in the future. Leann begins to experience hallucinations that make her increasingly anxious. While walking home minutes before the time on the voicemail, she calls Beth. Beth runs to get Leann but unfortunately, she arrives at the same time Leann accidentally falls off from an overpass and lands on top of an speeding train, killing her. Although obviously dead, Leann's hand dials a number on her phone.
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