Brief Thoughts - DON'T ANSWER THE PHONE (1980)

DON’T ANSWER THE PHONE (1980)- A mad killer is stalking and strangling women in Los Angeles. Ho hum. Not a bad little film and it has some nice touches but on the whole it’s only OK. We follow both the killer and the cops as they attempt to catch him while his murder spree goes more out of control.  There are some good performances and the script is well laid out but there is also no real spark. A few important scenes are so flatly directed that they don't register at all and most of the humor falls completely flat. I can’t quite see what there is here that has garnered the film such a cult following. Nice disc release though.