The five year-old boy Billy is the pride and joy of his grandmother and they are attached to each other. On his birthday party, she gives a toy telephone to him and tells that he can talk to her whenever he wants. Out of the blue, she becomes delusional and dies. Billy misses his grandmother and uses the toy telephone to talk to her. His mother Sylvia becomes concerned with his fantasy. When Sylvia and her husband Chris Bayles return from the funeral, they meet a neighbor waiting for them and he explains that he had almost hit the boy on the road when Billy ran out in front of his car. Further, he tells that Billy told that someone asked him to do it. When Sylvia takes the telephone from Billy during the night, she hears the voice of her mother-in-law and Billy tries to drown himself to be with his Grandma. What will they do?
"Long Distance Call" is a dramatic, sinister and frightening episode of "The Twilight Zone". The plot is really scary with great performance of Billy "Will Robinson" Mumy very young. The conclusion is heartbreaking, with Chris talking to a toy telephone and begging his mother to give Billy back is desperation. And scary with the boy reviving. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Telefonema Interurbano" ("Long Distance Call")
"Long Distance Call" is a dramatic, sinister and frightening episode of "The Twilight Zone". The plot is really scary with great performance of Billy "Will Robinson" Mumy very young. The conclusion is heartbreaking, with Chris talking to a toy telephone and begging his mother to give Billy back is desperation. And scary with the boy reviving. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Telefonema Interurbano" ("Long Distance Call")