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Overview

User Rating:
6.8/10   2,425 votes
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Director:
Anthony Waller
Writer:
Anthony Waller (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
15 September 1995 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Horror | Thriller more
Tagline:
She Can't Speak. She Can't Scream. She Can't Beg For Mercy. more
Plot:
Billy Hughes, a mute makeup artist working on a slasher film being shot in Moscow, is locked in the studio after hours... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins & 2 nominations more
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When You Need A Diversion, This Will Do It more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Marina Zudina ... Billy Hughes (as Marina Sudina)
Fay Ripley ... Karen Hughes

Evan Richards ... Andy Clarke
Oleg Yankovskiy ... Larsen (as Oleg Jankowskij)
Igor Volkov ... Arkadi
Sergei Karlenkov ... Lyosha

Alec Guinness ... The Reaper (as Mystery Guest Star)
Nikolai Pastukhov ... Janitor
Stephen Bouser ... Lovett
Valeri Barakhtin ... Mitja (as Valeri Barahtin)
Olga Tolstetskaya ... Actress
Denis Karasyov ... Fake policeman
Igor Ilyin ... Fake policeman
Oleg Abramov ... Double
Vladimir Salnikov ... Lab assistant
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Stumme Zeugin (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence and a strong scene combining sex and violence.
Runtime:
95 min
Country:
Germany | UK | USA | Russia
Language:
English | Russian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Moscow, Russia
Company:
Avrora Media more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Marina Zudina did not speak English at the time, but as her character was mute anyway, she could still pose for an American. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Karen is holding the gun inside Billy's apartment, it suddenly disappears from her hand. A few moments later, it appears in Andy's hand. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Scream 2 (1997) more

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16 out of 21 people found the following comment useful:-
When You Need A Diversion, This Will Do It, 21 March 2006
7/10
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

This may be the most tension-filled movie I have ever seen.

In fact, it's so nerve-wracking, I haven't been able to watch it again after viewing it two years ago, but I will since I have the DVD. There were a couple of scenes in here that are almost too much to watch....so if you've got problems and need to "escape" for an hour-and-half this film will get your mind off anything else.

The Russian actress Marina Zudina did a super job in facial expressions alone, which she had to do since her character in here is a mute. She plays a cute and wholesome makeup artist for a sleazy filmmaker. After the day's shooting is done and "Billie" is about to leave, she hears something. She takes a peek into the room where they were filming and discovers they are now shooting a "snuff film" and actually killing someone. Billie's eavesdropping is discovered and she runs for her life as the killers go searching for her in this big warehouse-type building.

There are two extended scenes in which our heroine is running for her life and both of them will wear you out. The first I described above. The second scene, the climactic one, goes on too long and isn't as well done as the first. In fact, the film should have been trimmed a bit but, overall, since it's so good at keeping our attention, then it served its purpose as entertainment.

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