''Silent but Deadly'' is a Canadian 2011
horror comedy
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film starring
Kim Poirier
Kim Jacinthe Poirier (born February 6, 1980) is a Canadian actress, singer, film producer, and television host.
Biography
Personal life
Born in Drummondville, Quebec, the daughter of actress/model Carol Laquerre who was Miss Toronto in 1976, sh ...
,
Jason Mewes
Jason Edward Mewes (born June 12, 1974) is an American actor, comedian, film producer, and podcaster. He is best known for playing Jay, the vocal half of the duo Jay and Silent Bob, in longtime friend Kevin Smith's films.
Early life
Mewes was ...
, and
William Sadler. It is a MJC Entertainment Inc production. It premiered on the Canadian TV channel Super Channel on November 11, 2011. The film takes place in
Louisiana
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but was filmed in
Chatham-Kent
Chatham-Kent ( 2021 population: 104,316)[Ontario
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.
Plot
A mute, illiterate
Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...
farmer's son with an extreme fondness for goats becomes a serial killer who goes after anyone who hurts goats, and wreaks havoc on an unsuspecting film crew shooting a film in the area. His method of killing is passing gas (farting) that is poisonous to his victims. The farts do not make any sound thus the name of the movie, Silent But Deadly. A subplot involves a small crew following a sheriff investigating the murders.
Cast
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Jason Mewes
Jason Edward Mewes (born June 12, 1974) is an American actor, comedian, film producer, and podcaster. He is best known for playing Jay, the vocal half of the duo Jay and Silent Bob, in longtime friend Kevin Smith's films.
Early life
Mewes was ...
as Thomas Capper
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William Sadler as John Capper
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Kim Poirier
Kim Jacinthe Poirier (born February 6, 1980) is a Canadian actress, singer, film producer, and television host.
Biography
Personal life
Born in Drummondville, Quebec, the daughter of actress/model Carol Laquerre who was Miss Toronto in 1976, sh ...
as Sandra Gibson
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Jordan Prentice
Jordan Prentice (born January 30, 1973) is a Canadian actor. A self-described "person of short stature", he is known for his portrayal of Rock in '' American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile'' and Jimmy in ''In Bruges'', and for appearing in the m ...
as Sheriff Shelby
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Nicole Arbour
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Career
Arbour is a former cheerleader for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association. While studying at Humber College, she started her chee ...
as Jackie
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Patrick McKenna
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Early life
Patrick McKenna became interested in Second City when a high-school teach ...
as Victor
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R.D. Reid as Ed
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Benz Antoine
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Early life and education
Benz Antoine was born in 1972 in Montreal, Canada and is the oldest of the three children raised by hi ...
as Deputy Jimbo
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Marc Hickox as Bobby
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Vanessa Burns as Anya
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Jai Jai Jones as Winston
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Aaron Walpole
Aaron John Walpole (born March 7, 1979) is a Canadian actor and singer, who placed third on the third season of ''Canadian Idol''. He is best known for playing the role of Lonnie in the 2010 Toronto run of ''Rock of Ages'' and Annas in the 2012 Br ...
as Rob
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Anand Rajaram
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as Kyle
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Michael Majeski
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as Stan
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Rebeka Coles-Budrys
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as Titianna
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Jesse Powell
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as Set PA
Reception
It has a user rating of 18% on
Rotten Tomatoes
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.
References
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English-language Canadian films
Films shot in Ontario
Canadian horror television films
2011 comedy horror films
Canadian comedy horror films
2011 films
2010s Canadian films
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