The Silent Alarm

Name: The Silent Alarm
Genre: Short
Duration: 31 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Jesse Lee Soffer, Scott Renderer, Terry Walters

1993
31m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

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It looks like 1950s suburbia: kids at play outdoors, an ice cream truck, detached homes with liquor cabinets and Danish modern furniture. A boy watches a strange man get out of a convertible... Read allIt looks like 1950s suburbia: kids at play outdoors, an ice cream truck, detached homes with liquor cabinets and Danish modern furniture. A boy watches a strange man get out of a convertible and go into the boy's house to talk to his mom. The man is selling a home-alarm system, a... Read allIt looks like 1950s suburbia: kids at play outdoors, an ice cream truck, detached homes with liquor cabinets and Danish modern furniture. A boy watches a strange man get out of a convertible and go into the boy's house to talk to his mom. The man is selling a home-alarm system, and that's not all mom is buying. She also buys his line, and soon he's moved in. But somet... Read all

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7.2/10

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Trivia
Music composed and performed by Multi-Grammy Award Wining Guitarist, Pat Metheny.

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Featured review

10/10

Excellent short

Rob Morrow has created a very nice little film here. It's the story of a little fatherless boy who's mom takes an interest in the man who comes to install a burglar alarm.

We first see the boy hesitant and cautious about letting this strange man into his life, then he falls for him only to find out the man is not the loveable guy he appears to be. The story is told brilliantly with very few words, driven by great direction and Pat Metheny's great score.

It's a shame short films such as this don't get the chance to reach a broader audience.