Hush (1998)

Director:

Jonathan Darby

Writers (WGA):

Jonathan Darby (story)
Jonathan Darby (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

6 March 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Don't Breathe A Word

Plot:

Helen is the young girlfriend of good-looking Jackson Baring. When Helen gets pregnant and marries Jackson...

Plot Keywords:

Bathtub | Dysfunctional Family | Farm | Doctor | Burglar

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jessica Lange	...	Martha Baring
Gwyneth Paltrow	...	Helen Baring
Johnathon Schaech	...	Jackson Baring
Nina Foch	...	Alice Baring
Debi Mazar	...	Lisa
Kaiulani Lee	...	Sister O'Shaughnessy
David Thornton	...	Gavin
Hal Holbrook	...	Dr. Franklin Hill
Richard Lineback	...	Hal Bentall
Richard Kohn	...	Clayton Richards
Faith Potts	...	Georgina Richards
Tom Story	...	Priest
Jolene Carroll	...	Church Warden
Jacob Press	...	Usher
Joe Inscoe	...	Doctor

Also Known As:

Bloodline (USA) (working title)
Kilronan (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some violence, sensuality and brief strong language.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby SR

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Manitoba) | Iceland:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #34338) | South Korea:18 | Netherlands:12 (TV rating) | Netherlands:16 (DVD rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Belgium:KT | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:16 | Mexico:B | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11

Filming Locations:

Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

Company:

TriStar Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: When Helen goes to the barn and finds the locket in the drawer, Martha catches her. When Helen hears Martha, she closes her hand around the locket above the open drawer. In the next shot, every drawer in the dresser is closed.

Quotes:

[about Helen's wedding ring]
Alice: Let's see the handcuff.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (2006)

Soundtrack:

Auld Lang Syne

Underrated and unappreciated

I am quite frankly astonished by the low imdb average for this film. I thought it was a more than respectable suspense thriller. It definitely kept me riveted throughout. Gwenyth Paltrow, who was offered Kate Winslet's part in Titanic at the time she committed to this project, devles into her role as the unsuspecting fiancee with grace and down to earth affability. But this is clearly Jessica Lange's film. Her psychotic mother-in-law is one of the most disturbing characters I have come across in any film. In my opinion this film rates an 8/10.