I'd call it a psychological thriller. It won the top five Oscars, Best Actor, Actress, Screenplay, Director and Picture. Hannibal is Anthony Hopkins. Great movie. Thank you.
What makes this false figure believable is that Hannibal is completely absent for extended periods of the movie twice, once for almost 20 minutes and another for over 25 minutes. Also his first appearance isn't until almost 12 minutes in. The ten scenes he's in counting from when he's first seen/heard till he's last seen/heard in each actually add up to 34 minutes, 54 seconds (not counting the end credits sequence). Here's the breakdown from my DVD giving start - end timestamps = duration (running total): 11:55 - 18:38 = 6:43 (6:43) "May I see your credentials?" 26:54 - 30:20 = 3:26 (10:09) "Your bleeding has stopped." 50:03 - 55:20 = 5:17 (15:26) "Quid pro quo" 57:17 - 58:20 = 1:03 (16:29) "His first name is Louis" 58:49 - 1:02:10 = 3:21 (19:50) "Where will it tickle you?" 1:04:03 - 1:10:45 = 6:42 (26:32) "Good evening, Clarice." 1:11:23 - 1:15:10 = 3:47 (30:19) "Mind the drawings please." 1:16:52 - 1:19:31 = 2:39 (32:58) "Talk to him!" 1:21:13 - 1:21:33 = 0:20 (33:18) "Pulse 84." 1:47:26 - 1:49:02 = 1:36 (34:54) "I'm having an old friend for dinner."
"With your good bag and your cheap shoes" is such an underrated line. But then, I work in fashion, so it's a fun one to throw out there every once in a while lol. Hannibal, despite his "issues", is actually such a charming, erudite gentleman...I swear I'd be half in love with him by the time he was eating my face off.
Am I the only one who thinks that Lector is, if not in love with Clarice, certainly likes her. I feel like he thinks she would be a worthy partner/adversary. She clearly shows she’s ahead of everyone at the agency. I also believe that on meds he would be a far different person. I wonder how they caught him.
check out Mads Mikkelsen's version in the TV series "Hannibal" if you haven't - really good show, different portrayal but I actually think he's outstanding! Some of my friends actually like his version better. I will always think the original is best but if you include the other movies I think Mads might win!
Fun fact: this is actually one of the most faithful book-to-film adaptations out there. If you take the book and the movie, it's almost exactly the same, with some very minor differences.
The only change was significant, though.. An entire subplot about Crawford’s dying wife was written out.. Although the purpose of that subplot is hinted at in the movie, Crawford’s perceived affection for Starling, from Starling’s POV..
What makes this false figure believable is that Hannibal is completely absent for extended periods of the movie twice, once for almost 20 minutes and another for over 25 minutes. Also his first appearance isn't until almost 12 minutes in. The ten scenes he's in counting from when he's first seen/heard till he's last seen/heard in each actually add up to 34 minutes, 54 seconds (not counting the end credits sequence). Here's the breakdown from my DVD giving start - end timestamps = duration (running total): 11:55 - 18:38 = 6:43 (6:43) "May I see your credentials?" 26:54 - 30:20 = 3:26 (10:09) "Your bleeding has stopped." 50:03 - 55:20 = 5:17 (15:26) "Quid pro quo" 57:17 - 58:20 = 1:03 (16:29) "His first name is Louis" 58:49 - 1:02:10 = 3:21 (19:50) "Where will it tickle you?" 1:04:03 - 1:10:45 = 6:42 (26:32) "Good evening, Clarice." 1:11:23 - 1:15:10 = 3:47 (30:19) "Mind the drawings please." 1:16:52 - 1:19:31 = 2:39 (32:58) "Talk to him!" 1:21:13 - 1:21:33 = 0:20 (33:18) "Pulse 84." 1:47:26 - 1:49:02 = 1:36 (34:54) "I'm having an old friend for dinner."
Great reaction! The ending where Hannibal walks away blending into the crowd as he follows his next victim is one of the most creepy scenes in film for me. It subtly shows how real serial killers aren't walking around with Raving LOONY in their faces but look like anyone in the crowd until its too late. That was the most disturbing scene in the film for me.
Then there’s Manson. He had a face teeming with raving looney (some genuine, some an act), but he can’t be officially deemed a serial killer. There were some murders that he seems to be a compelling suspect for, but there has been no way of actually proving he personally committed them. Even if it could be proven, he might still have not necessarily fit into the category of serial killer.
Ahh, I'm glad you're back! The way Hannibal is just always in control, always manipulating... It's so fascinating to watch him interacting with other characters!
The original author Thomas Harris even became so taken with him that he becomes the hero of the next book and he and Clarice end up running off together to have Murder Babies. It's a terrible book, and a huge testament to Ridley Scott that he was able to make a just middling film out of it.
The thing is, though, Clarice isn't what he expected or is prepared to deal with because she has no inner corruption for him to feed off. So the balance between them is surprisingly even, and this is what intrigues him about her.
It's hard to compare Silence of the Lambs and Beauty & the Beast because they're so different but my first introduction to this movie was learning that Beauty was the first animated film to be nominated for Best Picture and that Lambs is the one that beat it out... so naturally as a Disney fan kid I was like "what makes THAT movie so special?" LOL I stand by the assertion that while both films are great adults and kids can watch and understand BatB -- where Silence of the Lambs is the type of film kids shouldn't be able to watch until at least their early teens...
I've thought about this myself and I do see similarities between Clarice and Belle - both strong brainy brunettes, both outsiders within their immediate communities (Clarice as a woman in the male-dominated FBI, Belle as a bookworkm in a provincial village), both enter into bargains with perceived monsters in order to help free someone, both develop better understandings of said monsters than the men who claim to know better (Jack Crawford/Gaston), both have fathers who figure into their central motivations (Clarice's father dying influencing her decision to go into law enforcement while also contributing to her psychological issues; most of Belle's major decisions involving saving Maurice), and with both being the central heroes to resolve the conflict (Clarice for obvious reasons, Belle by opening her heart to love and thereby breaking the spell)
"A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti." Eww... Fava beans. Gross. 😝 Fun Fact: The rules for speaking with Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Sir Anthony Hopkins) is the same as the rules for speaking with Ethan Powell in Instinct (1999), a role also played by Hopkins. Awards Milestone Fact: This is one of three movies to win the top five Oscars: Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Picture, and Best Screenplay. The others are It Happened One Night (1934) and One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975). What Script Fact: Jodie Foster claims that during the first meeting between Dr. Hannibal Lecter and Clarice Starling, Sir Anthony Hopkins's mocking of her southern accent was improvised on the spot. Foster's horrified reaction was genuine since she felt personally attacked. She later thanked Hopkins for generating such an honest reaction. Law Enforcement Cooperation Fact: The real-life FBI's Behavioral Science Unit assisted in the making of this movie. The FBI saw it as a potential recruiting tool to hire more female agents. They were very impressed by this movie's accuracy in depicting criminal investigations, serial killers, and their victims. However, they disagreed with Clarice (Jodie Foster) discovering Buffalo Bill (Ted Levine) on her own, because inexperienced agents would never be sent out alone on dangerous assignments.
They were confident that they were busting in on Buffalo Bill at another location. They didn't think they were sending her anywhere dangerous, she was just trying to gather info on the first victim and just stumbled upon Bill who had taken over the house the seamstress woman used to live in.
