Do Not Disturb (1999)

Do Not Disturb tells the story of an American family in Amsterdam whose mute 10 year old daughter witnesses a murder. The murderers chase the child through nightly Amsterdam.

Director:

Dick Maas

Writer:

Dick Maas

Stars:

William Hurt, Jennifer Tilly, Francesca Brown

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
William Hurt	...	Walter
Jennifer Tilly	...	Cathryn
Francesca Brown	...	Melissa
Denis Leary	...	Simon
Michael Chiklis	...	Hartman
Corey Johnson	...	Hitman
Jason Merrells	...	Mulder
David Gwillim	...	VanDerMolen
Francis Matthews	...	Manager
Michael A. Goorjian	...	Billy Boy Manson (as Michael Goorjian)
Aaron Swartz	...	Lt. Winter
Tim Faraday	...	Lt. Brand
Mark Salter	...	Receptionist
Michael Krass	...	Reluctant Policeman
John Sharian	...	Bodyguard

Storyline

American pharmaceutical executive Walter Richmond takes a business trip to Amsterdam, accompanied by his wife Cathryn and their 10-year-old daughter Melissa, who has been mute ever since an accident some time ago. To communicate, Melissa uses a small magic marker board that she wears around her neck. Melissa makes a trip to the ladies' room at the hotel De L'Europe and gets separated from her parents. Melissa wanders out of the hotel and onto the street, where she witnesses the murder of Simon Van Der Molen, the attorney representing Walter's Dutch client. Unfortunately, Melissa is spotted by the killers, who are hit man Bruno Decker and his employer Rudolph Hartman, who turns out to be Walter's client. Hartman had Van Der Molen killed to prevent Van Der Molen from revealing the side effects of Hartman's new medication, which he's marketing to Walter's firm. If Van Der Molen would have told Walter about the side effects, Walter would have declined the medication, and Hartman would ...

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Plot Keywords:

mute | murder | music score composed by director | witness | boat | 

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Taglines:

She could not talk... She could not scream... She could only run...

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Genres:

Action | Thriller | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language, some drug use and sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Buena Vista International BV.

Country:

Germany Netherlands

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 November 1999 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Silent Witness

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Company Credits

Production Co:

CLT-UFA International, Do Not Disturb B.V., First Floor Features

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Allemaal film: De amerikaanse droom (2007)

User Reviews

Worst Ever Film Category

This ranks amongst the worst films I've ever seen. I bought the DVD based on the plot summary which sounded interesting and because William Hurt was one of the actors who normally features in great movies. After about 15 minutes, when we got to the gangster scene at the back of the hotel, I had to check the back of the box to see if it was a comedy rather than a "thriller with more twists and turns than the streets of Amsterdam itself". The ridiculous story line and the ham acting were making me laugh. I persevered to the end of the film in the desperate hope that there would be a great point or message but alas this film had absolutely no redeeming features for me. Truly awful. It says on the back cover "When you can't scream you can only run..." but I figured out another two options, cringe or howl with laughter.