Biography
Fred Walton (1949– ) is an American writer-director. He is best known for his work in the horror genre, particularly for "When a Stranger Calls" (1979) and "April Fool's Day" (1986).
Known For
Complete Filmography
Horror with a Twist
2020
Fred Waltonspeaks about his upbringing, getting into filmmaking, shooting both The Sitter and When a Stranger Calls, his relationship with Frank Mancu...
When a Stranger Calls
2006
Author
Far away from the site of a gruesome murder, a teenager named Jill Johnson arrives at a luxurious home for a baby-sitting job. With the children fast ...
The Call
2004
Story
A popular and common urban legend. Jill is babysitting for Ms. McKenzie, who leaves Jill alone in the house late at night while the children sleep pea...
The Stepford Husbands
1996
Director
Something sinister is going on in the town of Stepford, and this time the men should watch their backs.
The Courtyard
1995
Director
Architect Jonathan moves into an LA courtyard apartment complex; then one of his neighbors is murdered ... by mistake ... Jonathan was the intended vi...
Dead Air
1994
Director
A distraught disc jockey seeks out a mystery caller who may be the killer of his girlfriend.
When a Stranger Calls Back
1993
Characters, Writer, Director
Julia Jenz is babysitting two sleeping children when a stranger arrives at the house, claiming his car has broken down and asking to use the phone. Wh...
The Price She Paid
1992
Director
Twelve years ago, Lacey was raped and had a son as a result. Now her rapist is out on parole, and since he's the father of the child and has shown sig...
Homewrecker
1992
Director, Teleplay
A computer scientist invents an experimental artificial intelligence that can manage and control all the functions for his vacation cabin in the woods...
Murder in Paradise
1990
Director
A stressed-out, big-city cop seeks refuge in Hawaii, only to become embroiled in a serial murder case that appears to be identical to his last case in...
Trapped
1989
Director, Writer
Kathleen Quinlan is a woman working late in her locked high-rise office building who, along with Bruce Abbott, struggles to elude an intruder trying t...
I Saw What You Did
1988
Director
Two teens, Lisa and Kim, are playing games making prank calls on the phone. But when they call Adrian Lancer who has some mental problems, and say "I ...
The Rosary Murders
1987
Director, Screenplay
A priest is put in a dilemma when the serial killer who has been murdering priests and nuns confesses to him.
April Fool's Day
1986
Director
As soon as Muffy St. John and her college friends arrive on her parents' secluded island, someone starts trimming the guest list... one murder at a ti...
Hadley's Rebellion
1983
Director, Writer
After he transfers to a new school, Hadley is victimized and ostracized by his too-cool classmates. To prove his worth, our hero takes up wrestling, a...
When a Stranger Calls
1979
Director, Writer
A student babysitter has her evening disturbed when the phone rings. So begins a series of increasingly terrifying and threatening calls that lead to ...
The Sitter
1977
Director
A babysitter is menaced by mysterious and frightening phone calls.
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
1976
as Grocery Store Check-Out Person (uncredited)
Candy and Ellie Jo are a pair of sexy bank robbers who blast their way into small-town banks with a carload of dynamite! When they take Slim hostage, ...