The lip sounds Hannibal makes after saying "Fava Beans & A Nice Chianti " was actually ad- libbed & Jodi Foster 's reaction real/ Buffalo Bill actor Ted Levine ,played Det.Stottlymyre in show "Monk"🙂
This is an intense way to begin October, but I think you’re right - it’s more of an intellectual thriller than a bloody horror slasher. It’s good to have you back! Peace …
Jodie Foster and Anthony Perkins received Best Actress and Actor Oscars for this movie, which also took Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
In case no one has said, the title of the film is the last line of the original novel, that Starling can sleep in the silence of the lambs. I am paraphrasing, as I don’t recall the actual line.
Jodie Foster in Freaky Friday (1976) was my second crush, being one of the two videos I owned, and having developed a vague sense that Muppets don't have reproductive organs.
Talking about Bulldog from Frasier, not sure if you've ever watched the detective show Monk but the actor who plays Buffalo Bill plays a police captain on Monk. The characters are sooo different I don't think a lot of people even realize it's the same actor.
The 16 minute figure is a myth. What makes it believable, other than having reputable sites blindly repeat it without checking, is that Hannibal is completely absent for extended periods of the movie twice, once for almost 20 minutes and another for over 25 minutes. Also his first appearance isn't until almost 12 minutes in. The ten scenes he's in counting from when he's first seen/heard till he's last seen/heard in each actually add up to 34 minutes, 54 seconds (not counting the end credits sequence). Here's the breakdown from my DVD giving start - end timestamps = duration (running total): 11:55 - 18:38 = 6:43 (6:43) "May I see your credentials?" 26:54 - 30:20 = 3:26 (10:09) "Your bleeding has stopped." 50:03 - 55:20 = 5:17 (15:26) "Quid pro quo" 57:17 - 58:20 = 1:03 (16:29) "His first name is Louis" 58:49 - 1:02:10 = 3:21 (19:50) "Where will it tickle you?" 1:04:03 - 1:10:45 = 6:42 (26:32) "Good evening, Clarice." 1:11:23 - 1:15:10 = 3:47 (30:19) "Mind the drawings please." 1:16:52 - 1:19:31 = 2:39 (32:58) "Talk to him!" 1:21:13 - 1:21:33 = 0:20 (33:18) "Pulse 84." 1:47:26 - 1:49:02 = 1:36 (34:54) "I'm having an old friend for dinner."
@@d.-_-.b I got the time from the Guiness World Records website. Sorry if I assumed that was correct, and didn't try to fact check them. Also you're including the entire scene, not just the time him or his voice is on screen.
@@d.-_-.b I assume you're gonna contact Guiness now right, to correct their clearly faulty info, that they didn't do any research into? Screen time =/= scene time
A virtually perfect film and a brilliant adaptation of Thomas Harris' brilliant bestselling novel. Every Academy Award was intensely well deserved, most especially that for Anthony Hopkins who unquestionably gives one of the greatest performances ever in any film.
Winner of 5 Oscars including Best Picture. This was the first and only horror thriller movie to win Best Picture. Mandy Patinkin, John Lithgow, William Friedkin, Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Jack Nicholson, Louis Gossett, Jr, Daniel Day Lewis, Forrest Whitaker, Ed Harris, Dustin Hoffman, and Marlon Brando were considered for Hannibal. Meg Ryan, Meryl Streep, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Kim Basinger were considered for Clarice. Michael Keaton and Gene Hackman were considered for Jack Crawford.
The story was inspired by the time the FBI asked Ted Bundy to create a profile for the green river killer, when they eventually arrested the green river killer they realized that Bundys profile was pretty accurate. The character of Buffalo bill was inspired by a few killers in kidding Ed Gein who besides killing 3 people would also dig up recently buried bodies and create things from their body parts like a pair of gloves and a lamp shade made from skin and furniture made from bones and skulls. The scene where Catherine is kidnapped is inspired by Bundy would fake having a broken arm and act like he was struggling to get something in his car so women would offer to help and then he would knock them over the head and push them into the back of his car. I read a few months ago that the actors who play Buffalo bill and Catherine actually dated during the making of the movie.
I really have to wonder if they just didn’t pay enough attention to the profile Bundy provided. Ridgway was suspected as early as 1983, but wasn’t caught until late in 2001.
Wow... you took some much needed time out for yourself a while back, recharging your batteries, got on yer feet, only to dive right back into the deep end(!) with this posting. Massive props to you, sincerely. Great watchalong with you.
I'm glad you liked this movie!! I knew it wouldn't be too scary because it is much more a psychological thriller, but i wasn't sure if you'd be entertained by it. When i first attempted college, i studied criminology and psychology because i wanted to be a forensic psychologist, so I love movies like these and I'm stoked that you enjoyed it too. Long time, no see, by the way, sorry about that!!
Welcome back!!!! Loved this!!! Fun fact: in a more recent years interview. The interaction between sir Anthony Hopkins and jodie foster while he’s in the plate glass, they actually did not have interaction with each other they were both talking straight to a camera. You should react to Hannibal and red dragon awesome movies
They made a Broadway musical about this called “Silence: The Musical.” The Tampa Bay Times described several of the songs as “unprintable” with titles like: This ‘ish It. Put the f-king lotion in the basket, mother f--ker. And If is could smellllll heeeer cuuuuuunt. My friends and I went it saw it at the Tampa performing arts theater and we were _literally_ in pain from laughter.
Not many reviewers understand that Hannibal wants total control. It started the moment he said closer for the ID. Also have to give you credit for not yelling "shoot him". Most people scream shoot him. They want a cop to shoot a nobody in the back without any proof of anything. So just shoot people on suspicion.
*_I’m sure there are many out there that put it in the Horror category, but I agree with you that it is actually not so much horror (Like An American Werewolf in London, Evil Dead, Final Destination, etc) but much more a Psychological Thriller (Like Se7en, Memento, Misery, etc.). Many movies, including some listed above have their feet more or less planted in both categories, of course, but Silence of the Lambs is really more about the atmosphere, the mystery, the anticipation than the couple of gruesome moments in it that are there to confirm Hannibal’s violent nature, even if they high points of the movie_*
Another great one. I HIGHLY recommend both Red Dragon & Hannibal. Red Dragon being the remade prequel with Hopkins playing Dr Lector. Hannibal being the sequel with Hopkins. Both are, in my opinion, SPECTACULAR movies! I hope everyone is having an amazing weekend & much love to all from here in the UK
Trivia - Per Wiki, Michelle Pfeifer was slated to play Clarice Starling, but backed out almost immediately after committing due to the nature of the film
The van abduction scene was based on real-life serial killer Ted Bundy's method. Except he did it on a crowded Washington state beach in broad daylight TWICE on the same day. He wore a cast, waited outside the women's bathroom & asked women if they could help him load his boat.😔 See ya! ✌🌎❤
Athony Hopkin's dominated every scene he was. Way he talks... is way more scarier than screaming curses and threats. Calm voice, like reading facts from book... He is still terrifying.
I'm impressed that you recognised Dan Butler just like that. I've seen this movie several times and never got it, but as soon as you said it I knew you were right.
