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:

The devil's work is childs play

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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

Belgian Director Erik Van Looy dropped out of this film after only a couple of weeks.

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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

David Sandborn: Now, be a good boy and put the gun to your head.

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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

RING OF FIRE
Written by June Carter Cash (as June Carter) and Merle Kilgore
Performed by Johnny Cash
Used by Permission of Painted Desert Music Corp.

User Reviews

Tired idea, decently executed

When it comes to the characterisation of children, Hollywood doesn't really have much of a gray area: a kid can be either unbearably cute and sweet or, alternately, a supernatural Hitler. That's pretty much it. When you go for the second option (which I encourage), your movie pretty much stands or falls with the child's acting performance. I'm glad to say "Whisper" really hits a bulls-eye in that field, because Blake Woodruff is an intensely frightening kid who nails every scene he's in. He's almost as scary as Harvey Stephens from "The Omen", the movie "Whisper" so transparently tries to ape. In fact Woodruff is almost too good, because it's incredibly frustrating how nobody ever picks up on his evilness. You know that scene from every slasher ever where you're supposed to yell "don't go in there!" when a character's being stupid? "Whisper" gives you that feeling for pretty much its entire running time, and nobody listens here either. Doesn't change the fact that it's quite entertaining though, because the scares are very well-done (despite the overuse of dream sequences) and the finale gives you everything you could want from this kind of B-movie. Just don't expect anything really creative.