He played Frank Holman in crime story before that . He did a pretty good job as him and pauli were Ray Luca's henchmen . Kinda comic relief , yet helped make the show happen . Now I gotta go order the series online - was late teen when it aired - good show
Once my English teacher was discussing dark humour, to which I asked 'Would an example of dark humour be Hannibal Lecter saying "I'm going to have a friend for dinner"' to which my teacher wholeheartedly agreed.
@@fredbloggs5902 Oh, dear. I would hate to think about what the teachers you are thinking about would have done if hey knew my parents let me watch Goodfellas at 13 years old. (And for the record, no 13 year old kid of mine is going to watch it)
As much as I enjoyed Anthony Hopkins in this film..... I really feel Ted Levine doesn't get enough credit for his contributions!!! If it wasn't for his character.... Clarice wouldn't need Dr Lecter at all. He really was the stand out for me....Did he even get nominated for a supporting Oscar?
Ted Levine was nominated as Best Actor In A Supporting Role at The Awards Circuit Community Awards in 1991. He was also nominated as Best Supporting Actor in 2012 at The 20/20 Awards for this movie as well!
Not only are you right about Ted Levine not getting enough credit for his contribution to the movie, but the actor is very underrated. He can do anything, drama, horror, comedy, and is very funny playing it straight in the TV show, Monk.
@@mousetreehouse6833 Ok! DRESSED TO KILL (1980)/BLOW OUT (1981)/BODY DOUBLE (1984) by Brian De Palma, PSYCHO (1960)/VERTIGO (1958)/DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954) by Alfred Hitchcock, ANGEL HEART (1987) by Alan Parker, THE USUAL SUSPECTS (1995) by Bryan Singer, MARATHON MAN (1976) by John Schlesinger, CAPE FEAR (1991) by Martin Scorsese, DEAD ZONE (1983) by David Cronenberg, MISERY (1990) by Rob Reiner, THE STAR CHAMBER (1983) by Peter Hyams, FATAL ATTRACTION (1987) by Adrian Lyne, SE7EN (1995) by David Fincher, ARLINGTON ROAD (1999) by Mark Pellington, SHATTERED (1991) by Wolfgang Petersen, SLEUTH (1972) by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
@Aaron Friedman The main inconveniences with this movie is that it has pacing issues, countless and endless close-ups. And therefore it has a static appearance! So many close-ups is painful and boring in the long run! Without forgetting that this film feels longer than it is!
I saw "Manhunter" in the theater. It impressed me enough that I saw it again about a week later. It's underrated but became a cult classic on VHS. Our local video shops constantly had them rented out. I much prefer it to the remake. William Petersen and Brian Cox have amazing chemistry, and Dennis Farina's Crawford is perfect, especially in the hotel room scene.
Agree. Manhunter is such a good movie. Petersen is an exceptional actor, and I liked Brian Cox as Lechter much more than Hopkins' over the top portrayal. Everything about Manhunter is perfect.
Hi Minty 😁 here’s a creepy fact from a lifelong Pittsburgh native. The gruesome cage scene was filmed in the Soldier & Sailors Memorial building in Pittsburgh. We belonged to a church, which rented this building (every Sunday for years) as a place for worship. For weeks, we did not hold service due to filming. The room of the cage scene was filmed in the room where us kids would gather to sing songs, before going to age divided rooms. It was creepy as hell going back to church.
@@blakeharris58 In interviews I’ve seen, the people involved in the movie didn’t consider it a horror movie, and certainly it doesn’t adopt the usual approach of most horror movies about serial killers. However, I’d argue that this is partly based on unfairly negative views a lot of people have about the horror genre. It’s in the fact the only horror movie (if you consider it a horror movie) ever to win the Best Picture Oscar, and I’ve noticed that films with horror elements but Oscar aspirations will often deemphasize the horror elements in the marketing (you saw this for example with Black Swan). Speaking personally, when I first saw it in my teens, it was one of the scariest movies I’d ever seen, far beyond most films routinely called horror films.
According to IMDb, the release date of "The Silence of the Lambs" was pushed back from late 1990 to February 14th, 1991 because Orion Pictures wanted to focus all of their attention in terms of Oscar campaigning on "Dances With Wolves." Both "Wolves" and "Lambs" went on to win the Best Picture Oscar in their respective years.
@@knowledge-girl Goodfellas should've won Best Picture instead of Dances with Wolves hell, I'd even go so far as to say Awakenings was more deserving that DWW
@@knowledge-girl Hope you aren't saying that dww is the classic , cause Costner's best performance was only midrange thru - lol . Hopkins delivered and made the movie , even tho different , a movie that draws the character fully into its part -
@@crakatoot5480 Little House on the Prairie depicted Native Americans in a positive light in several episodes, and that was years before DWW came out. DWW was a decent movie, but hardly a classic.
