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* TheFilmOfTheBook: Adapted from the novel ''What the Deaf Mute Heard'' by G.D. Gearino.
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In 1945, a young boy arrives in a small Georgia town on a bus from which his mother was abducted and murdered. Alone he sits quietly and everyone becomes convinced that he is deaf and mute. Deciding that silence offers some power and protection, the boy decides to remain mute and just listens to all that is being said around him by people who think that he cannot hear. The ruse works so well that for twenty years he is custodian to all the town's secrets.
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In 1945, a young boy arrives in a small Georgia town on a bus from which his mother was abducted and murdered. Alone he sits quietly and everyone becomes convinced that he is deaf and mute.NeverLearnedToTalk. Deciding that silence offers some power and protection, the boy decides to remain mute and just listens to all that is being said around him by people who think that he cannot hear. The ruse works so well that for twenty years he is custodian to all the town's secrets.
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''What the Deaf Man Heard'' is a 1997 film by [[AHallmarkPresentation Hallmark]] starring Creator/MatthewModine, Creator/JamesEarlJones and Creator/FrankieMuniz.
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''What the Deaf Man Heard'' is a 1997 ''Series/HallmarkHallOfFame'' film by [[AHallmarkPresentation Hallmark]] starring Creator/MatthewModine, Creator/JamesEarlJones and Creator/FrankieMuniz.
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* RealityEnsues: Sammy couldn't keep his secret for twenty years without someone finding it out. [[spoiler: Turns out the man who hears of it doesn't really have any issues with it.]]
** [[spoiler: After Sammy reveals he can speak and hear, he has trouble communicating verbally.]]
** [[spoiler: After Sammy reveals he can speak and hear, he has trouble communicating verbally.]]
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* RealityEnsues: ShaggyDogStory: Sammy couldn't keep his secret for twenty years without someone finding it out. [[spoiler: Turns out the man who hears of it doesn't really have any issues with it.]]
** [[spoiler: After Sammy reveals he can speak and hear, he has trouble communicating verbally.]]
** [[spoiler: After Sammy reveals he can speak and hear, he has trouble communicating verbally.
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What the Deaf Man heard is a 1997 film by [[AHallmarkPresentation Hallmark]] starring Creator/MatthewModine, Creator/JamesEarlJones and Creator/FrankieMuniz.
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* BookEnds: The film opens and closes with Sammy travelling on a bus.
* CainandAbel: [[spoiler: Turns out Sammy is Tolliver’s half-brother.]]
* BookEnds: The film opens and closes with Sammy travelling on a bus.
* CainandAbel: [[spoiler: Turns out Sammy is Tolliver’s half-brother.]]
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* EvilisPetty: Tolliver Tynan is an arrogant RoyalBrat who is denied money from his family, so he resorts to conning people out of their money.
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* Leitmotif: The musical theme “My Ship Comes In” is heard throughout the film.
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* Leitmotif: {{Leitmotif}}: The musical theme “My Ship Comes In” is heard throughout the film.
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* OffIntotheDistanceEnding: Sammy leaves Barrington on a bus to St Louis. [[spoiler: Tallasee joins him.]]
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* OffIntotheDistanceEnding: OffIntoTheDistanceEnding: Sammy leaves Barrington on a bus to St Louis. [[spoiler: Tallasee joins him.]]
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* WhamLine: When Sammy is asked to swear in court to tell the truth, he finally speaks “I do.” The shock in the town is severe, [[spoiler: and Tolliver’s mother suffers a fatal heart attack.]]
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* WhamLine: When Sammy is asked to swear in court to tell the truth, he finally speaks “I do.” The shock in the town is severe, [[spoiler: and Tolliver’s mother suffers a fatal heart attack.]]]]
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* EvilisPetty: Tolliver Tynan is an arrogant RoyalBrat who can’t even scheme people out of their money.
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* EvilisPetty: Tolliver Tynan is an arrogant RoyalBrat who can’t even scheme is denied money from his family, so he resorts to conning people out of their money.
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* ParentalAbandonment: Most people think this is what happened to Sammy. The real truth is a lot sadder.
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What the Deaf Man heard is a 1997 film by [[AHallmarkPresentation Hallmark]] starring Creator/MatthewModine, Creator/JamesEarlJones and Creator/FrankieMuniz.
In 1945, a young boy arrives in a small Georgia town on a bus from which his mother was abducted and murdered. Alone he sits quietly and everyone becomes convinced that he is deaf and mute. Deciding that silence offers some power and protection, the boy decides to remain mute and just listens to all that is being said around him by people who think that he cannot hear. The ruse works so well that for twenty years he is custodian to all the town's secrets.
