Dead Silence premiered on HBO during January 1997. That year the film was also released on VHS in Australia,[3] the UK and several other countries.
A few months after its HBO premiere, the film was screened at the 1997 edition of the Cannes Film Festival, despite being a made for TV production. It also received a theatrical release in Japan.[2]
It was released on DVD in the USA in 2005, and in 2007 in Australia.[4]
Reception
In their June 1997 review, Variety labelled it "strictly for undemanding thriller fans",[2] and commented that, "For most of its length, Dead Silence is a routine hostage drama, though a couple of plot twists in the final reel, while implausible, enliven the hitherto mundane fodder."[2]
dead, silence, 1997, film, 2007, film, same, name, dead, silence, dead, silence, 1997, canadian, american, crime, thriller, television, film, directed, daniel, petrie, written, donald, stewart, based, 1995, novel, maiden, grave, jeffery, deaver, film, stars, j. For the 2007 film of the same name see Dead Silence Dead Silence is a 1997 Canadian American crime thriller television film directed by Daniel Petrie Jr and written by Donald E Stewart based on the 1995 novel A Maiden s Grave by Jeffery Deaver 1 2 The film stars James Garner Kim Coates Marlee Matlin and Lolita Davidovich Dead SilenceGenreCrime ThrillerBased onA Maiden s Graveby Jeffery DeaverWritten byDonald E StewartDirected byDaniel Petrie Jr StarringJames Garner Kim Coates Marlee Matlin Lolita DavidovichComposerJonathan GoldsmithCountry of originCanada United StatesOriginal languagesEnglish American Sign LanguageProductionExecutive producersJohn Fremes Scott Kroopf Adam LeipzigProducerJohn KemenyProduction locationsToronto Ontario Vancouver British ColumbiaCinematographyThomas BurstynEditorRonald SandersRunning time99 minutesProduction companiesAlliance Communications Interscope CommunicationsDistributorHBO PicturesReleaseOriginal networkHBOOriginal releaseJanuary 11 1997 1997 01 11 Contents 1 Release 2 Reception 3 Premise 4 Cast 5 Awards and nominations 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References 9 External linksRelease EditDead Silence premiered on HBO during January 1997 That year the film was also released on VHS in Australia 3 the UK and several other countries A few months after its HBO premiere the film was screened at the 1997 edition of the Cannes Film Festival despite being a made for TV production It also received a theatrical release in Japan 2 It was released on DVD in the USA in 2005 and in 2007 in Australia 4 Reception EditIn their June 1997 review Variety labelled it strictly for undemanding thriller fans 2 and commented that For most of its length Dead Silence is a routine hostage drama though a couple of plot twists in the final reel while implausible enliven the hitherto mundane fodder 2 Premise EditA veteran FBI agent negotiates the release of a bus load of hearing impaired school children taken hostage by three desperate escaped convicts Cast EditJames Garner as FBI Special Agent John Potter Kim Coates as Ted Handy a Marlee Matlin as Melanie Charrol Lolita Davidovich as Priss Gunder Detective Sharon Foster Charles Martin Smith as Roland W Marks Kenneth Welsh as Sheriff Lenny Budd James Villemaire as Ray Sonny Bonner Gary Basaraba as Shephard Shep Wilcox Barclay Hope as Sheriff Gene Stillwell Vanessa Vaughan as Susan Blu Mankuma as FBI Special Agent Henry Lebow Mimi Kuzyk as Donna Harkstrawn Scott Speedman as Officer Stevie Cardy John Bourgeois as Major Daniel Tremaine Neil Crone as Airport Security Officer Sharon Dunn as TV News Narrator Craig Eldridge as Roger Elb Adrian Hough as FBI Agent Pete Henderson Ted Whittall as Toby Geller Justin Dressler as Sam Kristin Dressler as Annie Lisa Dressler as Jocelyn Christy Elliott as Beverly Trista Langford aa Emily Vance Youngs as KevinAwards and nominations EditYear Award Category Nominee s Result1998 12th Gemini Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini Series Kim Coates NominatedBest Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series Ronald Sanders NominatedBest Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series David Evans Lou Solakofski Orest Sushko Dan Latour Tony Currie David Rose Steve Baine David Yonson John Douglas Smith Clive Turner NominatedBest Original Music Score for a Program or Mini Series Jonathan Goldsmith WonSee also EditList of films featuring the deaf and hard of hearingNotes Edit The character is a reference to serial killer Ted BundyReferences Edit Boedeker Hal January 11 1997 This Silence Isn t Golden Orlando Sentinel Retrieved June 22 2021 a b c d Stratton David June 15 1997 Dead Silence Variety Retrieved June 22 2021 Dead Silence August 30 2019 Dead Silence August 31 2019 External links EditDead Silence at IMDb Dead Silence at Rotten Tomatoes This article related to an American television thriller film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article related to a Canadian TV movie is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dead Silence 1997 film amp oldid 1107957263, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