3:06 Clarice Starling: "Who's the subject?" Jack Crawford: "The psychiatrist; Hannibal Lecter." Sheldon Cooper: "It's _amazing_ how many supervillains have advanced _degrees._ Graduate should do a better job of weeding those _out."_
"I see. I myself cannot. (Breathes deeply) You use Evian skin cream...(another deep inhalation) ...and sometimes you wear L'Air du Temps... but not today." -Dr. Lector
The bathtub in the basement held the remains of Mrs Lippman, the former owner of the house Looking forward to your reaction to Texas Chainsaw Massacre(1974) so as to complete a certain trilogy
I’m not a gore fan, but when done creatively and maybe with an edge of humor, I’m up for it! I say give “Drag Me to Hell” a try. Directed by Sam Raimi, starring Justin Long, it was smart, gory, scary and fun!
Someone pointed out to me that when Hannibal stays in the temporary cage cell he has an issue of Bon Appétit Magazine in there. Was he planning his dinner with Dr. Chilton? Tasty!
When I saw this movie the first time, I knew immediately what Buffalo Bill was going to do with the skin. I do a lot of sewing, so when I saw that girl they pulled from the water, I knew those slices in her back were darts.
For Clarice, the doctor is genuinely trying to help her. As a mentor and a shrink. Who knows why? He seems to just like her, and instead of naming Bill gives her advice for her to work the case for herself. Too bad Lector is so twisted, he has among his abilities the makings of a great teacher.
Manhunter (1986) was the first film to feature Hannibal Lecter, played by a different actor of course. It was based on the book Red Dragon, that the book Silence of the Lambs was a sequel to. It would later be remade, with Anthony Hopkins in the role of Lecter, under the title Red Dragon, due to the popularity of this film. Personally, I didn't much enjoy Hannibal (2001), the sequel to this film, but I did enjoy Red Dragon (2002). I couldn't tell you if it's better or worse than Manhunter though, as I haven't seen that version.
One of the greatest films of all time! Unfortunately, i decided to go see this movie alone, opening friday after work and because it was February, it was dark when i got out. It was not a pleasant walk alone, bavk6 to my car, after watching this movie! 😁 Thankfully, all my scares were imaginary!
Not giving a plausible explanation or at least a hint how Hannibal could get the pen is probably the only little flaw in an otherwise outstandingly well made and great movie. One of the best psycho-thrillers ever.
@@rjmullinz2258 Oh, OK, I didn't remembered that line. Still somehow "lazy" writing. He already had the mask on, was already strapped to that transport thing (sorry, don't know the correct English word, google says "hand truck"), and than that's all taken off again to clean him up, by Barney alone? Not very plausible. But as I said, fantastic movie, that little detail is nothing I want to bicker too much about.
@@mrtveye6682 No animosity meant toward you and I apologize if my comment seemed to be bickering, it is simply the true explanation of how Lector gained access to the pen. Barney was courteous and respectful to Hannibal, they got along well. The novel explains their relationship. I have also read many comments (not by you of course) that assume Buffalo Bill was simply toying with Clarisse in the basement scene using night vision and putting his hand out toward her face and hair, this is also explained in the novel, Bill liked her hair very much and was deciding not to shoot her with a head shot. Her body was too small for his purposes but he coveted her hair.
@@rjmullinz2258 I meant my own bickering about that scene, in the sense of "it's not that big of a deal to make a fuzz about". So all is fine, no need to apologize. Instead, thanks for the response. I never read the novel, and didn't really got from the movie, that Lecter and Barney got along that good. Now it indeed makes sense.
This movie is a psychological suspense thriller, not really a horror movie. I'd also call it a masterpiece. Jack Crawford dared to challenge Hannibal Lecter to a mental chess game. Hannibal did not want Crawford to get any of the credit for the Buffalo Bill case. Crawford ended up being just another chess piece on the board. I love the scene where Crawford goes to the wrong house and says "Clarice!". That is the moment he realized he had been duped and Clarice was in danger. Hannibal knew from the beginning that Crawford would continue to use Clarice for thankless grunt work while positioning himself for the glory. This is how Hannibal knew to arrange that Clarice would be sent to Bill's house. She would either die with honors (disgracing Jack Crawford), or actually make the capture (taking all the credit). Hannibal even knew when Clarice was lying to him about the relocation reward. He gave the clue during the Quid Pro Quo game "Don't lie to me or I'll know it."
Hi Sam, the scariest part to me was: “a census taker once tried to test me, I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice quianti” and that horrible noise he made. 😮
Won top 5 Oscars- Picture (first horror film to win), Actor- Hopkins in shortest screen time of any best actor in history- HUGE impact, Actress- Foster- end scene clinched- Michelle Pfieffer offered role, turned it down... Director and Screenplay... Host of Oscars that year- Billy Crystal had himself wheeled out ala Hanibal Lector with face mask and straight jacket- Hopkins in the audience loved it.
By the way, this is a pretty rewatchable film. One of the details that is easily lost is the face-skinning blade that is used. It's a pen-knife that the disemboweled older guard has. Fine, sharp and small blade, capable of making sharp turns around noses, eye lids, lips, ears, etc. After Lecter beats him to death ijn the cell, Lecter hears the anguished cries outside the cell. He finds that pen-knife, retrieves it and says, "Ready when you are, Sgt. Pembrey." This film's follow-up HANNIBAL offers some additional details on historic use of disembowelment as a sign of final disrespect, especially for one certain Italian family.
In preparation for this movie, Hopkins actually visited in jail real criminals similar to his character in this film. It creeped him out that there ARE people like that.
Fun fact: this movie, all though a classic in it's own right, lead to the creation of another classic. When this was released, there were some LGBTQ activists that were protesting. Because it drew a parallel between transness, or even queerness, and violence. And the whole psychotic killer in drag or being trans trope was a real issue back then. But instead of being pissy about it, the director actually listened snd figured he had to do something to show a more humane LGBTQ story. And his next movie was Philadelphia. You know, the one with Tom Hanks as a man dying from AIDS.
Always remember to check your corners, Sam. 😉 I would definitely put this more in the psychological thriller category, but it does have its horror elements, all given in just the right measure.
Ah.. something "light" to watch this time. 😄 Seriously. This movie is insanly good directed and the quality of acting from everyone is stunning. It is a horroe movie, thriller, detective movie and also..and i know many people don't like to hear this: It's a romance movie. Starling & Lecter have a strong but also fragile connection. One of my favourite serious movies ever, from a time when acting was good and not boring.
I'm really glad that you reacted to this movie! I'm excited to see your reactions again! There's so many good lines in this movie and Anthony Hopkins is brilliant! I love this movie!
One of the fascinating aspects to me, and I love to hear other opinion, was Lector’s obvious dissatisfaction with modern psychology.. Chemical imbalances, or even dealing with rampant narcissism.. Even though he was a narcissist.. But clinical situations with normal people like Starling, dealing with a psychological issue kinda fascinated him, IMO.. And I love the way that plays out.. I do think it helped that he liked her from the jump, because she didn’t back down..
All the times I have watched this film and I just now added up the entire time line and it doesn't make sense. The woman pulled out of the river that had been there about a week was his first victim (the diamond shaped pattern on the buttocks matches the diamond shaped markings Clarise finds on the dress in the closet) they say Bill keeps his victims alive for three days before he kills them. Then there is the newspaper headline saying Bill Skins Fifth. That would make Katherine his sixth (wouldbe) victim. So there would be four victims in between when he first dumped his first victim and the discovery of the body. Four times three (days kept alive between kidnapping and killing) is twelve which is closer to two weeks than one week and that is assuming he didn't take any days off in between any of the kidnappings.
