The read
A Balasaur Score of 50 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 4.9/10.
Synopsis
A quivering voice begs to screenwriter, Joel Brandt, to pick up the phone on a message from his answering machine. Thinking it a prank, Joel deletes the message. The caller is found dead. Another caller leaves Joel a message; there is another murder...then another...then another. The killer has Joel's attention, and Joel has the attention of the police. Now the prime suspect in a series of murders, Joel discovers this psychotic killer has targeted him for a reason found within his body of work. Will Joel be able to re-write his ending, or be forced to pay the ultimate price?
Ratings
IMDb4.9/10
58 audience votes
Key crew
- Rob CowanDirector
- Larry CohenWriter
- Jim GuttridgeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Matthew LillardJoel Brandt
- Deborah Kara UngerDet. Lavery
- Gina HoldenMillie
- Serge HoudeDet. Breedlove
- Chiara ZanniClaire
- Michael EklundAdam Brickles
- Woody JeffreysPatrick
- Ildiko FerencziKathy
- Anna GalvinLisa Kwan
- Xantha RadleyNurse Bev
- Ken KramerBen Brandt
- Brandon Jay McLarenDude up Front
Stills
Movies like Messages Deleted
Themes
answering machine