THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) 35th Anniversary Special: The Legacy of Hannibal Lecter

THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) d. Jonathan Demme (USA)
MANHUNTER (1986) d. Michael Mann (USA)
HANNIBAL (2001) d. Ridley Scott (USA)
RED DRAGON (2002) d. Brett Ratner (USA)
HANNIBAL RISING (2007) d. Peter Webber (USA)

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This week, we’re talking about 1991's The Silence of the Lambs, that rare beast that’s both mainstream Oscar-winning success as well as a first-rate horror film. A masterful blend of psychological terror and physical violence, screenwriter Ted Tally’s dynamite script (adapted from Thomas Harris’ bestselling novel) examines ambitious young FBI trainee Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) and her efforts to track down the serial killer Buffalo Bill – a nickname he’s earned by skinning his victims.

THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) movie review

Silence of the Lambs, The (1991) d. Demme, Jonathan (USA)

Director Demme combines forces with stars Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins to create a rare hit that’s both mainstream Oscar-winning success and first-rate horror film. Masterfully blending psychological horror and physical violence, screenwriter Ted Tally’s dynamite script (adapted from Thomas Harris’ novel) examines an ambitious young FBI trainee’s (Foster) efforts to track down the serial killer Buffalo Bill – a nickname he’s earned by skinning his victims (Ted Levine, in a meticulously shaded performance). Helping her is imprisoned serial murderer Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Hopkins), dubbed “Hannibal the Cannibal” for the unsavory habit of consuming his victims.