Silent Scream (1980 film)
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Theatrical poster, stylized as Silent Scream
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| Directed by | Denny Harris |
| Written by | Jim Wheat Ken Wheat Wallace E. Bennett Denny Harris |
| Starring | Rebecca Balding Barbara Steele Cameron Mitchell Yvonne De Carlo |
| Music by | Roger Kellaway |
| Cinematography | Michael D. Murphy David Shore |
| Edited by | Edward Salier |
| Distributed by | American Cinema Releasing |
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87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $7.9 million (rentals) |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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