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Party Line

1988 · 91 min

A grimy late-eighties slasher that trades atmosphere for sleaze, watching like a lurid, slow-crawling phone-line nightmare.

Tagline
Some talk. Some listen. Some die.
Overview
A rich brother and sister are crazed killers. She lures men into her bed, and he attacks them and murders them. A detective is assigned to find the killers and bring them in.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • deception
  • obsession
  • violence
  • family
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
thriller, horror
Directed by
William Webb
Written by
Richard Brandes
Starring
Richard Hatch, Shawn Weatherly, Leif Garrett, Greta Blackburn, Richard Roundtree, Terence McGovern, Shelli Place, Patricia Patts
Cinematography
John Huneck
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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