Silent Hill (2006)

A woman goes in search for her daughter, within the confines of a strange, desolate town called Silent Hill. Based on the video game.

Director:

Christophe Gans

Writer:

Roger Avary

Stars:

Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean, Laurie Holden

8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Radha Mitchell	...	Rose Da Silva
Sean Bean	...	Christopher Da Silva
Laurie Holden	...	Cybil Bennett
Deborah Kara Unger	...	Dahlia Gillespie
Kim Coates	...	Officer Thomas Gucci
Tanya Allen	...	Anna
Alice Krige	...	Christabella
Jodelle Ferland	...	Sharon / Alessa
Colleen Williams	...	Archivist
Ron Gabriel	...	Old Mechanic
Eve Crawford	...	Sister Margaret
Derek Ritschel	...	Young Police Officer
Amanda Hiebert	...	Gas Attendant
Nicky Guadagni	...	Distressed Woman
Maxine Dumont	...	Christabella's Aide

Storyline

After the continuous sleep walking episodes of Sharon, the young daughter of Rose Da Silva, the decision is made to take Sharon to the place only mentioned in her restless dreams- Silent Hill. However, the road to Silent Hill is anything but easy to access, and Rose creates a high speed chase between herself and a police officer only to end in a crash for them both. When she wakes up, Sharon has disappeared and Rose is at the entrance to the deserted, dream-like town of Silent Hill. As Rose begins the search for her daughter, she does not realize the terror and mystery surrounding her. Rose is led on a blind search for her beloved daughter, finding herself getting more and more entwined into disturbing past of Silent Hill.

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Plot Keywords:

silent hill | police officer | police | sleepwalking | dust mask | 

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Taglines:

The Silence Will Be Broken

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong horror violence and gore, disturbing images, and some language

Details

Official Sites:

1000films - Metropolitan Filmexport [fr] Sony Pictures [us]

Country:

Canada France Japan USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 April 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Terror en Silent Hill

Filming Locations:

Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$572,504 (Australia) (1 September 2006)

Gross:

$1,353,049 (Australia) (15 September 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Silent Hill DCP Inc., Davis-Films, Konami Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

125 min

Sound Mix:

DTS SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sony acquired United States and Latin American distribution rights for $14 million US Dollars.

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Goofs

Agent Cybil Bennett uses a Surefire M6 Guardian flashlight that has a temporary tailswitch with a twist on constant switch, but in the movie you can clearly hear the typical click of a click on switch.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Rose: Sharon! She's not here! Oh, god. Christopher, can you see anything? Sharon! Sharon!

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Crazy Credits

The first segment of the end credits plays out much like the end credits of the games.

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Connections

Spun-off from Silent Hill (1999)

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Soundtracks

"Tears of... (SHF5)"
Written and Performed by Akira Yamaoka
Courtesy of Konami
(plays first during end credit roll)

User Reviews

Amazingly Emotional

This movie was amazing. Beginning to end it had me drawn in. This movie breaks the rules and thinks outside the box...and gets away with it. Maybe not a blockbuster, but definitely a cult classic :D To other reviewers: Please, do a little research before you cut the movie off at the knees. 1st off they're not Christian fanatics, they're another cult. Secondly, not everything is movies are based on real things. Certain things can be completely fictional. The movie was made to have that dream/nightmare feel. It was an amazing movie if you actually paid attention to it, and I'm sorry if your feeble mind cannot comprehend what is going on. As for the part where they tell you the back-story, it had nothing to do with anyone not knowing what was going on. Konami as well as Sony loved it so much they didn't cut anything. That is why the movie is so long. Not to mention this is a European FILM!!!! Japanese horror, European writers and actors with few Americans (yeah some of the actors were but they don't write the film). The movie is supposed to make you sit back and go "what the ****??" when things randomly happen...that's what Silent Hill is all about. This isn't your run-of-the-mill horror "horny teen" slasher film (which unfortunately is what's most popular in America). If you can, go to a matinée where you can watch it without all of the people who think they're in MST3k and all of the people who feel the need to talk to the screen. The story is deep, really deep. The ending is tragic. And if you still don't get it, it doesn't mean the movie sucked...it just means you don't get it.