No Telling (1991)

In the name of medical research, a man experiments on animals. His relationship with his wife becomes stressed when she becomes inquisitive about his work.

Director:

Larry Fessenden

Writers:

Larry Fessenden, Beck Underwood

Stars:

Miriam Healy-Louie, Stephen Ramsey, David Van Tieghem

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Miriam Healy-Louie	...	Lillian Gaines
Stephen Ramsey	...	Geoffrey Gaines
David Van Tieghem	...	Alex Vine
Richard Topol	...	Philip Brown
Ashley Arcement	...	Frances Boyd
Robert Brady	...	Chuck Boyd
Susan Doukas	...	Martha Boyd (as Susan Dee)
Ward Burlingham	...	Walter Fealy
J.J. Clark	...	Sam Bates
Stanley Taub	...	Dr Sykes
Francois Lampietti	...	Simon Raft
John Van Couvering	...	Peter Stone
David Leslie	...	Gary
Pamela Correnti	...	Waitress
Raul Morfi	...	Delivery Man

Storyline

In the name of medical research, a man experiments on animals. His relationship with his wife becomes stressed when she becomes inquisitive about his work.

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Plot Keywords:

husband wife relationship | vivisection | science | mutilation | laboratory | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

glass eye pix

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

No Telling (Or the Frankenstein Complex)

Filming Locations:

Sullivan County, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Glass Eye Pix

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Alternate Versions

The original cut of the film, which premiered at the Boston Film Festival and played in several other festivals (including Avoriaz), was longer. Director Larry Fessenden cut 20 minutes of footage for the theatrical release version.

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Connections

Referenced in The Art of Beck Underwood (2015)

User Reviews

The real monsters of modern horror.. ourselves

Despite a lot of the frustrated reviews this film got, I think credit should be given where appropriate. Fessenden is trying to remain true to the horror genre and in doing so, he analyzes modern problems such as pesticides, vivisection, etc. The Frankenstein story has been told many times in movies like The Island of Dr. Moreau, which was also about vivisection and tampering with nature. As far as the plot goes, it could have moved a little quicker. The acting was decent but nothing spectacular. Many ironies were pointed at throughout the movie such as people who eat meat but love their pet dogs and cats. If anything was offensive about this movie, it should have been! This whole genre itself has pointed the finger at what truly scares people and most often it is ourselves. Vivisection takes place legally, under the false notion that it gives us some kind of advancement. The fact that animal testing actually SLOWS the process of finding cures is scary. Change in the world has come from knocking down doors and exposing the ugly truth behind them and I think this movie does its job. Despite their low budget, they did it with the conviction that you don't find in most Holly(hollow)wood films.