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Director
  
Denny Harris

Country
  
United States

6/10
IMDb

Duration
  

Language
  
English

Silent Scream (1980 film) movie poster
Release date
  
November 24, 1979 (1979-11-24)

Writer
  
Ken Wheat, Jim Wheat, Wallace C. Bennett

Tagline
  
Terror so sudden there is no time to scream.

The silent scream full length


Silent Scream is a 1980 American horror film directed by Denny Harris, and starring Rebecca Balding, Cameron Mitchell, Barbara Steele and Yvonne De Carlo.

Contents

Silent Scream (1980 film) movie scenes In the rush to find housing before the new semester four students end up at a recently refurbished house overlooking a remote beach

Scotty moves into Mrs. Engels' seaside mansion where three other college students are boarding. Mrs. Engels prefers to stay in her room in the attic, but her son Mason helps the students get settled. Soon one of the students is killed. The policemen on the case begin uncovering the Engels family secret as the remaining students become endangered

Plot

Four college students, unable to find on-campus housing, take up residence in Mrs Engelss (De Carlo) hilltop mansion, where she lives with her strange son, Mason (Reardon), and her daughter, Victoria (Steele), whom Mrs Engels secretly keeps hidden in the attic, a botched lobotomy having left her mute and homicidal. After one of the students is found dead, a police investigation is launched, which uncovers the history of the mansion and its owners, as the remaining students become endangered.

Cast

  • Rebecca Balding – Scotty Parker
  • Cameron Mitchell – Lt. Sandy McGiver
  • Avery Schreiber – Sgt. Manny Ruggin
  • Barbara Steele – Victoria Engels
  • Steve Doubet – Jack Towne
  • Brad Rearden – Mason Engels
  • John Widelock – Peter Ransom
  • Juli Andelman – Doris Prichart
  • Yvonne De Carlo – Mrs. Engels
  • Jack Stryker – Police Chief
  • Thelma Pelish – Housing Lady
  • Tina Tyler – Victoria at 16
  • Jason Zahler – Mason at 3
  • Annabella Price – TV Rape Victim
  • Joe Pronto – TV Rapist
  • Joan Lemmo – Rooming House Lady
  • Ernie Potvin – Boarding House Husband
  • Virginia Rose – Boarding House Wife
  • Ina Gould – Landlady
  • Rachel Bard – Nurse in Psycho Ward

    • Production

    The film had a tumultuous post-production process where a large portion of the film was re-shot.

    Some exteriors of the film were shot at the Smith Estate in Highland Park, Los Angeles, CA.

    The film marks scream queen Barbara Steeles only 1980s film appearance, and was among the early cycle of slasher films to appear after the genre was popularised by Halloween and Friday the 13th.

    Release

    The film was released theatrically by American Cinema Releasing in late 1979, screening regionally throughout 1980. It grossed an estimated $15,800,000 at the box office.

    The film was released on VHS by Media Home Entertainment and Video Treasures.

    The film was released as a special edition DVD by Scorpion Releasing Corporation.

    References

    Silent Scream (1980 film) Wikipedia
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    Silent Scream (1980 film) IMDb Silent Scream (1980 film) themoviedb.org