Silent Motive
She's a Hollywood screenwriter learning that sometimes... words kill.
1991 | 90m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Lee Philips |
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| Writer: | William P. Bekkala |
| Staring: |
| Notorious for writing the most successful - and scandalous - scripts in Hollywood, hit screenwriter Laura Bardell suddenly finds herself implicated in a baffling series of film-industry killings. What's worse, the killer is using the same ingenious methods Laura herself employed in her latest movie about a real-life murder case. To her horror, Laura realizes her script is coming to life - and turning her fictional words into homicidal reality. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 16, 1991 |
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| Director: | Lee Philips |
| Writer: | William P. Bekkala |
| Genres: | Thriller, TV Movie |
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| Production Companies | Lifetime, Farrell/Minoff, Viacom Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Patricia Wettig | Laura Bardell |
| Rick Springfield | Brad |
| Ed Asner | Sam |
| Mike Farrell | Detective Paul Trella |
| David Packer | Brian / Cliff Sloan / Mark Gallaway |
| Molly Parker | 2nd Female Questioner |
| Johannah Newmarch | 1st Female Questioner |
| David Cubitt | Doug |
| Kevin McNulty | Cop |
| Frank Ferrucci | Waiter |
| Rebecca Toolan | Randy |
| Mark Brandon | Presenter |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Lee Philips | Director |
| William P. Bekkala | Writer |
| Thomas Burstyn | Director of Photography |
| John Duffy | Editor |
| Michael Nemirsky | Production Design |
| Beth Klein | Casting |
| Bari Carrelli | Production Supervisor |
| Martin Fossum | Sound Mixer |
| Marco Ciccone | Second Assistant Camera |
| Douglas Craik | First Assistant Camera |
| Chris Helcermanas-Benge | Still Photographer |
| Tom Fillingham | Camera Operator |
| Dana Kaproff | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Marvin Minoff | Producer |
| Mike Farrell | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
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