Trapped in Silence

Trapped in Silence
Directed by	Michael Tuchner
Written by	Torey Hayden story "Murphy's Boy" Vickie Patik (as Pat A. Victor)
Produced by	Dick Atkins Jeff Grant executive producer
Starring	Kiefer Sutherland Marsha Mason
Edited by	Eric Albertson
Release date	May 11, 1986 (1986-05-11)
Running time	94 minutes

Trapped in Silence ^{[IMDb 1]} is a 1986 American made-for-television drama film starring Kiefer Sutherland and Marsha Mason, produced by Dick Atkins and Jeff Grant for Reader's Digest Entertainment Inc. It is based on the book Murphy's Boy (Silent Boy) ^[1] by Torey Hayden.

The film is about a psychologist (Marsha Mason) who works with a traumatized boy (Kiefer Sutherland) with selective mutism - the patient cannot speak in specific situations or to specific people. Eventually the boy starts to open up to reveal his sordid story.

• Marsha Mason as Jennifer Hubbell
• Kiefer Sutherland as Kevin Richter
• Ron Silver as Doctor Jeff Tomlinson
• John Mahoney as Doctor Winslow
• Rebecca Schull as Marlys Mengies

• Mitgang, Herbert (May 10, 1986). "TV: 'TRAPPED IN SILENCE' EXPLORES ELECTIVE MUTISM - The New York Times". The New York Times. Arthur Gregg Sulzberger (acceded January 1, 2018). Retrieved 2019-09-09. "Trapped in Silence" manages to tell its depressing story without being too maudlin. [… It] is all too believable as a horrible case history.
• "Trapped In Silence - TV Movie - TV Tango". TV Tango. Michael Allen Vicic (CEO). May 11, 1986. Retrieved 2019-09-09. A psychologist ferrets out the reason why a sixteen year old boy suffers from elective mutism (not talking because of emotional trauma).