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The film was greatly influential on the horror and anthology film genres, and is regarded by film critics and scholars as a classic. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Both of John Baines' stories were reused for later films and the ventriloquist dummy episode was adapted into the pilot episode of the long-running CBS radio series Escape .
Madness resulting from one person living two personas through a ventriloquist's dummy has been portrayed several times before in film and television, most notably: The Great Gabbo, a 1929 film; Dead of Night, a 1945 British film; Knock on Wood, a 1954 film "The Dummy", a 1962 episode of The Twilight Zone
The film was released on DVD and HD DVD on June 26, 2007, with an "unrated" version also released. The film has since grossed US$17,304,718 in overall DVD sales. [8] Dead Silence was released on Blu-ray Disc in the U.K. on October 25, 2010. [9] In May 2015, it was announced that Universal Studios would be releasing the film to Blu-ray Disc in ...
Ventriloquist dummies served as some of the earliest examples of unnatural toys in horror films, [2] being established with "Otto" in the musical drama The Great Gabbo (1929). [3]: 55 [4] The dummy was a convenient prop for early film, as it could largely be operated onscreen without any technical special effects. [5]
Reviewing the film for Cinefantastique, Steve Biodrowski wrote: "Although deliberately created to replicate the eerie quality of the ventriloquist’s dummy episode from Dead of Night (1945), this black-and-white English production works tolerably well as a crude rip-off, thanks to a creepy dummy and an even creepier performance from Haliday as ...
Triloquist is a 2008 American horror film written and directed by Mark Jones and produced by Jack Edward Sawyers, Marlon Parry, and Michael Levine. It stars Paydin LoPachin , Rocky Marquette, Katie Chonacas and Brian Krause .
Pioneering ventriloquist-comedian Willie Tyler and his dummy Lester have appeared in numerous shows since the 1960s. Adam Sandler's new Netflix comedy special makes it hard to tell what's real and ...
A 9-year-old boy named Joey Collins loses his father, but makes contact with what he believes is his deceased parent via a small phone and is terrorized by a possessed ventriloquist dummy named Fletcher. The doll summons demons and evil forces to threaten Joey's friends, mother, and enemies.