''Relative Fear'' (also known as ''The Child'' and ''Le silence d'Adam'') is a 1994 Canadian
independent psychological horror film that references the 1956 film ''
The Bad Seed''. An
autistic child is seemingly born to kill and does so.
Cast
*Matthew Dupuis as Adam Pratman (Adam Madison)
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Darlanne Fluegel as Linda Pratman
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James Brolin as Det. Atwater
*Martin Neufeld as Peter Pratman
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Bruce Dinsmore
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as Clive (Gary Madison)
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M. Emmet Walsh
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as Earl Ladelle
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Michael Caloz
Michael may refer to:
People
* Michael (given name), a given name
* Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael
Given name "Michael"
* Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ...
as Manny Dorff
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Denise Crosby as Connie Madison
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Linda Sorenson as Margaret Ladelle
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Jason Blicker
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as Dennison
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Vlasta Vrána as Mr. Schulman
*Liz MacRae as Ms. Roark
*Gisèle Rousseau as Dr. Hoyer
*Jenny Campbell as Paige
*Frank Schorpion as Dr. Shane
*Alan West as Henry Pratman
*Victoria Barkoff as Ms. Smith
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Tyrone Benskin as Cop
*Roger E. Reid as Police Officer
Reception
In the book ''Representing Autism: Culture, Narrative, Fascination'', Stuart Murray describes the film as "the worst kind of example of the prosthetic narrative, where the idea of disability simply becomes part of a genetic method". He states that there is "little recognizably autistic in anything Adam does"
References
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1994 films
1994 independent films
1990s psychological thriller films
1990s psychological horror films
Canadian independent films
Canadian psychological thriller films
Canadian psychological horror films
English-language Canadian films
Films about autism
1990s English-language films
Films directed by George Mihalka
1990s Canadian films
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