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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

R | 118 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.

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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

(as Masha Skorobogatov)
Jeffrie Lane

Clarice's Father
Leib Lensky

Mr. Lang
George 'Red' Schwartz

Mr. Lang's Driver

(as Red Schwartz)

Director:

Jonathan Demme

Writers:

Thomas Harris (novel), Ted Tally (screenplay)

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Jodie Foster claims that during the first meeting between Lecter and Starling, Sir Anthony Hopkins' mocking of her southern accent was improvised on the spot. Foster's horrified reaction was genuine, she felt personally attacked. She later thanked Hopkins for generating such ... ...

Quotes

FBI instructor: Starling! Starling! Crawford wants to see you in his office.
Clarice Starling: Thank you, sir.

Goofs

During the autopsy scene, they remove the bug cocoon from the victim and insert it into a small jar with the bug antenna pointing to the bottom of the jar. The next next shot shows Clarice pouring fluid into the jar with the antenna pointing up.

Crazy Credits

After the Copyright notice and MPAA logo, a logo appears with the text "A Luta Continua". This is not a production company credit; instead, it's Portuguese for "The Struggle Continues" ("To be continued").