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5.9/10 Letterboxd Music by Roger Kellaway Initial release 30 January 1980 (USA) Box office 7.9 million USD (rentals) | 6/10 IMDb Directed by Denny Harris Edited by Edward Salier Director Denny Harris Music director Roger Kellaway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Jim WheatKen WheatWallace E. BennettDenny Harris Starring Rebecca BaldingBarbara SteeleCameron MitchellYvonne De Carlo Cinematography Michael D. MurphyDavid Shore Screenplay Ken Wheat, Jim Wheat, Wallace C. Bennett Cast Similar Movies about college, Movies about students, Horror movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The silent scream full length
The Silent Scream (also known as Silent Scream) is a 1979 American horror film directed by Denny Harris, and starring Rebecca Balding, Cameron Mitchell, Barbara Steele and Yvonne De Carlo.
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Plot
Four college students, unable to find on-campus housing, take up residence in Mrs Engels's (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
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, Calif..
The film marks scream queen Barbara Steele's only 1980s film appearance, and was among the early cycle of slasher films to appear after the genre was popularized by Halloween and Friday the 13th.
Release
The film was released theatrically by American Cinema Releasing; it was released in limited theaters in November 23, 1979 in Victor, Texas, and in January 30, 1980 in Bismarck, North Dakota. Outside of being limited in cinemas in the United States, the film screened 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.