The Gardener (1998)

Director:

James D.R. Hickox

Writer:

Joseph Gunn (writer)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

After her partner mysteriously disappears, Detective Kelly Jones is lead to a nursery that seems to hold many secrets...

Plot Keywords:

Flashback Sequence | Policewoman | Nude Woman Murdered | Gardener | Policewoman Killing

Cast

Malcolm McDowell	...	Ben Carter
Angie Everhart	...	Kelly
Richard Grieco	...	Dean
Olivia Hussey	...	Mrs. Carter
Kelly Nelson	...	Joe
Sarah Peterson	...	Iris (as Sara Peterson)
Kim Morgan Greene	...	Betsy
Roger Clinton	...	Dr. Nels Frankle
Justin Carroll	...	Larry / Hippy
Andrew Heckler	...	Jake
James D.R. Hickox	...	Chuck
Pamela Bellwood	...	Mrs. Swenson (as Pamela Belwood)
Danny Nieman	...	Dave
Marina Malota	...	Little Girl
Anthony Hickox	...	Del

Also Known As:

Silent Screams (USA) (alternative title)
The Garden of Evil

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and some nudity.

Runtime:

Canada:102 min | Spain:105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:14A | Netherlands:16

Company:

Sheen Productions

watching flowers grow is more interesting!!

I got this flick at big lots for two dollars. and after watching it, i fell as if they owe me twenty. This movie is like a study in bad acting, scriptwriting, acting and sets. First off the casting was atrocious. Grieco looks as if he doesn't belong within 500 feet of this movie, playing the lieutenant, a role that seems to have been written for a much older actor. Everheart has no range, no emotion and is as stiff as richard simmons staring at stone phillips. malcolm mcdowall, well he looks as if he has to keep repeating in his head, "i'm being paid for this, i'm being paid for this." Poor malcolm, he has so much talent and spends all of is time in awful movie after awful movie. the dialoge seems as if it was written by a group of spider monkeys on payotee, lines seem to be thrown in grabastically without rhyme or reason. the worst thing though, has to be the directing, actually the complete lack of direction, Greico's character stays angry through the entire flick because he's not sure about the point of the character. Everheart is pointless, and francis ford coppala couldn't drag a decent performance out of her. there is a complete lack of connected storyline, and because of that, the bad acting is all the more evident. there is really nothing i can say that can relate the awfullness of this movie. i'm afraid that to understand you will actually have to watch this poor excuse for a film. i almost forgot about the cheaply done and completely out of the blue cgi effects. i apoligize, the movie has fried my brains.