One Missed Call (2008 film)One Missed Call is the 2008 American remake of the Japanese film Chakushin Ari. The film was released in North America on January 4, 2008 and is directed by Eric Valette and written by Andrew Klavan. The film stars Edward Burns as Detective Jack Andrews and Shannyn Sossamon as Beth.

Beth Raymond (Shannyn Sossamon) is terrified when she witnesses the deaths of four friends after they received chilling phone calls, and the exact time and place they die. Beth reports these strange occurrences to the police; however they think she is delirious.

Detective Jack Andrews (Edward Burns), however, believes her, stating that his sister died in a similar way. Together, they begin to unravel the mystery of the chain of calls, but are unsure if they can figure it out before Beth’s phone starts to ring the same eerie tune.

Cast:

  • Edward Burns as Det. Jack Andrews
  • Shannyn Sossamon as Beth Raymond
  • Azura Skye as Leann Cole
  • Ana Claudia Talancón as Taylor Anthony
  • Ray Wise as Ted Sumners
  • Margaret Cho as Mickey Lee

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Production: One Missed Call was announced in 2005, before being officially greenlit by Warner Brothers in early 2006, with Eric Valette signing as the film’s director.The film began production in June 2006 in Atlanta, Georgia with Edward Burns, Margaret Cho and Shannyn Sossamon signing on. On August 3, 2006 Ed Harris and Gabriel Byrne both signed on to appear in the film, however both withdrew due to unknown circumstances.

On June 14, 2007 the film was rated PG-13 by the MPAA for intense sequences of violence and terror, frightening images, some sexual material and thematic elements.The film was intended for release on August 24, 2007, however was later pushed back to January 4, 2008. On August 30, 2007, the film’s trailer premiered on Yahoo! Movies and late September/October 2007 the film’s poster was released along with other numerous promotional images. In December 2007, the official website was launched as well as numerous websites running competitions to promote the film with the first prize being an Apple iPhone.

Release and reception: The film opened in 2,240 theaters on January 4, 2008, and was not screened for critics. The film earned $ 5.2 Million on its opening day and as of January 5, 2008, the film has received extremely negative reviews, garnering a 0% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 35 reviews. Metacritic reported the film had an aggregate score of 29 out of 100, based on 7 reviews. Although the film is a remake of Chakushin Ari, the film has been strongly criticised of borrowing plot elements and being similar to The Grudge, The Ring, Pulse and Ringu.

Relationship with Chakushin Ari: One Missed Call include several scenes that were in the original film. This includes the exorcism scene, where one of the characters is killed whilst filming the show “American Miracles”. Other similarities include the characters of Beth Raymond, Leann Cole, Taylor Anthony, Jack Andrews, and Brian Sousa all being based off the original characters.