Silent Fall (1994)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Bruce Beresford

Writer (WGA):

Akiva Goldsman (written by)

Release Date:

28 October 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller | Mystery

Tagline:

A Savage Crime. A Silent Witness.

Plot:

An autistic boy witnesses his parents' double murder. Richard Dreyfuss as a controversial therapist...

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Playing Card | Psychiatrist | Exercise | Obsession

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Richard Dreyfuss	...	Dr. Jake Rainer
Linda Hamilton	...	Karen Rainer
John Lithgow	...	Dr. Harlinger
J.T. Walsh	...	Sheriff Mitch Rivers
Ben Faulkner	...	Tim Warden
Liv Tyler	...	Sylvie Warden
Zahn McClarnon	...	Deputy Bear
Brandon Stouffer	...	Halloween Kid #1
Treva Moniik King	...	Halloween Kid #2
John McGee Jr.	...	Deputy
Ron Tucker	...	Forensic Detective
Catherine Shaffner	...	Martha
Heather M. Bomba	...	Twin #1
Marianne E. Bomba	...	Twin #2
Jane Beard	...	Carol Simmons
Mary Kate Law	...	Hostess
Helen Hedman	...	Mitch Rivers' Wife
Steven Burnette	...	Mitch Rivers' Son
Sean Baldwin	...	Halloween Monster

Directed by
Bruce Beresford

Writing credits (WGA)
Akiva Goldsman		(written by)

Produced by
Gary Barber	....	executive producer
Lynn Bigelow	....	co-producer
Penelope L. Foster	....	co-producer
Jim Kouf	....	co-producer
James G. Robinson	....	producer

Original Music by
Stewart Copeland

Cinematography by
Peter James

Film Editing by
Ian Crafford

Casting by
Joseph Middleton
Shari Rhodes

Production Design by
John Stoddart

Art Direction by
David J. Bomba		(as David Bomba)

Set Decoration by
Patricia Malone		(as Patty Malone)

Costume Design by
Colleen Kelsall

Makeup Department
Kathryn Bihr	....	key makeup artist
Ardis Cohen	....	second hair stylist
Cheryl 'Pickles' Kinion	....	second makeup artist (as Cheryl Kinion)
Peggy Nicholson	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Penelope L. Foster	....	unit production manager
Jody Levin	....	post-production supervisor
Todd P. Smith	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Katterli Frauenfelder	....	first assistant director (as Katterli A. Frauenfelder)
Michele Ziegler	....	second assistant director (as Michele 'Shelley' Ziegler)

