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Dead Silence   1997         R, 105 min. Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller Director: Daniel Petrie Jr.   Cast: James Garner, Kim Coates, Marlee Matlin, Lolita Davidovich, Charles Martin Smith, Kenneth Welsh, James Villemaire, Gary Basaraba, Barclay Hope, Blu Mankuma, Vanessa Vaughan, Scott Speedman, Mimi Kuzyk, John Bourgeois, Neil Crone   Three escaped convicts—Ted Handy (Kim Coates), "Sonny" Bonner (James Villemaire), and "Shep" Wilcox (Gary Basaraba)—capture a school bus transporting deaf students and their teacher Melanie Charrol (Marlee Matlin). They take their victims to an abandoned slaughter house and hold them hostage. FBI agent John Potter (James Garner) is assigned to deal with the crisis. While police surround the building, problems ensue, including interference by New York State Assistant Attorney General Roland W. Marks (Charles Martin Smith), but Potter continues his efforts to free the hostages. Cast James Garner John Potter Kim Coates Theodore "Ted" Handy Marlee Matlin Melanie Charrol Lolita Davidovich Det. Sharon Foster Charles Martin Smith Roland W. Marks Kenneth Welsh Sheriff Lenny Budd James Villemaire Ray "Sonny" Bonner Gary Basaraba Shephard "Shep" Wilcox Barclay Hope Sheriff Gene Stillwell Blu Mankuma Special Agent Henry Lebow Vanessa Vaughan Susan Scott Speedman Officer Stevie Cardy Mimi Kuzyk Donna Harkstrawn John Bourgeois Major Daniel Tremaine Neil Crone Airport Security Officer