Silent Scream (1980 film)
The silent scream full lengthSilent Scream is a 1980 American horror film directed by Denny Harris, and starring Rebecca Balding, Cameron Mitchell, Barbara Steele and Yvonne De Carlo. Contents 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 PlotFour 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. CastProductionThe 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. ReleaseThe 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. ReferencesSilent Scream (1980 film) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA Silent Scream (1980 film) IMDb Silent Scream (1980 film) themoviedb.org | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