Art Department
Elizabeth Bell	....	set dresser
Kevin Lee Clark	....	carpenter
Elaine Cohen	....	stand-by painter (as Elaine S. Cohen)
Christopher L. Conner	....	carpenter (as Christopher Conner)
F. Dale Davis	....	set dresser (as Dale Davis)
Scott C. Dunn	....	carpenter
Patrick M. Egan	....	carpenter
Brent Lee Farley	....	painter
Gary Flowers	....	carpenter
Elizabeth Greene	....	painter
James Kelley	....	foreman (as James Kelly)
Debra King	....	art department production assistant
Jay Klein	....	lead man
Fred Livingston	....	construction coordinator
Salvatore J. Martines	....	carpenter (as Salvatore Martines)
Thomas Moore	....	paint foreman
Scott T. Pina	....	carpenter (as Scott Pina)
James L. Ricker	....	carpenter (as James Ricker)
Ricky Riggs	....	lead scenic artist
Richard Salinas	....	painter
Kevin Ray Schneider	....	carpenter
Thomas H.E. Scruggs	....	set dresser (as Tom Scruggs)
Rob Simons	....	art department coordinator
Gary F. Steele	....	carpenter
Timandra Alyse Vincent	....	carpenter
Stephanie Waldron	....	greens
Lorrie Walker	....	assistant property master
Steven Walker	....	property master
Elizabeth Weber	....	set dresser (as Liz Weber)
Becky Weidner	....	assistant set decorator
Barbara A. Bordo	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Joshua A. Burwell	....	greensman (uncredited)
Susanna Glattly	....	scenic artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Kevin Bartnof	....	foley artist
Bill W. Benton	....	sound re-recording mixer
Chris Carpenter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gail Clark Burch	....	adr editor (as Gail Clark)
Jeff Clark	....	sound effects editor
Dwayne Dell	....	second boom operator
Jerry Edemann	....	assistant sound editor
Ronald Eng	....	sound effects editor (as Ron Eng)
Marilyn Graf	....	foley artist
Doug Hemphill	....	sound re-recording mixer (as D.M. Hemphill)
Hilda Hodges	....	foley artist
Nils C. Jensen	....	sound effects editor
Mary Jo Lang	....	foley mixer
Joseph Magee	....	sound recording engineer
Donald J. Malouf	....	supervising sound editor
Christopher Newman	....	production sound mixer (as Chris Newman)
John Roesch	....	foley artist
Jeff Seitz	....	sound recording engineer
Philip J. Slattery	....	assistant sound editor (as Phil Slattery)
Anthony Starbuck	....	boom operator (as Tony Starbuck)
Christina Tucker	....	adr mixer (as Christine Tucker)
Thomas Whiting	....	supervising adr editor
Kerry Dean Williams	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Douglas Calli	....	model shop supervisor (uncredited)
Douglas Calli	....	special effects foreman (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
John P. Mesa	....	special visual effects supervisor (as John Mesa)
Chris Dawson	....	composite camera operator (uncredited)
David Fogg	....	assistant visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
Peter Juneau	....	assistant plate and optical effects cameraman (uncredited)
Marcus Tate	....	visual effects cameraman: introvision system camera (uncredited)

Stunts
Zane Cassidy	....	stunt double
Randy Fife	....	stunt coordinator
Kim Robert Koscki	....	stunt double (as Kim Koscki)

Camera and Electrical Department
Niels Alpert	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Adam Beresford	....	camera production assistant
Russell Engels	....	gaffer
Adam Gilmore	....	second assistant camera
Andy Harris	....	first assistant camera
Scott Hillman	....	rigging grip
Bobby Huber	....	key grip
Dave Kramer	....	electrician
Richard H. Kryder	....	electrician (as Richard Kryder)
Ronald Lamendola	....	grip (as Ron Lamendola)
Claiborne Lashley	....	grip (as Clai Lashley)
Dwight Joseph Lavers	....	dolly grip (as Dwight Lavers)
Craig Ligget	....	rigging gaffer
Steven Litecky	....	best boy electric (as Steve Litecky)
Bruce MacCallum	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Frank Montesanto	....	best boy grip
Michael Murray	....	electrician
Jane O'Neal	....	still photographer
Dan Rogers	....	grip
Erich Roland	....	camera operator
Rick Strodel	....	grip
R. Gern Trowbridge	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Benita Hofstetter	....	local casting: Baltimore
Chata Smith	....	local casting: Easton

Costume and Wardrobe Department
David Davenport	....	wardrobe supervisor
Deedee Montesanto	....	costumer (as Dee Dee S. Montesanto)

Editorial Department
Steven Gary Banks	....	post-production assistant (as Steven Banks)
Jeff Bown	....	post-production assistant
Scott Crafford	....	apprentice editor
Jim Cricchi	....	apprentice editor (as James Cricchi)
Lee Grubin	....	associate editor
Richard J. Kupfer	....	post-production assistant
Carrie Nasanchuk	....	apprentice editor (as Carrie Nosanchuk)
David Orr	....	color timer
Theresa Repola Mohammed	....	negative cutter
Carrie Shepard	....	apprentice editor (as Carrie Nosanchuk)