The film contains examples of:
* BookEnds: The film opens and closes with Sammy travelling on a bus.
* CainandAbel: [[spoiler: Turns out Sammy is Tolliver’s half-brother.]]
* CuteMute: Sammy.
* DeadHandShot: The last scene of Sammy’s mother.
* EvilisPetty: Tolliver Tynan is an arrogant RoyalBrat who can’t even scheme people out of their money.
* FreudianExcuse: Norm kept Sammy around as a substitute son, as he had lost his wife years ago. With that said, he serves as a good father to Sammy: [[spoiler: he traces his mother’s path over the years, he keeps Sammy’s inheritance safe till it’s okay to reveal it, and he eventually lets Sammy go off on his own.]]
* JustFollowingOrders: Sammy's mother tells him to keep quiet, wanting to surprise him. He starts off with this in mind, but is smart enough to see the security it offers and keeps it up.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Tolliver Tynan told his sister Tallasee that she was adopted and thus was automatically disinherited. Guess what happens to him at the end?
* Leitmotif: The musical theme “My Ship Comes In” is heard throughout the film.
* PoliceAreUseless: The Barrington police officer does a half-hearted inquiry and then just drops it.
** Also, this story is set in 1945-65. Law enforcement wasn’t too strong back then.
* ObfuscatingDisability: The whole film runs on this.
* OffIntotheDistanceEnding: Sammy leaves Barrington on a bus to St Louis. [[spoiler: Tallasee joins him.]]
* RealityEnsues: Sammy couldn't keep his secret for twenty years without someone finding it out. [[spoiler: Turns out the man who hears of it doesn't really have any issues with it.]]
** [[spoiler: After Sammy reveals he can speak and hear, he has trouble communicating verbally.]]
* SecretKeeper: Being deaf-mute means people can open their mouths around Sammy with confidence and security that he can't reveal them.
* VileVillainSaccharineShow: Sammy’s mother gets raped and murdered. In a Hallmark movie.
* WhamLine: When Sammy is asked to swear in court to tell the truth, he finally speaks “I do.” The shock in the town is severe, [[spoiler: and Tolliver’s mother suffers a fatal heart attack.]]
In 1945, a young boy arrives in a small Georgia town on a bus from which his mother was abducted and murdered. Alone he sits quietly and everyone becomes convinced that he is deaf and mute. Deciding that silence offers some power and protection, the boy decides to remain mute and just listens to all that is being said around him by people who think that he cannot hear. The ruse works so well that for twenty years he is custodian to all the town's secrets.
The film contains examples of:
* BookEnds: The film opens and closes with Sammy travelling on a bus.
* CainandAbel: [[spoiler: Turns out Sammy is Tolliver’s half-brother.]]
* CuteMute: Sammy.
* DeadHandShot: The last scene of Sammy’s mother.
* EvilisPetty: Tolliver Tynan is an arrogant RoyalBrat who can’t even scheme people out of their money.
* FreudianExcuse: Norm kept Sammy around as a substitute son, as he had lost his wife years ago. With that said, he serves as a good father to Sammy: [[spoiler: he traces his mother’s path over the years, he keeps Sammy’s inheritance safe till it’s okay to reveal it, and he eventually lets Sammy go off on his own.]]
* JustFollowingOrders: Sammy's mother tells him to keep quiet, wanting to surprise him. He starts off with this in mind, but is smart enough to see the security it offers and keeps it up.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Tolliver Tynan told his sister Tallasee that she was adopted and thus was automatically disinherited. Guess what happens to him at the end?
* Leitmotif: The musical theme “My Ship Comes In” is heard throughout the film.
* PoliceAreUseless: The Barrington police officer does a half-hearted inquiry and then just drops it.
** Also, this story is set in 1945-65. Law enforcement wasn’t too strong back then.
* ObfuscatingDisability: The whole film runs on this.
* OffIntotheDistanceEnding: Sammy leaves Barrington on a bus to St Louis. [[spoiler: Tallasee joins him.]]
* RealityEnsues: Sammy couldn't keep his secret for twenty years without someone finding it out. [[spoiler: Turns out the man who hears of it doesn't really have any issues with it.]]
** [[spoiler: After Sammy reveals he can speak and hear, he has trouble communicating verbally.]]
* SecretKeeper: Being deaf-mute means people can open their mouths around Sammy with confidence and security that he can't reveal them.
* VileVillainSaccharineShow: Sammy’s mother gets raped and murdered. In a Hallmark movie.
* WhamLine: When Sammy is asked to swear in court to tell the truth, he finally speaks “I do.” The shock in the town is severe, [[spoiler: and Tolliver’s mother suffers a fatal heart attack.]]
