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  • Director: Richard Michaels
  • AMG Rating: starstarstarstar
  • Genre: Drama
  • Movie Type: Message Movie, Family Drama
  • Themes: Families in Crisis, Suicide
  • Main Cast: Mariette Hartley, Howard Hesseman, Dana Hill, Chad Lowe, Charlie Sheen
  • Release Year: 1984
  • Country: US
  • Run Time: 100 minutes

Plot

A 17-year-old boy (Chad Lowe) is killed in an automobile accident. As the facts begin to assert themselves, it appears that the boy actually took his own life. His mother (Mariette Hartley) and sister (Dana Hill) try to learn the truth, even as his father (Howard Hesseman) digs in his heels and refuses to face the possibility of a suicide. While this plot line is unravelling, the boy's best friend (Charlie Sheen) is tormented by the possibility that he could have prevented the tragedy. The emphasis in Silence of the Heart is the effect of suicide on the survivors rather than the victim, and the realization that one does not have to be "crazy" to end one's own existence. This made-for-TV movie was originally telecast October 30, 1984. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Steve Alterman - Williams; Leslie Bega - Cindy's Friend; Elizabeth Berridge - Penny Jacobs; Rad Daly - Basketball Player; Steve Eastin - Ed Rintel; Sherilyn Fenn - Monica; Rick Fitts - Dan Norlan; Silvana Gallardo - Alice Roberti; Ray Girardin - Harris; Mariette Hartley - Barbara Lewis; Melissa Hayden - Rachel; Howard Hesseman - Carl Lewis; Dana Hill - Cindy Lewis; Jeffrey Lampert - Mr. Bonaducci; Sandy Lipton - 1st Mourner; Chad Lowe - Skip Lewis; Alexandra Powers - Andrea; Charlie Sheen - Ken Cruze; Casey Siemaszko - Jeff; Jim Boyle - Public Worker; Freddie Dawson - Dr. Weaver; Bill Sorrells - 2nd Mourner; David Crowley - Mourner

Credit

Richard Michaels - Director, Peter E. Berger - Editor, Georges Delerue - Composer (Music Score), Isidore Mankofsky - Cinematographer, James O'Fallon - Producer, Phil Penningroth - Screenwriter

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Silence of the Heart
Directed by Robert Michaels
Produced by James O'Fallon
Written by Phil Penningroth
Starring Charlie Sheen
Chad Lowe
Music by Georges Delerue
Cinematography Isidore Mankofsky
Editing by Peter E. Berger
Distributed by CBS Television
Release date(s) October 30, 1984
Running time 100 min.
Country USA
Language English

Silence of the Heart is a 1984 made-for-TV drama film. It was directed by Richard Michaels and written by Phil Penningroth. It stars Charlie Sheen, Chad Lowe, Mariette Hartley, Dana Hill, Howard Hesseman and Silvana Gallardo. It was groundbreaking for the time period and heralded a coming trend of movies that dealt with teenage suicide, a topic previously not discussed.[1]

Plot

Skip Lewis (Chad Lowe) is a 17 year-old boy who has been having academic problems; also, a girl named Andrea, whom he has been pursuing has told him that she has no interest in him. He tries to talk to his parents about this but can't bring himself to, thinking that they won't understand. He commits suicide by driving his car over a cliff onto rocks. Now, his parents are in denial saying that his death was an accident. However, his best friend, Ken Cruze (Charlie Sheen) who was the last person he saw before his death, was told by Skip that he was considering killing himself and is feeling guilty that he didn't try to stop him. Skip's sister tries to bring her family out of denial so they can heal.

References

  1. ^ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9402E2DE103BF932A25753C1A962948260 3 TV FILMS ON SUICIDE BY YOUTHS

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