Call Me
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sollace Mitchell
Written by	Karyn Kay Sollace Mitchell
Produced by	Kenneth F. Martel
Starring	Patricia Charbonneau Stephen McHattie Boyd Gaines Sam Freed Steve Buscemi
Cinematography	Zoltán David
Edited by	Paul Fried
Music by	David Michael Frank
Distributed by	Vestron Pictures
Release date	May 20, 1988 (1988-05-20)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$251,819 (USA)[1]

Call Me is a 1988 American erotic thriller film about a woman who strikes up a relationship with a stranger over the phone, and in the process becomes entangled in a murder. The film was directed by Sollace Mitchell, and stars Patricia Charbonneau, Stephen McHattie, and Boyd Gaines.^[2]

Plot

Anna, a young and energetic journalist, receives an obscene call from an unknown caller whom she mistakes for her boyfriend. As a result of this mistake she agrees to meet with the caller at a local bar. There she witnesses a murder in the women's bathroom. She finds herself drawn into a mystery involving both the killer and the mysterious caller who she shares increasingly personal conversations with.

Cast

• Patricia Charbonneau as Anna
• Stephen McHattie as "Jellybean"
• Boyd Gaines as Bill
• Sam Freed as Alex
• Steve Buscemi as "Switchblade"
• Patti D'Arbanville as Cori
• David Strathairn as Sam
• Olek Krupa as Hennyk
• John Seitz as "Pressure"
• Pi Douglass as Nikki
• George Gerdes as Fred
• Ernest Abuba as Boss
• Kevin Harris as Dude
• Gy Mirano as The Waitress

Reception

The film was reviewed by the television show At the Movies, on May 28, 1988. Roger Ebert called the film a "directorial mess", citing laborious scenes which serve only to set up plot points, some of which are never followed up on. Gene Siskel felt the premise had potential, but it was ruined by the lead character's relentless stupidity, and that the film did not take the sexual elements far enough. The critics gave the film two thumbs down.^[3]