Jodie Foster likes to continually move forward in her career and decided not to play Clarice again in the sequel Hannibal, so she was replaced by Julianne Moore. But she did finally return to the role more recently for a sketch on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in 2017. It's not very funny, but I do highly encourage any fans to watch it just to see Foster's ability to perfectly capture every single nuance of her original performance as if she'd just done it yesterday.
This movie made such an impact (positive and negative) on pop culture. Like you said, there were lines you've heard before but didn't know this was their source. When you first see Hannibal standing in his cell, Hopkins thought it would be creepier to stand in the center. It gives off a certain uncomfortable feeling that his cell was just a set and Hannibal was the actor in it. This movie was the first of it's kind to get a Best Picture Oscar. Either being considered a thriller, horror, or drama it is a genre film. Which had always been over looked by the Academy (who in my own opinion are a bunch of out of touch elitist snobs 😏). And it won all the awards that year. Yeah with this film and PSYCHO predating it a bad light was used as Transgender folks are killers and unstable. There were pickets and boycott's to this film by the LGBT community and their ally's. But all involved with the film denounced the label of it being "bigoted" and with the co-lead being a Lesbian in real life (and Starling was in a relationship with her female roommate) it was put to rest. If you get a chance check out the IMDB page of the cast. Jonathon Demme is one of those who likes to work with the same folks, ie Chris Issak (the singer) pops up in a lot of Demme's films. And thank you so much for reviewing this, Sam. You did a great job and the editing is so tight. Ego superbus sum vobis.
firstly..... it's great to have you back Sam. secondly..... I love your thumbnail pic...... I've never seen anyone do an impression of Tim Conway's Siamese elephants connected at the trunk skit..... shnorkel.
Also, as someone who lived in Baltimore for several years, I must say that it is definitely NOT quite a fun town with or without a creepy pre-Me Too guide.
Now that you have seen this you need to see Jay and silent Bob strike back. Odd transition but there's a funny reference that would just be weird otherwise
huh for some reason I thought you already did this film (I definitely get my reaction channels mixed up 😅). already excited for the spooOOOoooky movie season :D
When you see the follow-up to this film, HANNIBAL, there is a more detailed discussion about disembowelment, especially one Italian family's history with it. In addition, there's a reminder that, in many of the world's finest restaurants, chefs will appear table-side to prepare favorite portions of a meal. HANNIBAL, while Julianne Moore is a different actress for Clarisse and made me change my expectations, it offers up enough baddies to move my expectations aside and go with the film's new 'feel'.
1. The lisping sound Hopkins makes after he says, 'I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti." is the first scene he and Foster did together and he wanted to freak her out, so her reaction is real. 2. Ted Levine/Buffalo Bill was so disturbing that he received death threats after this was released. 3. The FBI actually let them use their Quantico facility to film. 4. In the book Crawford did have a "thing" for Clarice. 5. "I'm coming to get you Murdock". The late Charles Napier/Lt. Boyle played Murdock in Rambo First Blood II. A great first time/share. 6. Everybody is hitting on Clarice but IRL hitting on Foster is a waste of time and effort. She doesn't fly that way. 🙄 She has been married to a woman since it became legal in Caliphony. 7. Dr. Lecter was treating Clarice 8. Others will pass this to you as well but: This movie won ALL 5 of the big Oscars.😎 Levine should have gotten best supporting.
Wow, this movie. The portrayal of Buffalo Bill's character upset a lot of trans people. But what I find to be interesting is that there's nothing inherently wrong about what or who Buffalo Bill is. They just took a person who has certain interests and made him a serial killer, making woman suits, having a Nazi item, etc. If he didn't do any of that, he would be harmless. Hannibal, on the other hand, yes to deal with that mind f*ckery is very disturbing. They also gave Buffalo Bill emotional problems to top it off. Glad you've seen it! Missed you too🥰☮️👊
"I see. I myself cannot. (Inhales deeply) You use Evian skin cream... (deep breath) and sometimes you wear L'Air du Temps... but not today." -Dr. Lector
5:48 - He definitely says "guts". That part has always bothered me, because he definitely didn't say "c*nt" - I don't know why they didn't just dub over his line. Also a few minutes later, when Hannibal goes on that monologue about her dad ... none of it is correct. I feel like Hopkins just improvised that scene or something. Or maybe they changed the backstory after filming his part, because none of what he says is correct, her dad was a cop, not a coal miner.
I'd call it a psychological thriller. It won the top five Oscars, Best Actor, Actress, Screenplay, Director and Picture. Hannibal is Anthony Hopkins. Great movie. Thank you.
I love the line “I’m having an old friend for dinner”😂
Anthony Hopkins only had 20 minutes or so of screen time but he still won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Deservedly so.
What makes this false figure believable is that Hannibal is completely absent for extended periods of the movie twice, once for almost 20 minutes and another for over 25 minutes. Also his first appearance isn't until almost 12 minutes in.
The ten scenes he's in counting from when he's first seen/heard till he's last seen/heard in each actually add up to 34 minutes, 54 seconds (not counting the end credits sequence).
Here's the breakdown from my DVD giving start - end timestamps = duration (running total):
11:55 - 18:38 = 6:43 (6:43) "May I see your credentials?"
26:54 - 30:20 = 3:26 (10:09) "Your bleeding has stopped."
50:03 - 55:20 = 5:17 (15:26) "Quid pro quo"
57:17 - 58:20 = 1:03 (16:29) "His first name is Louis"
58:49 - 1:02:10 = 3:21 (19:50) "Where will it tickle you?"
1:04:03 - 1:10:45 = 6:42 (26:32) "Good evening, Clarice."
1:11:23 - 1:15:10 = 3:47 (30:19) "Mind the drawings please."
1:16:52 - 1:19:31 = 2:39 (32:58) "Talk to him!"
1:21:13 - 1:21:33 = 0:20 (33:18) "Pulse 84."
1:47:26 - 1:49:02 = 1:36 (34:54) "I'm having an old friend for dinner."
"With your good bag and your cheap shoes" is such an underrated line. But then, I work in fashion, so it's a fun one to throw out there every once in a while lol.
Hannibal, despite his "issues", is actually such a charming, erudite gentleman...I swear I'd be half in love with him by the time he was eating my face off.
I think his sophisticated charm is what really makes him so creepy. You end up kind of liking him, and not being comfortable with liking him.
Now I see how Ted charmed so many you weirdo...
Am I the only one who thinks that Lector is, if not in love with Clarice, certainly likes her. I feel like he thinks she would be a worthy partner/adversary. She clearly shows she’s ahead of everyone at the agency. I also believe that on meds he would be a far different person. I wonder how they caught him.
@@khancrow7015Hannibal isn't a sexual deviant though, which makes him even more charming. I sympathize with his misanthropy
@@RLucas3000I think it's obvious Hannibal is taken with Clarice
Hannibal Lecter has been portrayed by a number of different actors, but Hopkins' version is still my favorite.
check out Mads Mikkelsen's version in the TV series "Hannibal" if you haven't - really good show, different portrayal but I actually think he's outstanding! Some of my friends actually like his version better. I will always think the original is best but if you include the other movies I think Mads might win!
Fun fact: this is actually one of the most faithful book-to-film adaptations out there. If you take the book and the movie, it's almost exactly the same, with some very minor differences.
The only change was significant, though.. An entire subplot about Crawford’s dying wife was written out.. Although the purpose of that subplot is hinted at in the movie, Crawford’s perceived affection for Starling, from Starling’s POV..
