Dead Silence

• Director: Daniel Petrie, Jr.
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Thriller
• Movie Type: Police Detective Film, Psychological Thriller
• Themes: Hostage Situations
• Main Cast: James Garner, Marlee Matlin, Charles Martin Smith
• Release Year: 1997
• Country: CA/US
• Run Time: 99 minutes

Plot

A tense hostage situation erupts when three escaped convicts commandeer a school bus full of deaf children and take them and their courageous teacher (Marlee Matlin) to an abandoned slaughterhouse to negotiate with the cops. No sooner are the crooks and their captives inside the plant than it is surrounded by policemen. An FBI unit led by John Potter (James Garner) arrives. Though a veteran agent, Potter has been laid off since he was accused of botching a bombing situation in Texas. He and the leader of the police force Budd (Kenneth Welsh) are immediately at loggerheads as to how to handle things. The situation is worsened when a publicity hungry assistant D.A. (Charles Martin Smith) shows up with a camera crew. Meanwhile, the clever and determined Melanie devises her own imperfect solution to the problem. Though basically a routine thriller, it does feature a couple of surprising twists at the end. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Cast

Kim Coates - Handy; Lolita Davidovich - Sharon Foster; James Garner - John Potter; Marlee Matlin - Melanie; James Villemaire - Sunny; Kenneth Welsh - Lenny Budd; Charles Martin Smith - Roland Marx

Credit

Mary Jo Slater - Casting, Clare Walker - Casting, Csilla Marki - Costume Designer, Elizabeth Scherberger - First Assistant Director, Daniel Petrie, Jr. - Director, Ronald Sanders - Editor, John Fremes - Executive Producer, Adam Leipzig - Executive Producer, Scott Kroope - Executive Producer, Jonathan Goldsmith - Composer (Music Score), William Beeton - Production Designer, Thomas Burstyn - Cinematographer, John Kemeny - Producer, John Kereny - Producer, Daniel Latour - Sound/Sound Designer, Donald E. Stewart - Screenwriter, Jeffrey Deaver - Book Author

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