A veteran FBI agent negotiates the release of a bus-load of hearing-impaired school-children taken hostage by 3 desperate escaped convicts.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| James Garner | ... | John Potter | |
| Kim Coates | ... | Theodore 'Ted' Handy | |
| Marlee Matlin | ... | Melanie Charrol | |
| Lolita Davidovich | ... | Det. Sharon Foster | |
| Charles Martin Smith | ... | Roland W. Marks | |
| Kenneth Welsh | ... | Sheriff Lenny Budd | |
| James Villemaire | ... | Ray 'Sonny' Bonner | |
| Gary Basaraba | ... | Shephard Wilcox | |
| Barclay Hope | ... | Sheriff Gene Stillwell | |
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Vanessa Vaughan | ... | Susan |
| Blu Mankuma | ... | Special Agent Henry Lebow | |
| Mimi Kuzyk | ... | Donna Harkstrawn | |
| Scott Speedman | ... | Officer Stevie Cardy | |
| John Bourgeois | ... | Major Daniel Tremaine | |
| Neil Crone | ... | Airport Security Officer | |
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Three escaped convicts from prison take a group of deaf students hostage and hold them captive to keep the authorities at bay. FBI agent John Potter (James Garner) leads the FBIs hostage rescue team in their efforts to get the kids released without harm and also to capture the escapees. The children's teacher Melanie (Marlee Matlin), uses sign language to assist the agents in expediting surrender of the convicts. Written by Richard Jones <rjo339@swbell.net>
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Three escaped convicts. Seven young hostages. Once chance for survival.Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
11 January 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Dead Silence - Flammen in der Stille See more »Company Credits
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Alliance Communications Corporation,Home Box Office (HBO),Interscope Communications See more »
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The school bus the children are in is labeled "Laurent Clerc, Beaumont, New York." This is not an actual school or place. "Laurent Clerc" is a reference and tribute to a real person named Laurent Clerc (December 26, 1785 - July 18, 1869), who, for approximately 150 years was known as "The Apostle of the deaf in America" by many generations of American deaf people. Clerc was taught at Institution Nationale des Sourds-Muets, a famous school for deaf education in Paris. With Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Clerc co-founded the first North American school for deaf persons in North America, the Hartford Asylum for the Education and Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb on April 15, 1817 in the old Bennet's City Hotel, located in downtown Hartford, Connecticut. The school was subsequently re-named the American School for the Deaf and moved to it's present site in 1821. The school remains the oldest existing school for the deaf in North America. While there is no Beaumont in New York or Connecticut, there is a Beaumont in Quebec, Canada, which is also probably a reference to Laurent Clerc, since he was born in France, and Quebec is the only French native speaking province in Canada. See more »Goofs
When Ted gets into the disabled red van, the hood is closed. After it fails to start and he gets out of the van, the hood is open. See more »Crazy Credits
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I have always been a huge fan of James Garner. His movie work at times has been as good as his "Rockford Files" TV show, and this is one of the best examples. I was not familiar with the novel by Deaver on which it is based, but I will say that the story does not disappoint. The actors are all excellent, and there is a good deal of suspense. I disagree with some other reviews here on Garner's performance, as I bought the DVD largely because of his role. Another good movie he did near the same time was "Fire In The Sky", which fans should also check out. This movie was filmed in Canada, near where I live, and you can somehow always tell a Canadian production just by the look. Perhaps the portrayal of America never feels quite genuine.