What the Deaf Man Heard

Starring:Matthew Modine, Claire Bloom, Judith Ivey, James Earl Jones, Jerry O'Connell, Bernadette Peters, Tom Skerritt, Anne Bobby, Stephen Spinella, Jake Weber, Frankie Muniz, Andy Stahl, Tyler Noyes, Hallee Hirsh, Teagle F. Bougere, Lance Reddick, Danny Kamin, Patrick Garner, Mary Lucy Bivins, Patt Noday
Director: John Kent Harrison
Studio: Hallmark
Product Type: DVD

Average customer rating:

Not bad, not bad at all.
Clever
What the deaf man heard
Avery good movie...
Charming Story

What the Deaf Man Heard
Starring: Matthew Modine , Claire Bloom , Judith Ivey , James Earl Jones , and Jerry O'Connell
Director: John Kent Harrison
Manufacturer: Hallmark
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00004WI58
Release Date: 2000-10-17

Customer Reviews:

Not bad, not bad at all........2007-02-28

What the Deaf Man Heard (John Kent Harrison, 1997)

G. D. Gearino's debut novel was turned into a Hallmark Hall of Fame telemovie a few years back, and I finally got round to watching it. I'm a big fan of Gearino's, and it's possible I was avoiding it simply because I didn't know whether someone adapting it for film-- especially something made for television-- would do it the justice it deserved. What the Deaf Man Heard, though, is a delight.

Sammy Ayers (Matthew Modine, as a grown-up), as we open, is fleeing with his mother from her old life. We find out pretty quickly this is standard operating procedure, but something goes wrong this time-- at a layover, his mother is abducted and murdered, leaving Sammy asleep on the bus. When they get to the end of the line, Sammy (Frankie Muniz, as a kid) is understandably concerned with his current situation, and decides the best approach is to play deaf-mute, even after being taken in by a kindly storeowner (Tom Skerritt) and his wife. As he gets older, it becomes harder to reveal his secret, so he goes through life pretending. Itinerant junk dealer Archibald Thacker (James Earl Jones) suspects there's more to Sammy than meets the eye, however...

It's a fun little movie-- nothing special, nothing great, but well-adapted and competently acted by a surprisingly high-powered cast who do the material justice. If you liked the book, don't worry, it's good. If you've never read the book, what are you waiting for? *** ½

Clever.......2006-07-25

The cast really seemed fluid, I loved the wit, the message and wish there were more quality movies like this today. The anti-use of swearing is a really great feature as well. The plot was terrific. I am surprised that I didnt find it until quite a while after it was released. Wonderful movie.

What the deaf man heard.......2006-05-01

Great movie, great acting, great plot. Worth more than 5 stars.
The "plot twists" are wonderful. You will not be bored.

Avery good movie..........2006-02-10

Could not stop laughing
This movie is absolutely hillarious. It puts me in the best of moods. Just thinking about it makes me laugh. I recommend it to everyone the ending is the best I've seen for a comedy I almost fell out my chair.

Charming Story.......2004-11-24

This story has a wide array of charming characters. It starts on a bus with Sam as a little boy with his mother. He is talking and she wants him to go to sleep so she tells him, "Not another word out of you." He finally goes to sleep. At the next stop, she gets out to stretch her legs and get a drink and she gets attacked. When Sam wakes up, he is at the last stop, his mother nowhere in sight. He remembers that she told him, "Not another word out of you", so he doesn't talk. People think he is deaf, and he likes how they open up around him, so he keeps on pretending. The rest of the story is about him pretending to be deaf and what people say around him. (He really hears some interesting things!) I do not believe this movie was ever intended to represent the deaf community, as another reviewer stated, because Sam was never deaf in the movie. It's about what he heard while pretending to be deaf. Sam has a wonderful, helpful nature, even to those who are terrible towards him. In the end, the bad guy gets caught, of course, which makes all things right. An excellent movie! It's one of my favorites.

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