Fred Walton

Fred Walton

1949-01-01 Maryland, USA 18 Credits

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).

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Horror with a Twist

Horror with a Twist

2020

Acting

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

When a Stranger Calls

2006

Author

5.7

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

Writing

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

The Stepford Husbands

1996

Director

6.0
Directing

Something sinister is going on in the town of Stepford, and this time the men should watch their backs.

The Courtyard

The Courtyard

1995

Director

4.7
Directing

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

Dead Air

1994

Director

5.2
Directing

A distraught disc jockey seeks out a mystery caller who may be the killer of his girlfriend.

When a Stranger Calls Back

When a Stranger Calls Back

1993

Characters, Writer, Director

5.7
Writing Directing

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

The Price She Paid

1992

Director

5.3
Directing

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

Homewrecker

1992

Director, Teleplay

4.4
Directing

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

Murder in Paradise

1990

Director

4.7
Directing

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

Trapped

1989

Director, Writer

6.2
Directing Writing

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

I Saw What You Did

1988

Director

5.2
Directing

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

The Rosary Murders

1987

Director, Screenplay

5.5
Directing Writing

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

April Fool's Day

1986

Director

6.0
Directing

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

Hadley's Rebellion

1983

Director, Writer

4.0
Directing Writing

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

When a Stranger Calls

1979

Director, Writer

6.1
Directing Writing

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

The Sitter

1977

Director

6.9
Directing

A babysitter is menaced by mysterious and frightening phone calls.

The Great Texas Dynamite Chase

The Great Texas Dynamite Chase

1976

as Grocery Store Check-Out Person (uncredited)

5.0
Acting

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, ...