An evening of drunken prank calls becomes a nightmare for two teenagers when a stranger turns their own game against them, with deadly consequences.An evening of drunken prank calls becomes a nightmare for two teenagers when a stranger turns their own game against them, with deadly consequences.An evening of drunken prank calls becomes a nightmare for two teenagers when a stranger turns their own game against them, with deadly consequences.
- Mr. Frazier
- (voice)
- (as Michael Bodie)
- Mr. Lee
- (voice)
- Brady's Dad
- (as a different name)
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- TriviaAlexis Wajsbrot and Damien Macé mentioned they made Don't Hang Up (2016) as an homage to the teen slasher movies from the 90s including Wes Craven's Tiếng Thét (1996) and Jim Gillespie's Mùa Hè Kinh Hãi (1997).
- GoofsWhen Sam is first scared by Brady while watching her girlfriend pictures he closes the laptop and doesn't come back to it, but later he discovers they're been watched through the webcam on the now open laptop.
- Quotes
Brady Mannion: Shit, dude. You and Peyton are like, "done" done?
Sam Fuller: Apparently, "It's complicated", which means I have no idea what's going on, and she won't talk to me.
Brady Mannion: [puts his hand on his shoulder] That is a fucking bummer, bro.
[slaps his face]
Brady Mannion: But look on the bright side.
Sam Fuller: Yeah, I'm listening. This should be genius.
Brady Mannion: Alright.
[opens the fridge]
Brady Mannion: Your parents are out of town for the weekend. You have the entire house to yourself, and...
[takes out two beers]
Brady Mannion: ... you're suddenly single.
Sam Fuller: No I'm not single.
Brady Mannion: And ready to mingle.
[sits down next to Sam and opens the beers]
Brady Mannion: We, need to get a party going up in here, right now.
[Sam gets up and starts to walk away]
Brady Mannion: What?
Sam Fuller: That's not gonna happen, man. Besides, I have a history paper due on Monday.
Brady Mannion: [following him out of the kitchen] That's what Sunday nights and caffeine are for!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Chris Stuckmann Movie Reviews: The Worst Movies of 2017 (2017)
What is happening here -- and let's give credit where credit is due -- is that the reversal takes place off the top, two pranksters get the tables turned, and it all happens in the first 10 minutes.
That is clever and it is a great start. But it creates problems. If you bring the reversal in too early, you run the risk of becoming dependent on it to drive the film, instead of relying on the basics. Such as dialog, characterizations, empathy, viewer connection.
Which is what happens here. After a great start there are major chunks that just lag, and the reason is that -- to be blunt -- by the halfway point, if you are a typical viewer, you don't really care if the 'slasher' gets the kids or the kids get the slasher. NO EMPATHY.
Many of the subsequent "slasher tropes" that close the third act are just that -- borrowed tricks from dozens of films you have already seen.
Overall the film is technically perfect and at some point in the not-too-distant future, those involved in it will look back at DON'T HANG UP as a great start for their Highlight Reel, but not entirely representative of their best work.
- A_Different_Drummer
- Feb 11, 2017
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $332,571
- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1