Whisper (2007)

Sinister things begin happening to kidnappers who are holding a young boy for ransom in a remote cabin.

Director:

Stewart Hendler

Writer:

Christopher Borrelli

Stars:

Jennifer Shirley, Blake Woodruff, Michael Rooker

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Shirley	...	Nanny
Blake Woodruff	...	David
Michael Rooker	...	Sidney
Josh Holloway	...	Max
Sarah Wayne Callies	...	Roxanne
Julian Christopher	...	Mr. Harper
Teryl Rothery	...	Ms. Sandborn
Rod Boss	...	Magician
Roman Sodermans	...	Excited Boy At Party
Trevor Woodruff	...	Quiet Boy At Party
Tara Wilson	...	Chloe
Brad Sihvon	...	Tow Truck Driver
Joel Edgerton	...	Vince
John Kapelos	...	Whitley
Dulé Hill	...	Miles

Storyline

When the eight-year-old son, David, of a wealthy New England socialite is abducted, his kidnapper Max Harper and his seedy associates assume it will be a routine kidnapping in exchange for a large ransom. Unknown to the kidnappers, the shy and reserved David actually has a hidden agenda of his own, and a mysterious way of tapping into the minds of others. Soon, Max will wish that he had never kidnapped David, much less even heard of him.

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Plot Keywords:

winter | spider | evil child | child gagged | kidnapping | 

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Taglines:

Das Omen war gestern... (The Omen was yesterday...)

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and terror

Details

Official Sites:

Gold Circle Films Official site [Spain]

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 May 2007 (Philippines)

Also Known As:

Hellion

Filming Locations:

Vancouver Film Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Gold Circle Films, H2F Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Josh Holloway and Sarah Wayne Callies would go on to star as husband and wife in the USA tv series The Colony

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Goofs

When David is blindfolded in the car after being kidnapped, it is tied differently from when he is put in the room blindfolded.

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Quotes

Catherine Sandborn: Have a 4 bad days with David, Max? Try 8 years.

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Crazy Credits

(opening quote) And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. - II CORINTHIANS 11:14

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Connections

Referenced in The Making of 'Whisper' (2007)

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Soundtracks

HO HO DON'T YOU KNOW
Written and Performed by Michael Kisur
Courtesy of Barbara Jordan/Heavy Hitters

User Reviews

Good enough not to be a "bed-time" movie.

If you too like to watch a movie just for a bed-time story you know the kind - it can't be complete crap, because you won't get into the story in the first minutes, but can't be too good too, 'cause you won't fall asleep during the rest of it. Magic category. And not so numerous as it looks like. "Whisper" seemed to fit, but - surprise - it doesn't.

A quite good Ransom-Omen-Shining mix story provides actors some good dialogues to play and apart from few flaws it holds the level. Solid, creative directing (which could be even better if wasn't so "present", so "hey!-this-cut-was-a-director's-idea!") draws the tension properly. Convincing acting, without embarrassing moments (especially the kid earns respect) and very good dark music harmonized with cinematography in few mood-building panoramas (don't know why I remembered this) complete the work - WE HAVE A GOOD MOVIE HERE (and we can't sleep).