Horror

Silent Madness

- He's out now... The terror has just begun!

A psychiatrist poses as an ex-sorority sister to stop a slasher freed by a computer error.

Release Date : 1984-10-26

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Mag Enterprises

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : The NightkillersThe Omega FactorSilent Madness in 3DBeautiful Screamers

Cast

Character Name : Mrs. Collins

Original Name : Viveca Lindfors

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Joan Gilmore

Original Name : Belinda Montgomery

Gender : Female

Character Name : Howard Johns

Original Name : Solly Marx

Gender : Male

Character Name : Michael

Original Name : Rick Aiello

Gender : Male

Character Name : Barbara

Original Name : Elizabeth Kaitan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Susan

Original Name : Daisy White

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sheriff Liggett

Original Name : Sydney Lassick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mark McGowan

Original Name : David Greenan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Michael Kruger

Original Name : Roderick Cook

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Margaret Anderson

Original Name : Stanja Lowe

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Roger Van Dyce

Original Name : Ed Van Nuys

Gender : Male

Character Name : Virgil

Original Name : Dennis Helfend

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jesse

Original Name : Philip Levy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pam

Original Name : Tori Hartman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jane

Original Name : Katherine Kamhi

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cheryl

Original Name : Katie Bull

Gender : Male

Character Name : John Howard

Original Name : Jeffrey Bingham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Flashback Girl #1

Original Name : Lori-Nan Engler

Gender : Female

Character Name : Flashback Girl #2

Original Name : Shelly Gibson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Skateboarder

Original Name : Cindy Lloyd

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lorraine

Original Name : Paige Price

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anne Swenson

Original Name : Sloane Shelton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Stacey

Original Name : Stacey Simms

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paul

Original Name : Paul DeAngelo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Romano Hunter

Original Name : John Bentley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ruth Flannery

Original Name : Kathleen Ferguson

Gender : Male

Character Name : TV Reporter

Original Name : William Gibberson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Professor

Original Name : James Glenn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Hackler

Original Name : Henry Hayward

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ralph

Original Name : Bill Shuman

Gender : Male

Character Name : College Girl

Original Name : Marjorie Apollo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Flashback Girl

Original Name : Conni Brunner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Megan

Original Name : Noreen Collins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Flashback Girl

Original Name : Michaelene Donati

Gender : Male

Character Name : College Girl

Original Name : Lauren McCann

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hand

Original Name : Susan Mordfin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pledge

Original Name : Chiara Peacock

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pledge

Original Name : Kim Plumridge

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pledge

Original Name : Laurie Wilson

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2023-01-01

**_Gauche, forgettable 80’s slasher in the tradition of “Halloween” & “Black Christmas”_** A criminally insane patient is accidentally let loose from a sanitarium in the greater New York City area and so a concerned psychiatrist at the facility (Belinda Montgomery) travels to the upstate college where he was formerly employed and committed a massacre years prior. Naturally she hopes to apprehend him before there’s a body count of victims. "Silent Madness” (1984) mixes the plot of “Halloween” (1978) with that of “Black Christmas” (1974) and "The House on Sorority Row" (1983). In other words, it’s a slasher involving a silent homicidal maniac on the loose at a sorority house with a doctor from the asylum passionately trying to find him. While I’m not the hugest fan of those particular slashers, the first two are certainly historically important to the genre. This one pales by comparison. It has several positives, like Belinda as the protagonist, the locations and the cast in general, although the guy who plays the inept sheriff is easily a decade beyond retirement age. One imaginative slaying involves an aerobics girl hanging upside down with the use of a rope, a dumbbell and a window. Unfortunately, the directing & editing is unimaginative at best and sometimes borderline amateurish with lousy continuity, yet the writing may be the worst aspect with its glaring plot holes. Too much time is blown on why the patient was accidentally discharged and the corresponding cover-up. Meanwhile there’s not enough exposition on the weird secret ward, which smacks of meaningless padding. Very little of it feels real; it’s like a Bizarro-world interpretation of a slasher with emphasis on 3D effects rather than suspense, which mean very little if you’re watching the flick in 2D. So, this is basically an early 80’s slasher that failed to work out the kinks during production, no doubt because they lacked the funds for a rewrite, et cetera. It shows because “Silent Madness” is surreal at best and bungling at worst. Even the decidedly prosaic ‘B’ "Sorority House Massacre" (1986) is a better option. The film runs 1 hour, 33 minutes, and was shot in the New York/New Jersey area, including Wagner College on Staten Island, Lord's Castle in Piermont, Nyack and Jersey City. GRADE: C-