Music Department
Michael T. Andreas	....	conductor (as Michael Andreas)
Michael T. Andreas	....	music arranger (as Michael Andreas)
Michael Dittrick	....	music editor
Judd Miller	....	musician: EVI
Blake Martin Moulin	....	assistant music editor
Mark Berger	....	music supervisor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
John Alers	....	driver
Sonny Aprile	....	driver
Stan Boulden	....	driver
Steve Boyd	....	transportation coordinator
Roger Butt	....	driver
George Carmen	....	driver
Albert W. Hamilton Sr.	....	driver (as Albert Hamilton)
Jimmie Howard	....	driver
James Daniel Hubbard	....	driver (as Jim Hubbard)
Greg Jacobs	....	driver
Duane Kelly	....	driver
George Lutsche	....	driver
Frank R. Matkins	....	driver (as Frank Matkins)
Ted Robinson	....	driver (as Teddy Robinson)
David Saboy	....	driver
John Sayler	....	driver
Louis Seabrease	....	driver
Ronald Smith	....	driver captain (as Ronald B. Smith)
Eric Wade	....	executive driver
John C. Watkins Sr.	....	driver (as John Watkins)
David Carlton White	....	driver (as Dave White)
Robert L. Willumsen	....	driver
Bill Winter	....	driver
Walter Wright	....	driver (as Walter R. Wright)

Other crew
Audrey Bamber	....	assistant: Mr. Dreyfuss
Frank Barron	....	projectionist (as Frank Baron)
Robin Bonifant	....	stand-in
Steven M. Boyd	....	accounting clerk (as Steven 'Bubba' Boyd)
James Gierman	....	location manager: Baltimore
Walter Glinowiecki	....	craft service
Zoila Gomez	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Scott A. Green	....	projectionist (as Scott Green)
Harvey Guion	....	stand-in
Steve Gums	....	first aid
Mark Gutierrez	....	set production assistant
Kelly Helstrom	....	assistant: Mr. Barber (as Kelly J. Helstrom)
Linda Heyman	....	location manager: Easton
Margo Hunt	....	assistant production coordinator
Joe Januszewski	....	set production assistant (as Joseph Januszewski)
Jeff Johnson	....	first aid
Larry K. Johnson	....	script supervisor (as Larry Johnson)
Steve Jones	....	stand-in
Mark S. Komrad	....	technical advisor (as Mark S. Komrad M.D.)
David Linck	....	unit publicist
David Mastron	....	post-production accountant
Susan McNamara	....	production coordinator
Steve Myers	....	instructor: playing card
Louise Rosner	....	supervising production coordinator
Marge Rowland	....	production accountant
Woody Schultz	....	production assistant
Patricia Schweers	....	assistant: Mr. Beresford
Lisa Snodgrass	....	tutor
Elaine Taverrile	....	assistant accountant (as Elaine Taverrite)
Janet M. West	....	assistant: Mr. Robinson
Larry Donahue	....	caterer (uncredited)
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	title designer (uncredited)
Billy Pittard	....	title designer (uncredited)
Burton Sharp	....	adr group coordinator (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Kouf/Bigelow Productions
• Morgan Creek Productions

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1994) (USA) (theatrical)
• Líder Films (1996) (Spain) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1998) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Warner Home Video (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Introvision International

Other Companies

• FastWrap  grip and electric equipment
• Hollywood Rental Company  grip and electric equipment
• International Film Guarantors  completion guaranty
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Pittard Sullivan Fitzgerald  main titles
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation  sound re-recording

Runtime:

USA:101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Germany:16 | Argentina:13 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Company:

Kouf/Bigelow Productions

Trivia:

The film's working title was "Indian Summer".

Quotes:

Dr. Jake Rainer: You're going to shoot me? How are you going to explain that?
Sylvie Warden: I'll think of something

Movie Connections:

Features Stay Tuned (1992)

Soundtrack:

Piano Concerto No. 21 In C Major, K467 'Elvira Madigan'

Good Movie

I had many doubts about viewing this film after all the negative reviews that it was given. But I was intrigued by the story line and I did not want this movie to end. I found it to be filled with suspense, and it sure kept me guessing. And it was a delight to see newcomer Liv Tyler do a great job.

I would recommend this film, but then everyone is entitled to their opinion.