Was watching Clerks 2 today and this movie pop in my head when I saw Jay's interpretation of Buffalo Bill's dance scene. Unforgettable and creepy at the same time. Thanks Minty!
Okay. You are officially the coolest post on here. I LOVE Clerks 2! It's so funny and wacky. Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes can DO NO WRONG in my eyes on the screen...
From all possible actors Minty mentioned I think only Dustin Hoffmann would be able to pull it of and I can imagine him as Lecter. Well, maybe DeNiro in his calm and cold mode but it would be about 70% of Hopkins' or possible Hoffmann's portrayal. As for Al Pacino, he wouldn't fit at all because his screen presence is something like a bomb even when calm while Lecter's presence is more akin to poisonous gas with no smell - you have several minutes (or hours at best) left before you die and you don't even know it.
I love everything about this movie, almost. If you have read the book, you'll know that the meaning behind "the silence of the lambs" is never once addressed in the movie. Pretty much everything happened as she described, but she went on to say that all at once the lambs stopped screaming and grew quiet, as if giving up hope and becoming resigned to their fate. It was the silence of the lambs that affected her so profoundly. I wish that had been included because it really defines who Clarice is and gives context to the title that otherwise has none.
@@lukaskolisek2208 Dustin Hoffman could NOT have pulled it off. Not at 5 foot 6 inches tall. The guy is a runt. He wouldn't have been believeable, regardless of his acting his ability.
@@jeffnelson2930 I partly agree with you. His physical size would not have been believable for the parts of the role that had to be carried out, eg when it came to beating and overpowering the guards. But he could have embraced the role and been a believable, scary murderer. It was stupid that they even considered him for the part.
The end scene is just superb.No big massive set piece just PURE tension! Ye really get sucked into the situation and then it's boom,OVER! Great stuff, nothing touches this shit today, not even close.
This movie still thrills every time. Even if you’ve seen it 100 times. The performances, the tension, the music. It’s almost operatic in its grim beauty. It is wonderful every time.
It's a good thing that Hannibal only has five fingers on each hand. However, the introduction of Inigo Montoya pursuing him, had he had six fingers on one hand, would likely have been pretty entertaining. Interesting to say the least.
Minty is one of the very few people I can listen to on RUclips, he is upbeat and interesting and keeps the flow going.... Oh yeah, this was a great film as well!
Clarice Starling was a big influence for creating “Dana Scully” from X-Files. Also Mulder; in last episode in 9th season says ,” I smelled you coming, Clarice.” When Mulder was in Jail. ~IMDB.
This movie, Seven, and Pycho are the top three movies that really freaked me out. The funny thing, for me, is that I can watch horror movies, thriller movies, and anything in between but it takes a certain recipe to really be a mind trip that sticks with you.
A fun fact about Anthony Hopkins is that prior to becoming a full time actor, he studied music with the intent to become a composer of modern classical. An album of some compositions called "Composer" was released about ten years ago and shows his versatility and talent as a composer. My favorite piece is called "And the Waltz Goes On" and can be heard on RUclips. Anthony Hopkins comes across as an intelligent man, mostly because he really is.
Manhunter was fantastic. Caught the whole 80's vibe that Mann himself helped create. William Peterson was really great and Brian Cox was incredible as Hannibal. Hopkins was good but clearly went over the top. Cox was so understated and normal looking until he tells Will, "You want to get back the smell...smell yourself" it tells you how sick he really is
The liver, Fava bean, chianti line was Lecter cracking a subtle joke. Taking certain meds for depression/personality disorders makes it lethal to eat/drink certain foods, namely the 3 mentioned in the quote. So by saying the line, he's basically telling Starling that he wasn't taking his meds.
Thanks for this Minty, although at the risk of being pedantic, the title is The Silence Of The Lambs. Everything about this movie is perfect and your video is superb. One thing though- I'm surprised you didn't mention Chris Isaak's cameo role.
I remember first watching the X-Files series and giggling at the SotL elements. Scully's resemblance to Clarice, Mulder's Lecterish cadence, the gray color palette, similar eerie look, and even the similar score.
The resemblance is purely coincidence. Gillian Anderson was cast as Scully because of her background in theater and the creator Chris Carter thought she would portray Scully the way he wanted. I guess their hairstyles and the personalities of the two make them appear similar.
