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The Silence of the Lambs

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Plot

Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.

Cast

Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling
Jodie Foster

as Clarice Starling

Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Anthony Hopkins

as Dr. Hannibal Lecter

Scott Glenn as Jack Crawford
Scott Glenn

as Jack Crawford

Ted Levine as Jame Gumb
Ted Levine

as Jame Gumb

Anthony Heald as Dr. Frederick Chilton
Anthony Heald

as Dr. Frederick Chilton

Brooke Smith as Catherine Martin
Brooke Smith

as Catherine Martin

Diane Baker as Senator Ruth Martin
Diane Baker

as Senator Ruth Martin

Kasi Lemmons as Ardelia Mapp
Kasi Lemmons

as Ardelia Mapp

Frankie Faison as Barney
Frankie Faison

as Barney

Tracey Walter as Lamar
Tracey Walter

as Lamar

Movie Facts

Rated

  • R

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • February 14, 1991

Production Companies

  • Orion Pictures

  • Strong Heart

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $19,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $272,742,922.00

Runtime

  • 1.98 hrs

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Unlike a lot of viewers, I first saw _The Silence of the Lambs_ at five years old. So, for me, _The Silence of the Lambs_ is a childhood favorite. Some would say I had an unusual childhood, in this age where some people actually **avoid** R-rated movies like the plague. The fact that I saw _Something Wild_, which Jonathan Demme directed five years before _The Silence of the Lambs_, as well as the…

This is one of a few movies I put off reviewing for years, because I honestly don't know what to say about a film this classic. So I'll be brief in my actual review, knowing that it comes from a place where I honestly believe that this is a movie that deserves its praise: Even if the A-plot of the story wasn't one of the best crime thrillers put to screen, the Hannibal Lector moments alone wou…

It kind of reminds me of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, because Frank and Jame are drag queens who kill.

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