The Sitter

The Sitter (1977)

A babysitter is menaced by mysterious and frightening phone calls.

Date of release
1977-10-01
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (10)
Runtime
22m
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Director
Fred Walton

Casting

Interesting facts

The Sitter is a 1977 American short horror-thriller film directed by Fred Walton on which his 1979 feature film When a Stranger Calls is based. It is a suspenseful retelling of the classic urban legend of "The babysitter and the man upstairs" about a babysitter who is menaced by mysterious and frightening phone calls.

Production

In early 1977, Fred Walton and his old college friend Steve Feke were throwing around story ideas for a film and Feke told him the legendary tale of "The babysitter and the man upstairs" which Walton felt had potential for a film. The production of The Sitter was made on a low budget with both Feke and Walton working steadily for the financing, including their friends' contributing $1,000 here and there.

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