
Fred Walton
Directing
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

The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel.
Miami Vice

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 asleep, she settles in for what she expects to be an ordinary evening. Soon, the ringing of a phone and the frightening words of a sadistic caller turn Jill's routine experience into a night of terror.
When a Stranger Calls

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 time.
April Fool's Day

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, it begins a thrill-packed crime spree across the state of Texas.
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase

A student babysitter has her evening disturbed when the phone rings. So begins a series of increasingly terrifying and threatening calls that lead to a shocking revelation.
When a Stranger Calls

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 New York City.
Murder in Paradise

A retired detective and a crisis-center counselor hunt a killer stalking a coed.
When a Stranger Calls Back

Architect Jonathan moves into an LA courtyard apartment complex; then one of his neighbors is murdered ... by mistake ... Jonathan was the intended victim!
The Courtyard

A priest is put in a dilemma when the serial killer who has been murdering priests and nuns confesses to him.
The Rosary Murders

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

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 saw what you did", they ignite a human time bomb. Adrian has just killed someone and thinks they saw him do it. Now he is trying to find them.
I Saw What You Did
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 peacefully upstairs. While Jill does her homework, she receives a mysterious phone call. The caller doesn't say anything except: "Have you checked the children?" Jill is confused and believes it is Ms. McKenzie playing a particle joke. After several similar calls, Jill realizes the caller is not who she thinks it is. She becomes frightened and calls the police. Sargent Clifford comes to Jill's aid in solving the mystery of the phone calls. Together they find the origin of the phone calls and discover they are coming from inside the house!
The Call

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 signs of rehabilitation, he's been granted visitation rights by a judge. Slowly but predictably, Lacey realizes things just aren't right with him, but thanks to her rapists manipulation, everybody she knows thins she's crazy. Meanwhile, her attacker is primed to finish what he started 12 years ago.
The Price She Paid

A computer scientist invents an experimental artificial intelligence that can manage and control all the functions for his vacation cabin in the woods. When he gives it a female personality, it becomes a little too managing and controlling, resulting in deαdly consequences.
Homewrecker

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

A businesswoman and a corporate spy, locked in a high-rise building after dark, must outwit a murderous intruder.
Trapped

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, and before long he’s the school champ, thanks to the input of coach Ball, a washed-up alcoholic who finds redemption through Hadley’s example.
Hadley's Rebellion

A babysitter is menaced by mysterious and frightening phone calls.
The Sitter

Fred Walton speaks about his upbringing, getting into filmmaking, shooting both The Sitter and When a Stranger Calls, his relationship with Frank Mancuso, Jr., and working with the April Fool’s Day cast and crew.