was aware of the abuse and stayed silent the entire time. Sylvie tearfully tries to kill Jake again to stop other people from learning about her secret, but is persuaded not to do so by Tim who speaks with his own voice for the first time. Jake, his wife Karen, and Tim go out for trick-or-treating on Halloween. Tim has gradually improved and now can speak in his own voice as well as smile. Jake's conversation with his wife reveals that Sylvie will be moved to a mental hospital with minimum security in the near future. Cast Richard Dreyfuss as Dr. Jake Rainer J.T. Walsh as Sheriff Mitch Rivers Liv Tyler as Sylvie Warden Ben Faulkner as Tim Warden Linda Hamilton as Karen Rainer John Lithgow as Dr. Rene Harlinger Zahn McClarnon as Deputy Bear Ron Tucker as Forensic Detective Catherine Shaffner as Martha Jane Beard as Carol Simmons Production Akiva Goldsman wrote the screenplay under the title of Indian Summer which was acquired by Morgan Creek Entertainment for $500,000 in February of 1991. In August 1993, it was announced Richard Dreyfus had signed on to star in the film. In September 1993, it was reported that Dreyfus had missed the first day of filming as he was invited by the White House to attend the signing of the Oslo I Accord. To prepare for his role, Ben Faulkner visited and observed children with autism at the Linwood Center in Ellicott City, Maryland. Faulkner claims he was unaware of what autism was prior to the making of the film. A majority of the film was shot in and around Baltimore. Reception Silent Fall received negative reviews from critics, as it holds a 26% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 19 reviews. Produced on a budget of $30 million, the film grossed $3,180,674 in the United States and Canada. It opened on 1,251 screens with a opening weekend gross of $1.5 million and finishing in tenth place at the US box office but by its third weekend it was only on 256 screens and its gross had reduced by 90% to finish 40th. It dropped a further 93% by its fourth weekend, finishing 74th. Critic Roger Ebert gave the film 1.5 stars out of 4, saying the film "has a torturously constructed plot, but the solution to the mystery has been right there all along." Year-end lists Dishonorable mention – Glenn