Scared Silent (2002)

In Minnesota, the newlywed Kathy Clifson is happily married with Chief of Police Doug Clifson that wants to adopt her son Brian from her first marriage. When she sees Officer John McCrane ... See full summary »

Director:

Mike Robe

Writer:

Richard Leder

Stars:

Penelope Ann Miller, Reed Diamond, Liisa Repo-Martell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Penelope Ann Miller	...	Kathy Clifson
Reed Diamond	...	Doug Clifson
Liisa Repo-Martell	...	Carole Bakelin
Andrew Jackson	...	Officer John McCrane
Shannon Lawson	...	Camille Fenton
Marnie McPhail	...	Lynn Jordan
Sean McCann
Ross Petty
Matt Craven	...	Scott Miller
Diana Stevan	...	Ruth
John Bourgeois	...	Owen Bradley
Matt Cooke	...	Dick Carter
Scott Wachal	...	Brian Clifson
Conrad Coates	...	Whit Colby
Joel Keller	...	Todd Bakelin

Storyline

In Minnesota, the newlywed Kathy Clifson is happily married with Chief of Police Doug Clifson that wants to adopt her son Brian from her first marriage. When she sees Officer John McCrane near the local high-school, she recognizes him as the man that raped her thirteen years ago when she was seventeen years old. Kathy decides to tell Doug the incident and her friend Carole Bakelin, who was also raped by McCrane, also tells to her husband Todd Bakelin that she was raped by McCrane two weeks before Kathy. Doug seeks out McCrane's chief to request an investigation but the officer is protected by his colleagues. Further Kathy, Carole and Doug learn that their alleged rape case has already expired in accordance with the law. They decide to look for other women that might have been raped by McCrane more recently and they meet the dyslexic waitress Camille Fenton and the Police Officer Lynn Jordan that were forced to do oral sex with McCrane. Further, they find that they need a lawyer to ...

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Plot Keywords:

women's issues | women's liberation | rape and revenge | husband wife relationship | violence against women | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

PG-13

User Reviews

Brave Women

In Minnesota, the newlywed Kathy Clifson (Penelope Ann Miller) is happily married with Chief of Police Doug Clifson (Reed Diamond) that wants to adopt her son Brian from her first marriage. When she sees Officer John McCrane (Andrew Jackson) near the local high-school, she recognizes him as the man that raped her thirteen years ago when she was seventeen years old. Kathy decides to tell Doug the incident and her friend Carole Bakelin (Liisa Repo-Martell), who was also raped by McCrane, also tells to her husband Todd Bakelin (Joel Keller) that she was raped by McCrane two weeks before Kathy. Doug seeks out McCrane's chief to request an investigation but the officer is protected by his colleagues. Further Kathy, Carole and Doug learn that their alleged rape case has already expired in accordance with the law. They decide to look for other women that might have been raped by McCrane more recently and they meet the dyslexic waitress Camille Fenton (Shannon Lawson) and the Police Officer Lynn Jordan (Marnie McPhail) that were forced to do oral sex with McCrane. Further, they find that they need a lawyer to defend them and they hire Scott Miller (Matt Craven). Will they win the process against McCrane?

"Scared Silent" is a surprisingly good TV-movie based on a true story. Kathy and Carol are brave women with enough courage to confront the police force of a small county and a dangerous man. The conclusion is frustrating despite the victory of the women since there is no direct punishment of John McCrane. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Força Silenciosa" ("Silent Force")

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 May 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Amordazadas por el miedo

Filming Locations:

Manitoba Legislative Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Von Zerneck-Sertner Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Color:

Color