“Hannibal is a little freak” should truly be the tagline for this movie
Sir Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter has LESS THAN TWENTY MINUTES of screen time. that's ALL he needed to win an Oscar.
That's actually insane! Seemed like so much longer
Pretty sure the only one who's won it with less is Judi Dench from Shakespeare in Love, and bribes from Harvey Weinstein probably played a role there.
For some of it, he only needed his eyes and voice.
What makes this false figure believable is that Hannibal is completely absent for extended periods of the movie twice, once for almost 20 minutes and another for over 25 minutes. Also his first appearance isn't until almost 12 minutes in.
The ten scenes he's in counting from when he's first seen/heard till he's last seen/heard in each actually add up to 34 minutes, 54 seconds (not counting the end credits sequence).
Here's the breakdown from my DVD giving start - end timestamps = duration (running total):
11:55 - 18:38 = 6:43 (6:43) "May I see your credentials?"
26:54 - 30:20 = 3:26 (10:09) "Your bleeding has stopped."
50:03 - 55:20 = 5:17 (15:26) "Quid pro quo"
57:17 - 58:20 = 1:03 (16:29) "His first name is Louis"
58:49 - 1:02:10 = 3:21 (19:50) "Where will it tickle you?"
1:04:03 - 1:10:45 = 6:42 (26:32) "Good evening, Clarice."
1:11:23 - 1:15:10 = 3:47 (30:19) "Mind the drawings please."
1:16:52 - 1:19:31 = 2:39 (32:58) "Talk to him!"
1:21:13 - 1:21:33 = 0:20 (33:18) "Pulse 84."
1:47:26 - 1:49:02 = 1:36 (34:54) "I'm having an old friend for dinner."
Great reaction! The ending where Hannibal walks away blending into the crowd as he follows his next victim is one of the most creepy scenes in film for me. It subtly shows how real serial killers aren't walking around with Raving LOONY in their faces but look like anyone in the crowd until its too late. That was the most disturbing scene in the film for me.
'Where is your Halloween costume?'
"I'm a serial killer. They look just like everyone else."
Then there’s Manson. He had a face teeming with raving looney (some genuine, some an act), but he can’t be officially deemed a serial killer. There were some murders that he seems to be a compelling suspect for, but there has been no way of actually proving he personally committed them. Even if it could be proven, he might still have not necessarily fit into the category of serial killer.
The warden accidentally forgot his pen on Hannibal's bed. Hannibal distracted him perfectly. Such a clever scene.
Ahh, I'm glad you're back! The way Hannibal is just always in control, always manipulating... It's so fascinating to watch him interacting with other characters!
The original author Thomas Harris even became so taken with him that he becomes the hero of the next book and he and Clarice end up running off together to have Murder Babies. It's a terrible book, and a huge testament to Ridley Scott that he was able to make a just middling film out of it.
The thing is, though, Clarice isn't what he expected or is prepared to deal with because she has no inner corruption for him to feed off. So the balance between them is surprisingly even, and this is what intrigues him about her.
It's hard to compare Silence of the Lambs and Beauty & the Beast because they're so different but my first introduction to this movie was learning that Beauty was the first animated film to be nominated for Best Picture and that Lambs is the one that beat it out... so naturally as a Disney fan kid I was like "what makes THAT movie so special?" LOL I stand by the assertion that while both films are great adults and kids can watch and understand BatB -- where Silence of the Lambs is the type of film kids shouldn't be able to watch until at least their early teens...
Well, clearly, Clarice is considered by many to be a beauty, and Hannibal a beast. So, there’s that.
I guess by that logic Buffalo Bill = Gaston lol@@0okamino
Have a hard time seeing Gaston tell Belle to put the lotion in the basket but then maybe not lol@@jamesa.romano8500
I've thought about this myself and I do see similarities between Clarice and Belle - both strong brainy brunettes, both outsiders within their immediate communities (Clarice as a woman in the male-dominated FBI, Belle as a bookworkm in a provincial village), both enter into bargains with perceived monsters in order to help free someone, both develop better understandings of said monsters than the men who claim to know better (Jack Crawford/Gaston), both have fathers who figure into their central motivations (Clarice's father dying influencing her decision to go into law enforcement while also contributing to her psychological issues; most of Belle's major decisions involving saving Maurice), and with both being the central heroes to resolve the conflict (Clarice for obvious reasons, Belle by opening her heart to love and thereby breaking the spell)
"A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti."
Eww... Fava beans. Gross. 😝
Fun Fact: The rules for speaking with Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Sir Anthony Hopkins) is the same as the rules for speaking with Ethan Powell in Instinct (1999), a role also played by Hopkins.
Awards Milestone Fact: This is one of three movies to win the top five Oscars: Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Picture, and Best Screenplay. The others are It Happened One Night (1934) and One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975).
What Script Fact: Jodie Foster claims that during the first meeting between Dr. Hannibal Lecter and Clarice Starling, Sir Anthony Hopkins's mocking of her southern accent was improvised on the spot. Foster's horrified reaction was genuine since she felt personally attacked. She later thanked Hopkins for generating such an honest reaction.
Law Enforcement Cooperation Fact: The real-life FBI's Behavioral Science Unit assisted in the making of this movie. The FBI saw it as a potential recruiting tool to hire more female agents. They were very impressed by this movie's accuracy in depicting criminal investigations, serial killers, and their victims. However, they disagreed with Clarice (Jodie Foster) discovering Buffalo Bill (Ted Levine) on her own, because inexperienced agents would never be sent out alone on dangerous assignments.
They were confident that they were busting in on Buffalo Bill at another location. They didn't think they were sending her anywhere dangerous, she was just trying to gather info on the first victim and just stumbled upon Bill who had taken over the house the seamstress woman used to live in.
True - I have former colleague in FBI who is in the small-print credits at end.
I saw this at the theater when it came out! The whole crowd was so worked up, such a great memory! Great reaction!
The lip sounds Hannibal makes after saying "Fava Beans & A Nice Chianti " was actually ad- libbed & Jodi Foster 's reaction real/ Buffalo Bill actor Ted Levine ,played Det.Stottlymyre in show "Monk"🙂
This is an intense way to begin October, but I think you’re right - it’s more of an intellectual thriller than a bloody horror slasher. It’s good to have you back! Peace …
Thanks for reacting to this masterpiece! Stellar performance by Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster.
So glad you enjoyed this one. It's a favorite. It won all the Oscars that year. Really fun reaction.
Jodie Foster and Anthony Perkins received Best Actress and Actor Oscars for this movie, which also took Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
I love this film, because of Sir Anthony's portrayal of a serial killer. This is more horrifying to me than any gore and guts horror film.
24:14 "He's on the roof of the elevator."
"I mean, I don't think he actually is."
Wow. Sam, your instincts are _incredible._
In case no one has said, the title of the film is the last line of the original novel, that Starling can sleep in the silence of the lambs. I am paraphrasing, as I don’t recall the actual line.
Oi, you can't return and immediately spam bangers. You're giving me a happiness overload.
Great job!!! I really appreciate your reactions to these 5 star movies!!! Thank you and keep up the great work. 🤗
24:49 Major props to Mr. Hopkins. He _actually_ wore a mock-up of someone else's severed, bloody _face_ as a _mask._
My favorite line is when Hannibal says to the Senator "I like your suit". Like he is throwing out a clue.
