Hush (1998)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

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:

Marriage | New York City | Dead Father | Female Psychopath | Horse Riding

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:

Alice Baring: There's something I've always wanted to tell you. You smell like horseshit.

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

As I Walked Out One Evening

What is good about this film.

Though this movie was somewhat slow and predictable it brings out the worst side of Jessica Lange. She had an outstanding performance as the evil Mother-In-Law to Gweneth Paltrow. I have never seen her in a role as evil as this one. I believe that Gweneth showed the strength and heart of her character. She lost both her parents, was mugged in her own home and then stands up to her Mother-In-Law to prove to her husband what an evil person his mother is. Way to go!!! Personally I liked this movie. What the movie doesn't bring out right away is the lengths that "Martha" will go to take the baby and keep her son on the farm. This movie is one of the best suspense movies that I've seen in a while.