Silent Fall

Silent Fall (1994)

A Savage Crime. A Silent Witness.

Having seen the double murder of his parents, autistic youth Tim Warden is sent to therapy with controversial therapist Dr. Jake Rainer. Jake tries to probe the silent child about what he saw, but he gets more details about the Wardens' household dynamics from Tim's teenage sister, Sylvie. As he spends more time with the siblings, Jake learns that the Wardens' marriage was not as perfect as it seemed, and he uncovers other new details that might help solve the crime.

Date of release
1994-10-28
TMDB
5.3 / 10 (81)
Runtime
1h 41m
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Director
Bruce Beresford

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Baltimore

Silent Fall is a 1994 American psychological thriller film directed by Bruce Beresford and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Linda Hamilton, John Lithgow, J. T. Walsh, and Liv Tyler in her debut role. The plot focuses on a boy with autism who is the only witness to the savage double murder of his parents.

Production

Akiva Goldsman wrote the screenplay under the title of Indian Summer which was acquired by Morgan Creek Entertainment for $500,000 in February 1991. In August 1993, it was announced Richard Dreyfuss had signed on to star in the film. In September 1993, it was reported that Dreyfuss had missed the first day of filming as he was invited by the White House to attend the signing of the Oslo I Accord.

To prepare for his role, Ben Faulkner visited and observed autistic children at the Linwood Center in Ellicott City, Maryland. Faulkner said he was unaware of what autism was prior to the making of the film.

A majority of the film was shot in and around Baltimore.

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