The Call (2013 film)
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| Directed by | Brad Anderson |
| Produced by | Jeff Graup Michael Luisi Michael A. Helfant Robert L. Stein Bradley Gallo |
| Screenplay by | Richard D'Ovidio |
| Story by | Richard D'Ovidio Nicole D'Ovidio Jon Bokenkamp |
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Halle Berry Abigail Breslin Morris Chestnut Michael Eklund David Otunga Michael Imperioli |
| Music by | John Debney |
| Cinematography | Thomas Yatsko |
| Edited by | Avi Youabian |
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| Distributed by | TriStar Pictures |
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94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $13 million |
| Box office | $68.6 million |
The Call is a 2013 American crime thriller film directed by Brad Anderson and written by Richard D'Ovidio. The film stars Abigail Breslin as Casey Welson, a teenage girl kidnapped by a serial killer and Halle Berry as Jordan Turner, a 9-1-1 operator, still suffering emotionally from a prior botched 9-1-1 call, who receives Casey's call. Morris Chestnut, Michael Eklund, Michael Imperioli, and David Otunga also star. The story was originally envisioned as a television series, but D'Ovidio later rewrote it as a 94-minute feature film. Filming began in July 2012 and spanned a period of 25 days, with all scenes being shot in California, mainly Burbank and Santa Clarita.
A screening of The Call was held at the Women's International Film Festival hosted at the Regal South Beach theater on February 26, 2013. TriStar Pictures released it to theatres a few weeks later on March 15, 2013. Considered to be high-concept by many reviewers, the film proved a commercial success, grossing over $68 million against budget of $13 million. Halle Berry was nominated for Choice Movie Actress in a Drama at the Teen Choice Awards and Best Actress at the BET Awards and the film received generally mixed reviews from critics, but praised Berry's performance and the film's suspense.
A Los Angeles Police Department veteran 9-1-1 Jordan (Berry), receives a call one night from a teenage girl, Leah Templeton (Evie Thompson), fearing for her life as a man breaks into her home. Jordan calmly advises her to conceal herself upstairs, but when the call is disconnected, Jordan calls Leah back, a decision that costs Leah her life, as the ringing phone gives her location away to the intruder. Jordan attempts to dissuade him from going further over the phone. He responds "It's already done" and hangs up, leaving her distraught. The next day, Jordan sees a television report confirming that Leah has been murdered. Emotionally affected by the incident, Jordan tells her boyfriend, Officer Paul Phillips (Morris Chestnut), that she can no longer handle field calls.
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