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When a psychologist is called upon to
help solve a murder, he finds the difficult task of
deciphering the memories of an autistic child for clues
to the crime. Director Bruce Beresford makes a foray
into the genre of psychological mystery with this film,
which stars Richard Dreyfuss as psychologist Dr. Jake
Rainer.
The doctor has gone into retirement
after the trauma of having an autistic child under his
care commit suicide. Thus, when approached by local
sheriff Michael Rivers (J.T. Walsh) with a request that
he try to get through to an autistic nine-year-old boy
Tim Warden (Ben Faulkner), who likely witnessed and
possibly committed the double murder of his parents, he
initially demurs. However, he puts aside his
reservations after hearing that another psychologist,
Dr. Harlinger (John Lithgow), intends to drug the boy
into revealing the truth. When police entered the murder
scene, they had found, along with the bloody victims,
the boy brandishing a knife, and his teenaged sister
Sylvie (Liv Tyler), cowering in the closet. Since the
girl saw nothing, Rainer begins to work slowly and
patiently with this boy who has never spoken, using a
method based on the fact that the the autistic mind
thinks in terms of rote sequences. He also gains the
trust of the haunted Sylvie, and gradually the children
unfold their tale of terror.
Shot in St. Michaels and Easton,
Maryland.
Bruce Beresford's film marked the screen debut of Liv
Tyler, daughter of Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler. The
former model was cast in James Mangold's HEAVY shortly
before shooting SILENT FALL. However, Mangold decided to
put his film on hold until Tyler was available!! |
- Attractive Retail Box
- Genre:
Dramas, Drama, Mystery,
Suspense, Thriller, Murder
- Rating:
14A (Canadian Home Video Rating)
- Rating Reason:
For Language and a Murder Scene
- Starring:
Richard Dreyfuss, Linda Hamilton, John Lithgow, Liv
Tyler, J.T. Walsh
- Directed By:
Bruce Beresford
- Release Information:
- Studio: Warner Studios
- Theatrical Release Date: October
28, 1994
- DVD Release Date: February 3, 2004
- Run Time: 101 minutes
- Production Company: Warner Home
Video
- Package Type: Snap Case
- DVD Features:
- Encoding:
Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only).
This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other
countries.
- Aspect Ratio(s):
- Widescreen anamorphic - 1.85:1
- Available Audio Tracks:
- English (Dolby Digital 5.1
Surround)
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French (Dolby Digital 5.1
Surround)
- Languages: English and French
- Available Subtitles: English,
French and Spanish
- Closed Captioned:
Yes
- Bonus Features:
- All-New Dolby Digital 5.1
Soundtrack Remastered for Home Theaters
- Cast Filmographies
- Theatrical Trailers of This and Other Great
Morgan Creek Movies
- Interactive Features:
- Scene Access
- Animated Interactive Menus
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