What the Deaf Man Heard (1997)

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Release Date: Nov 23, 1997 Wide

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Scripter Robert W. Lenski adapted G.D. Gearino's novel What the Deaf-Mute Heard for this Hallmark Hall of Fame comedy. It was filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, by director John Kent Harrison. During the '40s, single mother Helen (Bernadette Peters) boards a bus for Barrington, Georgia, with her 10-year-old son Sammy (Frankie Muniz). She tells him not to say a word. The two are separated when she exits the bus and is carried away, leaving the sleeping Sammy to travel to Barrington by himself.

PG, 2 hr.

Drama, Television, Comedy

Directed By: John Ken Harrison , John Kent Harrison

In Theaters: Nov 23, 1997 Wide

On DVD: Jan 12, 1999

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TV movie I enjoyed. Quite a few well known and soon to be better known actors filling out this cast. Philosophically the story is very interesting. Being a shy, generally quiet person myself, I identified with the character when I first saw it during my high school years. If people feel comfortable around you,

October 13, 2008