Nice reaction! My favorite role that Ted Levine has done outside this film is Monk. Great TV series.
Jodie Foster in Freaky Friday (1976) was my second crush, being one of the two videos I owned, and having developed a vague sense that Muppets don't have reproductive organs.
Talking about Bulldog from Frasier, not sure if you've ever watched the detective show Monk but the actor who plays Buffalo Bill plays a police captain on Monk. The characters are sooo different I don't think a lot of people even realize it's the same actor.
Anthony Hopkins won the Oscar for Best Actor that year, for only 16min of screen time as Hannibal. It was well deserved.
The 16 minute figure is a myth. What makes it believable, other than having reputable sites blindly repeat it without checking, is that Hannibal is completely absent for extended periods of the movie twice, once for almost 20 minutes and another for over 25 minutes. Also his first appearance isn't until almost 12 minutes in.
The ten scenes he's in counting from when he's first seen/heard till he's last seen/heard in each actually add up to 34 minutes, 54 seconds (not counting the end credits sequence).
Here's the breakdown from my DVD giving start - end timestamps = duration (running total):
11:55 - 18:38 = 6:43 (6:43) "May I see your credentials?"
26:54 - 30:20 = 3:26 (10:09) "Your bleeding has stopped."
50:03 - 55:20 = 5:17 (15:26) "Quid pro quo"
57:17 - 58:20 = 1:03 (16:29) "His first name is Louis"
58:49 - 1:02:10 = 3:21 (19:50) "Where will it tickle you?"
1:04:03 - 1:10:45 = 6:42 (26:32) "Good evening, Clarice."
1:11:23 - 1:15:10 = 3:47 (30:19) "Mind the drawings please."
1:16:52 - 1:19:31 = 2:39 (32:58) "Talk to him!"
1:21:13 - 1:21:33 = 0:20 (33:18) "Pulse 84."
1:47:26 - 1:49:02 = 1:36 (34:54) "I'm having an old friend for dinner."
@@d.-_-.b I got the time from the Guiness World Records website. Sorry if I assumed that was correct, and didn't try to fact check them.
Also you're including the entire scene, not just the time him or his voice is on screen.
@@Eidlones Apology accepted.
@@d.-_-.b I assume you're gonna contact Guiness now right, to correct their clearly faulty info, that they didn't do any research into?
Screen time =/= scene time
A virtually perfect film and a brilliant adaptation of Thomas Harris' brilliant bestselling novel. Every Academy Award was intensely well deserved, most especially that for Anthony Hopkins who unquestionably gives one of the greatest performances ever in any film.
To get the pen, "Lector" simply distracts him enough, so that Chilton," soon to be "Doctor Chitlins," forgets he put it down and leaves it.
18:39 Hannibal was truly in his element here; he hadn’t had an audience like that in years 😂🍿🤷🏾♂️🦋
Winner of 5 Oscars including Best Picture.
This was the first and only horror thriller movie to win Best Picture.
Mandy Patinkin, John Lithgow, William Friedkin, Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Jack Nicholson, Louis Gossett, Jr, Daniel Day Lewis, Forrest Whitaker, Ed Harris, Dustin Hoffman, and Marlon Brando were considered for Hannibal.
Meg Ryan, Meryl Streep, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Kim Basinger were considered for Clarice.
Michael Keaton and Gene Hackman were considered for Jack Crawford.
The story was inspired by the time the FBI asked Ted Bundy to create a profile for the green river killer, when they eventually arrested the green river killer they realized that Bundys profile was pretty accurate.
The character of Buffalo bill was inspired by a few killers in kidding Ed Gein who besides killing 3 people would also dig up recently buried bodies and create things from their body parts like a pair of gloves and a lamp shade made from skin and furniture made from bones and skulls.
The scene where Catherine is kidnapped is inspired by Bundy would fake having a broken arm and act like he was struggling to get something in his car so women would offer to help and then he would knock them over the head and push them into the back of his car.
I read a few months ago that the actors who play Buffalo bill and Catherine actually dated during the making of the movie.
I really have to wonder if they just didn’t pay enough attention to the profile Bundy provided. Ridgway was suspected as early as 1983, but wasn’t caught until late in 2001.
Wow... you took some much needed time out for yourself a while back, recharging your batteries, got on yer feet, only to dive right back into the deep end(!) with this posting. Massive props to you, sincerely. Great watchalong with you.
I'm glad you liked this movie!! I knew it wouldn't be too scary because it is much more a psychological thriller, but i wasn't sure if you'd be entertained by it. When i first attempted college, i studied criminology and psychology because i wanted to be a forensic psychologist, so I love movies like these and I'm stoked that you enjoyed it too. Long time, no see, by the way, sorry about that!!
Welcome back!!!! Loved this!!! Fun fact: in a more recent years interview. The interaction between sir Anthony Hopkins and jodie foster while he’s in the plate glass, they actually did not have interaction with each other they were both talking straight to a camera. You should react to Hannibal and red dragon awesome movies
They made a Broadway musical about this called “Silence: The Musical.”
The Tampa Bay Times described several of the songs as “unprintable” with titles like:
This ‘ish It.
Put the f-king lotion in the basket, mother f--ker.
And
If is could smellllll heeeer cuuuuuunt.
My friends and I went it saw it at the Tampa performing arts theater and we were _literally_ in pain from laughter.
Not many reviewers understand that Hannibal wants total control. It started the moment he said closer for the ID.
Also have to give you credit for not yelling "shoot him". Most people scream shoot him. They want a cop to shoot a nobody in the back without any proof of anything. So just shoot people on suspicion.
When you said “ delightful” my favorite part 😂😂
I actually never considered this a horror movie, just a great movie with excellent characters, writing, acting and production.
*_I’m sure there are many out there that put it in the Horror category, but I agree with you that it is actually not so much horror (Like An American Werewolf in London, Evil Dead, Final Destination, etc) but much more a Psychological Thriller (Like Se7en, Memento, Misery, etc.). Many movies, including some listed above have their feet more or less planted in both categories, of course, but Silence of the Lambs is really more about the atmosphere, the mystery, the anticipation than the couple of gruesome moments in it that are there to confirm Hannibal’s violent nature, even if they high points of the movie_*
I remember watching this in college one night, one other guy who was also watching it liked quoting "Was she a great big fat person?"
Another great one. I HIGHLY recommend both Red Dragon & Hannibal. Red Dragon being the remade prequel with Hopkins playing Dr Lector. Hannibal being the sequel with Hopkins. Both are, in my opinion, SPECTACULAR movies!
I hope everyone is having an amazing weekend & much love to all from here in the UK
Id' agree Sam, it's definitely not a scary movie but written really well as a psychological thriller.
Trivia - Per Wiki, Michelle Pfeifer was slated to play Clarice Starling, but backed out almost immediately after committing due to the nature of the film
The van abduction scene was based on real-life serial killer Ted Bundy's method. Except he did it on a crowded Washington state beach in broad daylight TWICE on the same day. He wore a cast, waited outside the women's bathroom & asked women if they could help him load his boat.😔
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Athony Hopkin's dominated every scene he was. Way he talks... is way more scarier than screaming curses and threats. Calm voice, like reading facts from book... He is still terrifying.
I'm impressed that you recognised Dan Butler just like that. I've seen this movie several times and never got it, but as soon as you said it I knew you were right.
3:06 Clarice Starling: "Who's the subject?"
