From a Whisper to a Scream (film)

From a Whisper to a Scream
Directed by	Jeff Burr
Produced by	William Burr Darin Scott
Written by	C. Courtney Joyner Darin Scott Jeff Burr
Starring	Vincent Price Susan Tyrrell Clu Gulager Lawrence Tierney Terry Kiser Cameron Mitchell Harry Caesar Martine Beswick Rosalind Cash
Music by	Jim Manzie
Distributed by	Moviestore Entertainment
Release date(s)	September 25, 1987
Running time	99 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1,100,000 (estimated)
Box office	$1,355,728 (USA)

From a Whisper to a Scream, also known as The Offspring, is a 1987 American anthology horror film directed by Jeff Burr and starring Vincent Price.

Synopsis

In a small Tennessee town called Oldfield, a historian relates four horror stories to a reporter. The stories are connected to the past and present of Oldfield, which seems to be an epicenter for pure evil.

Title change

The film was written and shot under the title From a Whisper to a Scream, but it was changed to The Offspring for the American release. However, when it was released on DVD it was released under its original title.

Production

From a Whisper to a Scream was filmed during the periods of 1985 and 1986, and was finally released in 1987. during the shooting stage Vincent Price's scenes for the framing story were the last to be filmed.

Vincent Price's opinion of the film

Vincent Price disliked the movie.^{[citation needed]} In a letter to German actor and puppeteer Gerd J. Pohl, Price wrote: "You're right about From a Whisper to a Scream - terrible! My agent misrepresented it and I was trapped in it". However, before filming, Vincent Price readily agreed to star in it because he was impressed with the confidence in the director, who was just a young and new filmmaker at the time.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• From a Whisper to a Scream at the Internet Movie Database
• From a Whisper to a Scream at Rotten Tomatoes
• From a Whisper to a Scream at AllRovi