Silent Hunter (1995)

User Rating:

4.0/10   

Director:

Fred Williamson

Writers:

Errol Da Silva (writer) &
Bud Fleisher (writer) ...

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

At 10,000 feet Silence is Deadly!

Plot:

An ex-cop hiding out in the wilderness after his wife and child were killed in a shoot-out finds he has another shot at the criminals when they show up to rob a timber operation.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Snow | Revenge | Murder | Reference To Green Lantern

Cast

Miles O'Keeffe	...	Jim Parandine (as Miles O'Keefe)
Peter Colvey	...	Bo
Jason Cavalier	...	Dewey
Lynne Adams	...	Anna
Sabine Karsenti	...	Laura
Frank Fontaine	...	Eli
Fred Williamson	...	Sheriff Mantee
Louis Pharand	...	Max
Michael O'Reilly	...	Howard Milner
Sam Stone	...	Zac Johnson
Cindy Ellis	...	Carol
Erika Rafuls	...	Kathy
Ben Lawson	...	Bud
Brandon Cheatham	...	Chris
Anthony Giaimo	...	Mike Mazzone (as Anthony Giamo)

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Denmark:15 | USA:R | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Hudson, Québec, Canada

Company:

First National Funding Corporation

Quotes:

Jim Paradine: I figure we're not supposed to make it better. We're just supposed to keep it from getting worse.
Max: Then, who makes it better?
Jim Paradine: Well, they do. Their values, I think, are going to shape the country. We just gotta teach them good values before the bad guys teach them bad values.

Movie Connections:

References Victims! (1985)

Soundtrack:

YOU'RE A LONG WAY FROM HOME

More Wood in actors than in Forest

There are few movies in which all actors can be said to be wooden. This is one of them. Even the kids at the birthday party at the beginning seem to be reading of cue cards. Have you ever seen kids look enthusiastic when they really are not? Here is your chance. The only actor who brings any presence to the film is Fred Williamson, veteran actor of blaxploitation classics such as Black Ceaser. He reprises these roles right here, in particular the swinging ladies' man.

The plot basically revolves around an ex-seal and cop nearly gets killed after watching three criminals kill his daughter and wife in Miami. He recovers and moves to be a hermit-like mountain man in some northern state. Until, as in such movies often happens, the criminals come to that VERY SAME town and he gets the chance to extract his revenge.

Despite poor sound, poor action, wooden acting, and implausible set-ups. Here is where this film breaks down. It takes two-thirds of the movie to set up the avenger hunting them down one-by-one. The wrap-up is too fast, he needs Fred to take them down, and it elicits sympathy for the crazed killers in much the same way other thrillers make you care for innocent victims. The only high part is the cheesy 80s power ballad as our hero walks away triumphant, but suddenly alone (what happened to Fred?).