Silent Madness

1984
R
1h 33m

IMDb RATING

5.1/10

1.7K

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Solly Marx and Daisy White in Silent Madness (1984)

A criminally insane man is accidentally released from a mental hospital. The staff tries to cover it up, but a young psychiatrist travels to the college town where he committed several murders to warn the locals and anticipate his arrival.

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A criminally-insane man is accidentally released from a mental hospital. The staff tries to cover it up, but a young psychiatrist travels to the college town where he committed several murde... Read allA criminally-insane man is accidentally released from a mental hospital. The staff tries to cover it up, but a young psychiatrist travels to the college town where he committed several murders to warn the locals and await his arrival.A criminally-insane man is accidentally released from a mental hospital. The staff tries to cover it up, but a young psychiatrist travels to the college town where he committed several murders to warn the locals and await his arrival.

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IMDb RATING

5.1/10

1.7K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Many viewers have speculated that the character of Dr. Krueger and the boiler room scenes are references to A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). However, this film was actually shot in 1983 which was the year prior to when the picture shot in 1984.

Goofs
When Dr. Gilmore checks the computer and realizes that Howard Johns was released by mistake, the information (list) on the screen completely changes in each shot.

Quotes
Sheriff Liggett: Just because a goddamn broad is so good-looking, don't mean we all have to think with our d*cks!

Alternate versions
The UK cinema and video releases were edited by the BBFC as follows, with the cuts carried over to the 2002 DVD release:
When the woman's head is crushed in a vice, all close-ups are removed, along with all shots of blood.
The sight of a dart embedded between a woman's breasts is taken out.
Sexual dialogue about a syringe being twisted in a female doctor's buttocks is cut ("And when her pants are down...you get my drift, pal?").
Shots of a deep gash in a woman's back and blood/gore on the weapon are removed.
We do not see the electric prod superimposed over a female victim's face.
The sequence in which a drill penetrates a man's skull is largely edited out.
The scene of the doctor being chased through the air vent is shortened, with shots of spinning blades removed.

Connections
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Decent paint by numbers slasher film

O.K here is yet another mid-80's slasher film. I remember this film briefly playing in the NYC area. It was originally shown in 3-D. Basically a routine, mental patient escaping from the insane asylum to kill sorority girls film. Overall, it's fairly watchable. Decent pacing and photography help. The sub-plot did not. The little twist at the end worked. The killing sequences were average. I missed it in 3-D so I can't say if the 3-D sequences were good. If anyone saw it in 3-D let me know! I recommend Silent Madness to those who are used to this kind of stuff already. If you only appreciate big scale films, don't bother you won't appreciate it. If you appreciate low budget grind house cinema of the 70's-80's you will enjoy!