Jack Crawford: "The psychiatrist; Hannibal Lecter."
Sheldon Cooper: "It's _amazing_ how many supervillains have advanced _degrees._ Graduate should do a better job of weeding those _out."_
"I see. I myself cannot. (Breathes deeply) You use Evian skin cream...(another deep inhalation) ...and sometimes you wear L'Air du Temps... but not today." -Dr. Lector
Very rare to see someone who doesn't know anything but the name of this movie 😱
Hannibal Lector was played by Sir Anthony Hopkins, who you might know as Odin (Thor’s father) in the MCU.
The bathtub in the basement held the remains of Mrs Lippman, the former owner of the house
Looking forward to your reaction to Texas Chainsaw Massacre(1974) so as to complete a certain trilogy
Also recommend the other Hannibal Lecter movies Hannibal(2001) and Red Dragon(2002)
I'm not a horror fan, so I depend on great writing and acting to give me a scare. This film scared me more than any I can remember.
That's disappointing. Maybe if you get over yourself you'll be able to appreciate it and not be so uselessly trapped in your own comfort zone.
I’m not a gore fan, but when done creatively and maybe with an edge of humor, I’m up for it! I say give “Drag Me to Hell” a try. Directed by Sam Raimi, starring Justin Long, it was smart, gory, scary and fun!
Easily the most disturbing 2 plus hours I ever spent in a theatre.. It’s so well done.. Such an iconic movie..
Someone pointed out to me that when Hannibal stays in the temporary cage cell he has an issue of Bon Appétit Magazine in there. Was he planning his dinner with Dr. Chilton? Tasty!
When I saw this movie the first time, I knew immediately what Buffalo Bill was going to do with the skin. I do a lot of sewing, so when I saw that girl they pulled from the water, I knew those slices in her back were darts.
LOL! How tiny Jodie is in the elevator with all those guys at the first of the film. Anthony Hopkins nicknamed her “Little Bit”.
9:51 I never picked that up before, but that's foreshadowing. "They will never ever let me out while I'm alive." Referencing how he gets out later.
OHHHH YES!! That's amazing
"Oh and Senator one more thing...love your suit". The breadcrumbs in this movie are phenomenal.
"That actor" playing Hannibal you've seen on the channel playing Richard in THE LION IN WINTER.
OH WOW!
For Clarice, the doctor is genuinely trying to help her. As a mentor and a shrink. Who knows why? He seems to just like her, and instead of naming Bill gives her advice for her to work the case for herself. Too bad Lector is so twisted, he has among his abilities the makings of a great teacher.
Miggs has some incredible accuracy. Upside, backwards, underhanded throw on a moving target and he headshots Clarice across the room.
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Nothin' but net.
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@@scottgibeault1717 Replace the e with a u. 🤣
@@rubydragon1034 Nuttin' but nut. lol
Great video, even better intro. It flowed really well, definitely one of the best ive seen in the reaction community :)
Manhunter (1986) was the first film to feature Hannibal Lecter, played by a different actor of course. It was based on the book Red Dragon, that the book Silence of the Lambs was a sequel to. It would later be remade, with Anthony Hopkins in the role of Lecter, under the title Red Dragon, due to the popularity of this film. Personally, I didn't much enjoy Hannibal (2001), the sequel to this film, but I did enjoy Red Dragon (2002). I couldn't tell you if it's better or worse than Manhunter though, as I haven't seen that version.
One of the greatest films of all time! Unfortunately, i decided to go see this movie alone, opening friday after work and because it was February, it was dark when i got out. It was not a pleasant walk alone, bavk6 to my car, after watching this movie! 😁 Thankfully, all my scares were imaginary!
This is my first watch since your return. I'm so happy you are back. This will be good! Welcome back, you were missed. ✌️
It's always fun to see the ambulance reveal lol
Fun fact: this movie was released in January (1991?) where good movies _don't_ get released. well, that 'tradition' ended.
Not giving a plausible explanation or at least a hint how Hannibal could get the pen is probably the only little flaw in an otherwise outstandingly well made and great movie. One of the best psycho-thrillers ever.
Dr Chilton told Barney to "clean him up" before Hannibal was transferred, that's how Hannibal had the opportunity to take the pen.
@@rjmullinz2258 Oh, OK, I didn't remembered that line. Still somehow "lazy" writing. He already had the mask on, was already strapped to that transport thing (sorry, don't know the correct English word, google says "hand truck"), and than that's all taken off again to clean him up, by Barney alone? Not very plausible.
But as I said, fantastic movie, that little detail is nothing I want to bicker too much about.
@@mrtveye6682 No animosity meant toward you and I apologize if my comment seemed to be bickering, it is simply the true explanation of how Lector gained access to the pen. Barney was courteous and respectful to Hannibal, they got along well. The novel explains their relationship. I have also read many comments (not by you of course) that assume Buffalo Bill was simply toying with Clarisse in the basement scene using night vision and putting his hand out toward her face and hair, this is also explained in the novel, Bill liked her hair very much and was deciding not to shoot her with a head shot. Her body was too small for his purposes but he coveted her hair.
@@rjmullinz2258 I meant my own bickering about that scene, in the sense of "it's not that big of a deal to make a fuzz about". So all is fine, no need to apologize.
Instead, thanks for the response. I never read the novel, and didn't really got from the movie, that Lecter and Barney got along that good. Now it indeed makes sense.
Fun fact - Buffalo Bill was also Paul Walkers boss in the first Fast and Furious movie
This film was a huge influence on Chris Carter's show: 'The X-Files.'
This movie is a psychological suspense thriller, not really a horror movie. I'd also call it a masterpiece.
Jack Crawford dared to challenge Hannibal Lecter to a mental chess game. Hannibal did not want Crawford to get any of the credit for the Buffalo Bill case. Crawford ended up being just another chess piece on the board. I love the scene where Crawford goes to the wrong house and says "Clarice!". That is the moment he realized he had been duped and Clarice was in danger.
Hannibal knew from the beginning that Crawford would continue to use Clarice for thankless grunt work while positioning himself for the glory. This is how Hannibal knew to arrange that Clarice would be sent to Bill's house. She would either die with honors (disgracing Jack Crawford), or actually make the capture (taking all the credit).
Hannibal even knew when Clarice was lying to him about the relocation reward. He gave the clue during the Quid Pro Quo game "Don't lie to me or I'll know it."
Hi Sam, the scariest part to me was: “a census taker once tried to test me, I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice quianti” and that horrible noise he made. 😮
"sam.exe is processing."
nice.
I laughed surprisingly hard at that:)
Won top 5 Oscars- Picture (first horror film to win), Actor- Hopkins in shortest screen time of any best actor in history- HUGE impact, Actress- Foster- end scene clinched- Michelle Pfieffer offered role, turned it down... Director and Screenplay... Host of Oscars that year- Billy Crystal had himself wheeled out ala Hanibal Lector with face mask and straight jacket- Hopkins in the audience loved it.
By the way, this is a pretty rewatchable film. One of the details that is easily lost is the face-skinning blade that is used. It's a pen-knife that the disemboweled older guard has. Fine, sharp and small blade, capable of making sharp turns around noses, eye lids, lips, ears, etc. After Lecter beats him to death ijn the cell, Lecter hears the anguished cries outside the cell. He finds that pen-knife, retrieves it and says, "Ready when you are, Sgt. Pembrey." This film's follow-up HANNIBAL offers some additional details on historic use of disembowelment as a sign of final disrespect, especially for one certain Italian family.
