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Director:
John Kent Harrison
Writers (WGA):
G.D. Gearino (novel)
Robert W. Lenski (teleplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
23 November 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
Arriving in a new town, a child pretends to be deaf-mute to protect himself - a ruse which works so well that for twenty years he is custodian to all the town's secrets. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Hallmark "Cares Enough" About CBS To Sign New Deal
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 4 December 1997)
CBS Wins; Networks Lose
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 26 November 1997)
User Comments:
Watch what you say, you never know who may be listening! more (14 total)

Cast

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Matthew Modine ... Sammy Ayers
Claire Bloom ... Mrs. Tynan
Judith Ivey ... Lucille

James Earl Jones ... Archibald Thacker

Jerry O'Connell ... Reverend Perry Ray Pruitt

Bernadette Peters ... Helen Ayers

Tom Skerritt ... Norm Jenkins
Anne Bobby ... Tallasse Tynan
Stephen Spinella ... Percy

Jake Weber ... Tolliver Tynan

Frankie Muniz ... Young Sammy

Andy Stahl ... Finis
Tyler Noyes ... Young Tolliver

Hallee Hirsh ... Young Tallasse
Teagle F. Bougere ... Abraham Thacker
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
USA:120 min (including commercials)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Australia:PG
Filming Locations:
Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
Company:
Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions more

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Trivia:
The film holds the record for the highest-rated made-for-television movie on any network since 1991. more
Quotes:
Tallasse Tynan: [at the bonfire, trying to get the reporters to stop bothering Sammy] Hi!
TV Reporter: Well! Someone who can talk. What's your name?
Tallasse Tynan: Uh, Joan of Arc. I love bonfires!
TV Reporter: I see you have some Dickie Devil records, for the blaze no doubt.
Tallasse Tynan: Oh, no. These are some Frank Sinatra albums of my mother's that I've been longing to incinerate for a while.
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2 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Watch what you say, you never know who may be listening!, 21 January 2001
Author: Lindsay Filz

For me, Hallmark Hall of Fames are like the Super Bowl, the main event is nice to watch, but the commercials are the real reason to tune in. What can I say, I like cheez. However, "What the Deaf Man Heard" is a rare exception. This is a movie that captured my attention. I laughed, I cried, it was better than CATS. I don't believe it's on video, but CBS plays it again every so often. Check it out.

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