Silent Hill (2006) - Official Trailer

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Directed by : Christophe Gans
Genre: Fiction - Runtime: 2 h 7 min
French release: 26/04/2006
Production year: 2006

During her increasingly frequent and dangerous sleepwalking bouts, little Sharon talks about a mysterious place: Silent Hill. Determined to get to grips with her daughter’s illness, Rose discovers that Silent Hill could well be a deserted town in Virginia. Against her husband’s advice, Rose decides to take Sharon there. When they enter this gloomy place, Sharon disappears. Rose tries to find her, but quickly realizes that there’s nothing normal about the town. Shrouded in fog, peopled with strange creatures, regularly invaded by a darkness that literally transforms everything it touches, little by little this other dimension reveals its terrifying secrets. Assisted by Cybil, a cop who has also strayed into this sinister world, Rose sets off in a frantic quest to wrench her daughter from the clutches of Silent Hill. Clues become evidence, allowing Rose to reveal the horrifying curse that seized hold of the town thirty years ago.

[damiennichols]

This movie will always hold an emotional curse of me. My brother used to always buy the games and we would play them together. We seen this trailer together and I said we're going to see this movie. He sadly passed away weeks before it came out. I finally got to see it in theaters and was overwhelmed by the feeling that he was actually there in the theater.

[gideonampadu]

I love how they save all the scary parts for the actual film unlike some other movies who reveal all the horror to make the trailer scary

[krepler]

Came here to pay my respects to the only video game adaption that beats all video game movies. The best of the best.

[EarlOfMaladyCrescent]

Personally, I love this film! It's amazing how the special effects team made the town of Silent Hill have FOUR different looks! 1; foggy daytime with Ash falling from the sky. 2; darkness when all where the monsters come out. 3; real world in present day, how Chris (Sean Bean) sees it. 4; real world thirty years ago when Alessa is alive.

[strifeleo]

The fact this soundtrack is the same of the games is definitely amazing. One of the best soundtracks ever made.

[QuePasaChile]

I can't believe 16 years have passed when this movie came out, and this movie is the less worst video game movie adaptation.

[danverit]

Everytime when she says Sharon, i can hear Cheryl through the words.

[TajemnaTemnota]

When I first time seen this movie: "Oh it looks like game."
My friend: "It was bassed on game."
Me: "Oh well, good job."

[socal]

I don’t understand the low ratings for this movie. I thought it was awesome js

[ManofOneGod]

This is THE ONLY movie adaptation of a video game that did justice to the series.

[zoya]

honestly this was one of the most haunting and trilling movies I had ever seen!! Its still my number one <3

[ivingdeadgr]

Everytime I watch this movie it's like finding Easter eggs in the games, the little details are perfect like the bus maps, the grid layout of the housing squares even the subtle use of puzzles and clues even the monsters are on point!!

[davesam]

Still one of my most favourite horror movies. Stands up to the test of time.

[SafeTripHome]

I saw this movie for like the 15th time last night and HOLY SHIT, it hit differently this time. Back when this movie was released, many critics said that the plot was confusing but I wholeheartedly disagree. Everything is explained you just have to pay attention. One thing that blew my mind is that Colin (the monster) is the janitor who assaulted Alessa in the bathroom.

[Zgibby]

Damn imagine seeing this trailer. The hype must’ve been real.

[loganfirstman]

This movie looks so interesting.. I've never felt this amazed in years. Wish they make movies like this again.

[ProfoundWizzard]

One of the greatest videogame to film adaptations

[Amber_xo_]

It took director Christophe Gans five years to obtain the rights to make the film. He was given the rights after he sent Konami a video of an interview describing how much Silent Hill meant to him. Along with the interview, he sent scenes that he filmed on his own dollar cut up and overlayed with music from the games.

The strange stumbling movements of the Dark Nurses when they first "come alive" was created by filming them walking backwards, and then running the film in reverse.

Roberto Campanella, when playing Pyramid Head, wore 15-inch heels to make him close to seven feet tall.

Many of the creatures in the film were played by dancers so they could be flexible enough to create the required disturbing movements.

Apart from "Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash, every piece of music is directly from the game series.

Alice Krige wore blue contacts during filming; this was done to match the eye color of Jodelle Ferland and Deborah Kara Unger since they are supposed to be family.

Jodelle Ferland (Alessa) appeared as little Carrie White in Carrie (2002). The character of Alessa from the video game pays homage to (and is likely inspired by) Stephen King's novel "Carrie". A poster of Carrie (1976) can be seen in Silent Hill (1999).

The prayers recited by Christabella and the citizens of Silent Hill within the church in their effort to keep the dark side of Alessa at bay are actually lines from Revelation, a book in the New Testament of the Bible.
Jodelle Ferland stated in interviews that Dark Alessa was her favorite of her three Silent Hill characters to portray.

The film has drawn many comparisons to The Dark (2005), another horror film starring Sean Bean in the role of a father stricken with supernatural phenomena involving his daughter.
In a nod to Silent Hill 3 (2003), the game's theme song performed by Mary Elizabeth McGlynn is used in the film's ending credits. Another song from the game plays in a scene involving Rose and Sharon Da Silva in their car playing on the radio, the song also played on a car radio during a cut-scene in Silent Hill 3.

Dahlia speaks extremely softly throughout the film and is sometimes very hard to hear. This was to show that Dahlia was not able to be strong and speak for herself.

It is notable that Dahlia is immune to the dangers of the Fog World and the Otherworld. This is because Dahlia is the mother of Alessa, who controls these worlds and is still loved by her, or as Rose says, "Mother is God in the eyes of a child."


According to actress Laurie Holden, Cybil always wanted children, but due to her lifestyle, she was unable to have any.

[zanfear]

Who else is re-watching this trailer after the announcement of Return to Silent Hill?

[markonacfan]

considering it was a video game adaptation movie, the movie was really decent