Fans of the film should be very happy with the way LG ultimately treated this one. A major surprise- but a very pleasant one. It's a kick to finally see this one again after almost 30 years. And Christopher Plummer, with his outlandish false eyelashes, has to be one of the creepiest villans...
More likely it was something like this LG Exec #1 "what else we got in the catalog?" LG Exec #2 " we've got Silent Parnter." LG Exec #3 " what genre is that." Lg Exec #2 "crime/thriller...but no name cast and its from 1978" LG Exec #1 "1978? Thats a year before I was even born. Well, the...
It's amusing that over in Format War-land, there are people on both sides that think having Lions Gate as a studio supporting your particular format isn't anything but a "plus". the other format can keep 'em. I see little value and a lot of frustration in their participation.