The Silence of the Lambs
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The Silence of the Lambs

Year:
Duration:
118 min
Genres:
Drama | Thriller
IMDB rate:
8.6
Director:
Jonathan Demme
Awards:
Won 5 Oscars. Another 51 wins & 30 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1991-02-14
Filming Locations: Clay County, West Virginia, USA
Earnings
Budget: $19,000,000
Opening Weekend: $13,766,814 (USA) (15 February 1991)
Gross: $130,742,922 (USA) (30 June 2012)
Cast
Actor
Character
Chris Isaak
Chris Isaak
The Silence of the Lambs
Jodie Foster
Clarice Starling
Lawrence A. Bonney
FBI Instructor
Kasi Lemmons
Ardelia Mapp
Lawrence T. Wrentz
Agent Burroughs
Scott Glenn
Jack Crawford
Anthony Heald
Dr. Frederick Chilton
Frankie Faison
Barney
Don Brockett
Friendly Psychopath
Frank Seals Jr.
Brooding Psychopath
Stuart Rudin
Miggs
Anthony Hopkins
Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Maria Skorobogatov
Young Clarice
Jeffrie Lane
Clarice's Father
Leib Lensky
Mr. Lang
George 'Red' Schwartz
Mr. Lang's Driver
Jim Roche
TV Evangelist
Brooke Smith
Catherine Martin
Ted Levine
Jame Gumb
James B. Howard
Boxing Instructor
Bill Miller
Mr. Brigham
Chuck Aber
Agent Terry
Gene Borkan
Oscar
Pat McNamara
Sheriff Perkins
Tracey Walter
Lamar
Kenneth Utt
Dr. Akin
Dan Butler
Roden
Paul Lazar
Pilcher
Darla
'Precious' (as 'Darla')
Adelle Lutz
TV Anchor Woman
Obba Babatundé
TV Anchor Man (as Obba Babatunde)
George Michael
TV Sportscaster
Diane Baker
Senator Ruth Martin
Roger Corman
FBI Director Hayden Burke
Ron Vawter
Paul Krendler
Charles Napier
Lt. Boyle
Jim Dratfield
Sen. Martin's Aide
D. Stanton Miranda
1st Reporter (as Stanton-Miranda)
Rebecca Saxon
2nd Reporter
Danny Darst
Sgt. Tate
Cynthia Ettinger
Officer Jacobs
Brent Hinkley
Officer Murray
Steve Wyatt
Airport Flirt
Alex Coleman
Sgt. Pembry
David Early
Spooked Memphis Cop
Andre B. Blake
Tall Memphis Cop (as Andre Blake)
Bill Dalzell
Distraught Memphis Cop (as Bill Dalzell III)
Daniel von Bargen
SWAT Communicator
Tommy Lafitte
SWAT Shooter (as Tommy LaFitte)
Josh Broder
EMS Attendant
Buzz Kilman
EMS Driver
Harry Northup
Mr. Bimmel
Lauren Roselli
Stacy Hubka
Lamont Arnold
Flower Delivery Man
John Hall
State Trooper (uncredited)
John W. Iwanonkiw
Orderly (uncredited)
Lynette Jenkins
Nurse (uncredited)
Chris McGinn
Autopsy Victim (uncredited)
Brian Miller
Swat Team shooter (uncredited)
Ted Monte
FBI Agent (uncredited)
George A. Romero
FBI Agent in Memphis (uncredited)
Mike Schaeffer
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
In the film, Lecter tells Senator Martin that Buffalo Bill's real name is "Louis Friend", an anagram of iron sulfide, or fool's gold. In the novel, he gives the name "Billy Rubin". This is a play on bilirubin, a pigment found in feces and the color of Dr. Chilton's hair.
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As of 2013, one of three films to win the top five Oscars: Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Picture, and Best Screenplay (Adapted). The others are It Happened One Night (1934) and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975).
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Ted Tally was halfway through his adaptation of Thomas Harris' novel when financing of the film fell through. Orion president Mike Medavoy urged him to carry on regardless.
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Goofs
When Hannibal is imprisoned in Memphis, the sign outside the Shelby county courthouse is shown, in dim light, to be a museum.
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A black string is attached to the back of the moth that lands on the red roll of string at Buffalo Bill's house. It's clearly visible in high definition.
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When Catherine Martin drives into the parking area, the killer looks right into the headlights of her car while wearing night-vision goggles, but he isn't blinded. Goggles of that time might have been permanently damaged. Newer goggles have automatic protection mechanisms.
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Quotes
Hannibal Lecter: You fly back to school, now, little Starling. Fly, fly, fly...
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Hannibal Lecter: Advancement, of course. Listen carefully. Look deep within yourself, Clarice Starling. Go seek out Miss Mofet, an old patient of mine. M-o-f-e-t. Go now, I don't think Miggs could manage again quite so soon, even though he is crazy.
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Hannibal Lecter: Ready when you are, Sergeant Pembry.
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Faq
Q
Why does Clarice believe that "Jack Gordon" is actually Buffalo Bill?
A
Her suspicions are aroused when "Gordon" asks if Frederika Bimmell was "a great big fat person." Lecter pointed out that all of the victims were larger women, because the killer wants their skins to fit onto a man's body. That Gumb's first thought of a woman he didn't otherwise recognize was her size was enough to make Starling want to find out more. Once inside his house, Clarice recognizes the Death's Head moth in the living room. Gumb gives his name as "Jack Gordon." Those initials, J.G., are consistent with "Jame Gumb" and "John Grant," both aliases named by Crawford.
Q
What does the title mean?
A
Clarice tells Lecter how she was orphaned at 10 years of age and sent to live on a sheep and horse ranch in Montana. One night she awoke to a terrible screaming and discovered the rancher was slaughtering the spring lambs. She grabbed a lamb and tried to rescue it. When she was found the next day, the rancher sent her away to live in an orphanage. The experience had a traumatic psychological effect on Clarice that haunts her for life. Lecter concludes that Clarice's fervent desire to save Catherine Martin will ultimately help her to silence the sound of the lambs screaming in her mind.
Q
Is "The Silence of the Lambs" based on a book?
A
The movie is based on The Silence of the Lambs, a 1988 novel by American writer Thomas Harris. The novel was adapted for the movie by American screenwriter Ted Tally. The Silence of the Lambs won the 1992 Academy Award for Best Motion Picture. There have since been two movie sequels, Hannibal (2001) and Hannibal Rising (2007) and one prequel Red Dragon (2002), also based on novels by Thomas Harris. Prior to The Silence of the Lambs, there was another Hannibal Lecter movie, Manhunter (1986), which was based on Harris' 1981 novel, Red Dragon.
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