In preparation for this movie, Hopkins actually visited in jail real criminals similar to his character in this film. It creeped him out that there ARE people like that.
Fun fact: this movie, all though a classic in it's own right, lead to the creation of another classic.
When this was released, there were some LGBTQ activists that were protesting. Because it drew a parallel between transness, or even queerness, and violence. And the whole psychotic killer in drag or being trans trope was a real issue back then.
But instead of being pissy about it, the director actually listened snd figured he had to do something to show a more humane LGBTQ story. And his next movie was Philadelphia. You know, the one with Tom Hanks as a man dying from AIDS.
Always remember to check your corners, Sam. 😉
I would definitely put this more in the psychological thriller category, but it does have its horror elements, all given in just the right measure.
Ah.. something "light" to watch this time. 😄
Seriously. This movie is insanly good directed and the quality of acting from everyone is stunning. It is a horroe movie, thriller, detective movie and also..and i know many people don't like to hear this: It's a romance movie. Starling & Lecter have a strong but also fragile connection. One of my favourite serious movies ever, from a time when acting was good and not boring.
I'm really glad that you reacted to this movie! I'm excited to see your reactions again! There's so many good lines in this movie and Anthony Hopkins is brilliant! I love this movie!
One of the fascinating aspects to me, and I love to hear other opinion, was Lector’s obvious dissatisfaction with modern psychology.. Chemical imbalances, or even dealing with rampant narcissism.. Even though he was a narcissist..
But clinical situations with normal people like Starling, dealing with a psychological issue kinda fascinated him, IMO.. And I love the way that plays out..
I do think it helped that he liked her from the jump, because she didn’t back down..
Glad you enjoyed it I love this movie. It definitely deserved the Oscars. Thanks for the reaction, I always enjoy them.
All the times I have watched this film and I just now added up the entire time line and it doesn't make sense. The woman pulled out of the river that had been there about a week was his first victim (the diamond shaped pattern on the buttocks matches the diamond shaped markings Clarise finds on the dress in the closet) they say Bill keeps his victims alive for three days before he kills them. Then there is the newspaper headline saying Bill Skins Fifth. That would make Katherine his sixth (wouldbe) victim. So there would be four victims in between when he first dumped his first victim and the discovery of the body. Four times three (days kept alive between kidnapping and killing) is twelve which is closer to two weeks than one week and that is assuming he didn't take any days off in between any of the kidnappings.
Jodie Foster likes to continually move forward in her career and decided not to play Clarice again in the sequel Hannibal, so she was replaced by Julianne Moore. But she did finally return to the role more recently for a sketch on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in 2017. It's not very funny, but I do highly encourage any fans to watch it just to see Foster's ability to perfectly capture every single nuance of her original performance as if she'd just done it yesterday.
This movie made such an impact (positive and negative) on pop culture. Like you said, there were lines you've heard before but didn't know this was their source. When you first see Hannibal standing in his cell, Hopkins thought it would be creepier to stand in the center. It gives off a certain uncomfortable feeling that his cell was just a set and Hannibal was the actor in it.
This movie was the first of it's kind to get a Best Picture Oscar. Either being considered a thriller, horror, or drama it is a genre film. Which had always been over looked by the Academy (who in my own opinion are a bunch of out of touch elitist snobs 😏). And it won all the awards that year.
Yeah with this film and PSYCHO predating it a bad light was used as Transgender folks are killers and unstable. There were pickets and boycott's to this film by the LGBT community and their ally's. But all involved with the film denounced the label of it being "bigoted" and with the co-lead being a Lesbian in real life (and Starling was in a relationship with her female roommate) it was put to rest.
If you get a chance check out the IMDB page of the cast. Jonathon Demme is one of those who likes to work with the same folks, ie Chris Issak (the singer) pops up in a lot of Demme's films.
And thank you so much for reviewing this, Sam. You did a great job and the editing is so tight. Ego superbus sum vobis.
I thought it was made clear enough that Norman Bates and Jame Gumb (Bill) aren’t actually trans, but views on it can obviously differ.
firstly..... it's great to have you back Sam.
secondly..... I love your thumbnail pic...... I've never seen anyone do an impression of Tim Conway's Siamese elephants connected at the trunk skit..... shnorkel.
Also, as someone who lived in Baltimore for several years, I must say that it is definitely NOT quite a fun town with or without a creepy pre-Me Too guide.
Now that you have seen this you need to see Jay and silent Bob strike back. Odd transition but there's a funny reference that would just be weird otherwise
Before Clerks? Chasing Amy?? Dogma??? *MADNESS*
This movie ranked at #7 in the 100 scariest movie moments on Bravo, cool reaction as always Sam, you take care sweetie 🥰❤️
It was actually released on Valentine's day :)
Your expression at 4:00 has me in tears💀
huh for some reason I thought you already did this film (I definitely get my reaction channels mixed up 😅). already excited for the spooOOOoooky movie season :D
When you see the follow-up to this film, HANNIBAL, there is a more detailed discussion about disembowelment, especially one Italian family's history with it. In addition, there's a reminder that, in many of the world's finest restaurants, chefs will appear table-side to prepare favorite portions of a meal. HANNIBAL, while Julianne Moore is a different actress for Clarisse and made me change my expectations, it offers up enough baddies to move my expectations aside and go with the film's new 'feel'.
❤❤ Welcome bk! ❤❤ and I got some catching up to do so yippee🎉
1. The lisping sound Hopkins makes after he says, 'I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti." is the first scene he and Foster did together and he wanted to freak her out, so her reaction is real.
2. Ted Levine/Buffalo Bill was so disturbing that he received death threats after this was released.
3. The FBI actually let them use their Quantico facility to film.
4. In the book Crawford did have a "thing" for Clarice.
5. "I'm coming to get you Murdock". The late Charles Napier/Lt. Boyle played Murdock in Rambo First Blood II. A great first time/share.
6. Everybody is hitting on Clarice but IRL hitting on Foster is a waste of time and effort. She doesn't fly that way. 🙄 She has been married to a woman since it became legal in Caliphony.
7. Dr. Lecter was treating Clarice
8. Others will pass this to you as well but: This movie won ALL 5 of the big Oscars.😎 Levine should have gotten best supporting.
Wow, this movie. The portrayal of Buffalo Bill's character upset a lot of trans people. But what I find to be interesting is that there's nothing inherently wrong about what or who Buffalo Bill is. They just took a person who has certain interests and made him a serial killer, making woman suits, having a Nazi item, etc. If he didn't do any of that, he would be harmless. Hannibal, on the other hand, yes to deal with that mind f*ckery is very disturbing. They also gave Buffalo Bill emotional problems to top it off. Glad you've seen it! Missed you too🥰☮️👊
Great job on a masterpiece, Sam. Welcome back!
"I see. I myself cannot. (Inhales deeply) You use Evian skin cream... (deep breath) and sometimes you wear L'Air du Temps... but not today." -Dr. Lector
5:48 - He definitely says "guts". That part has always bothered me, because he definitely didn't say "c*nt" - I don't know why they didn't just dub over his line. Also a few minutes later, when Hannibal goes on that monologue about her dad ... none of it is correct. I feel like Hopkins just improvised that scene or something. Or maybe they changed the backstory after filming his part, because none of what he says is correct, her dad was a cop, not a coal miner.