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Dead Silence (2007) 6.0
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6.0/10 from 38,401 users
Metascore: 34/100
Reviews: 276 user | 141 critic | 15 from Metacritic.com A widower returns to his hometown to search for answers to his wife's murder, which may be linked to the ghost of a murdered ventriloquist. Director:James Wan |
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Cast
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| Amber Valletta | ... | ||
| Donnie Wahlberg | ... | ||
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Joan Heney | ... |
Marion Walker
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Dmitry Chepovetsky | ... |
Richard Walker
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Michael Ashen
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Shelley Peterson | ... |
Lisa's Mom
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Billy
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Every town has it's own ghost story, and a local folktale around Ravens Fair is about a ventriloquist named Mary Shaw. After she went mad in the 1940s, she was accused of kidnapping a young boy who yelled out in one of her performances that she was a fraud. Because of this she was hunted down by townspeople who in the ultimate act of revenge, cut out her tongue and then killed her. They buried her along with her "children," a handmade collection of vaudeville dolls, and assumed they had silenced her forever. However, Ravens Fair has been plagued by mysterious deaths around them after Mary Shaws collection has returned from their graves and have come to seek revenge on people that killed her and their families. Far from the pall of their cursed hometown, newlyweds Jamie and Lisa Ashen thought they had established a fresh start, until Jamie's wife is grotesquely killed in their apartment. Jamie returns to Ravens Fair for the funeral, intent on unraveling the mystery of Lisa's death. ... Written by Christopher Hernandez
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You scream. You die.Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
16 March 2007 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$20,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$7,842,725 (USA) (16 March 2007)Gross:
$16,545,445 (USA) (13 April 2007)Company Credits
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Henry Walker: I don't know! No one from this town dares speak Mary Shaw's name, let alone go near her grave. They know she won't stop killing, until the screaming does!
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Trivia
"Billy" was not only the name of one of the dummies in this movie, but also the name of the puppet used by the Jigsaw killer in the "Saw" movies, also created by Leigh Whannell and James Wan. See more »Goofs
When killing Harry, Billy has the voice of Marion even though Mary Shaw never takes her tongue. See more »Quotes
Jamie Ashen: Who would've dug up a dummy and sent it to me?Henry Walker: I don't know! No one from this town dares speak Mary Shaw's name, let alone go near her grave. They know she won't stop killing, until the screaming does!
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Firstly, the story isn't bad at all, although it'll hardly win any awards. It's pretty difficult for horror movies to continually be original, and this certainly has some moments in it. The villain seems to have some originality; it's not some Chucky imitation. The story lacks depth, and the characters aren't fleshed out at all. The real point of this movie is to be a horror film and nothing more. After the first few (poor) scenes, this movie does one of two things: keep you waiting to jump or trying to make you jump. From the rest of the audience's reactions, I'd say it did a pretty good job at that.
The acting was nothing to write home about, but for this genre, it's more good than bad.
Overall, I would say this a horror movie that deserves a trip to the theater. Compared to many of the sad horror attempts that come out, this isn't too terrible. And it doesn't rely on an abundance of gore like many others do.