Murder by Phone
“A madman pushes a button and kills by phone. Would you answer?”
1982 · 1 h 29 min
Directed by 
Michael Anderson
Michael AndersonCast
Cast not recorded here
Plot
A series of phone calls kills customers, and a teacher and a reporter investigate a plot of killer technology.
Sinekatalog’s take
Michael Anderson's Canadian thriller, also known as Bells, with Richard Chamberlain, John Houseman and Sara Botsford, is a silly, fun and ridiculous 1980s horror film.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 5.4 / 10 (1,082 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.