Synopsis
Alan is a Seattle college student volunteering at a crisis center. One night when at the clinic alone, a woman calls up the number and tells Alan that she needs to talk to someone. She informs Alan she took a load of pills, and he secretly tries to get help. During this time, he learns more about the woman, her family life, and why she wants to die. Can Alan get the cavalry to save her in time before it's too late?
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes71%
53 audience votes
Key crew
- Sydney PollackDirector
- Stirling SilliphantWriter
- Quincy JonesOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Sidney PoitierAlan Newell
- Anne BancroftInga Dyson
- Telly SavalasDr. Joe Coburn
- Steven HillMark Dyson
- Ed AsnerDet. Judd Ridley
- Indus ArthurMarian
- Paul NewlanSgt. Harry Ward
- Dabney ColemanCharlie
- H.M. WynantDoctor Morris
- Robert F. HoyPatrolman Steve Peters
- Greg JarvisChris Dyson
- Jason WingreenMedical Technician
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Themes
race against timesuicide attemptsonseattle, washingtonoverdosemarriagefishermantelephoneworkplacecrisis linepsychologistdiscotheque