taken on a road trip. She eventually manages to get free, and after a scuffle in which she grabs Beth's gun, orders her (now using a pair of scissors as her "weapon") to back off. When she refuses and takes a threatening lunge, Lindsey reluctantly shoots her stalker to death, before breaking down in tears. The closing scene shows Lindsey settling in as a national radio host in Los Angeles, dedicating her first show to her best friend (and former manager) Nikki, who Beth also killed, and saying that she has much healing to do, before taking her first call from Jacksonville, FL. Release Reception The film has received mixed reviews from online critics. On the website Buried.com, it was described as a "variation of Play Misty for Me" and that "Tracy Nelson does a great job as the disturbed, obsessed woman." In a review for Scared Stiff Reviews, it was said of the film that "The Night Caller is an absolute winner and it's due to the performance of Tracy Nelson. She plays the role as Anthony Perkins played Norman Bates." The film received a rating of 7.5/10. For Letterboxd, it was said that "It's too competently made to be a true train-wreck, it's more like a train...toppling-over that delays a shipment for 90 minutes." Home media The Night Caller has been released on VHS and DVD format in several countries. In the U.S. it was made available via Artisan Entertainment on July 14, 1998. As of 2018, the film has not yet received a DVD release in the U.S. The film has been made available in international countries including the United Kingdom, where it received a VHS release, While a DVD edition was distributed by Delta Entertainment on September 23, 2002. In Australia, the film was released on DVD on May 17, 2004 by Beyond Home Entertainment. In Hong Kong, the film was released on DVD on May 20, 2004 by MPIR Laser & Video (HK), which includes Chinese subtitles. A VCD version was also released on the same day, which includes two VCD discs. In Denmark, the film was released on DVD somewhere around or before January 1, 2008 by DVD-Danmark, with English audio and Scandinavian subtitles. It was available both as an individual release and as part of a 4-DVD movie-bundle (along with 3 of The Howling sequels). References External links 1998 films 1998 thriller films