@@largol33t1 I’m not too sure about that. It’s not insulting to consider there are multiple shows that were derived off of films: *Star Trek* was derived from *Forbidden Planet,* down to the misunderstood villain, the use of logic to talk the villain into submission and even the “ego, super ego and id” trio (though in *ST* they switched the logical doctor Ostram and emotional second officer Jerry around) *Miami Vice* is essentially *Scarface: the TV show,* only with the focus reversed (while retaining the style and music) So the idea of *The X-Files* taking Clarice and pairing her up with essentially the child of Kolchak (the Night Stalker) or the dad from *Close Encounters* isn’t too far fetched. Also keep in mind that Chris Carter couldn’t say *The X-Files* was inspired by *SotL* without getting Fox sued.
@ Jodie foster portrayed Clarice in sotl . Julianne Moore portrayed Clarice in Hannibal , the next movie . Ppl want to say agent scully in X-Files strongly resembles Jodie foster in actress appearance and emphasis . The Easter egg is : Julianne Moore being the link . Foster and Duchovny never starred in a film together . Just do yourself a favor and watch Evolution - have a few laughs
Wish "Minty" and fellow Comedic Arts connoisseurs a happy Year of the Ox (12-02-2021 ~ 31-01-2022). 08:39 ...Capote... ca-PO-tay, not "ca-poat" (ah well, perhaps he has never heard of the somewhat noted writer before)
It’s a masterpiece. 100000% a masterpiece. It was brilliantly cast. Anthony has such a kind face, such emotional eyes, and it was such a shock to see him play this role after seeing him in The Elephant Man.
I was expecting a mention to the skull on the moth, that is from an original photograph by surrealistic spanish painter Salvador Dali, and it's formed by seven naked models. Also that, in that "Manhunter" movie, Hannibal 's surname was changed to Lektor instead of "Silence of the Lambs" Lecter...
Should also mention the cast and crew had a really fun time making this movie. Despite it being dark and terrifying- the overall tone on set was pretty jovial.
Yes - but only if the storyline fitted the real world . Love Julianne Moore for her portrayal of character and being a beauty , but starting off with her being a top renegade cop that doesn't have real fbi checks made Hannibal like a b-rated movie -
At first I was disturbed by Jodie not performing that role. But I think Moore did an excellent performance in that movie, slightly different from Jodie but equally impressive contributing and taking part in the story.
That creepy little hissing sound of Hannibal: Apparently Anthony Hopkins would use it around the set to freak out the rest of the cast and crew. The director liked it, so it became part of the Hannibal character.
I just recently watched Corman's Masque of the Red Death and there's a scene where Jane Asher is walking past the cells in the dungeon and the first thing I thought was Silence of the Lambs.
He also does a lot of voice over work; that truck themed thriller, the name of which escapes me, for example. He was the voice of Rusty Nail... "Candy Cane... Candy Cane..." Damn... I just can't recall what movie that was.
I was reading "Silence of the lambs" just before it was released at the Cinema. I was excited about it and a friend told me about the film "Manhunter" which I bought on video for next to nothing. Naturally, as soon as SOTL hit the big screen, the price of Manhunter on video mysteriously increased .... Hmmm ....In my opinion, Manhunter was a brilliant film as well. - Another fascinating fact about SOTL was that Anthony Hopkins attended an early screening then, after the film had ended, he turned to the person sitting next to him and asked them a question in his Hannibal voice - apparently they freaked out ...
My family knew and hung out with Ed Gein. He would take the kids to the drive. My grandma and mom lived right across the street from the hardware store. the bar that mary hogan was at was bought by my grandpa and was just down the street from where my dad lived.
I really enjoy your channel brother. Out of all the channels on RUclips your channel is definitely my favorite. From the movies you cover and your sense of humor
Nice and to be honest Anthony Hopkins hes an amazing Actor and also Minty if you can this film he was in it 10 things we do now about the mask of zorro?
Still one of my favorite movies. I love the cinematography. They film a lot of scenes with the character talking directly to the camera. This gives you the sense of unease that they want in the movie. You feel like the timid Clarice as she sits in Jack Crawfords office and he gives her the assignment. You feel uncomfortable as Clarice when Lecter is talking to her from his Memphis jail. They made the bars in the jail wider than normal or order to film that shot head on like that. The movie is supposed to put you in her shoes and also keep you uncomfortable throughout.
Mandy Patinkin would have likely found the subject matter to be too dark. He left his role in that FBI show for that reason; it just creeped him out. Apparently, he's a very sensitive guy.
One of the best movies ever created! Deserves all the awards & all the praise... a classic - and a favorite of course :-) (loved the Hopkins detail... not what you'd expect from him)
It's like a perfect time capsule from the eighties. Great performances from William Petersen, Dennis Farina, Steven Lang, and of course Tom Noonan as the Tooth Fairy.
I was delighted Silence of the Lambs swept the Oscars. Until I later saw Last of the Mohicans on home video. Mohicans is a tragically underrated masterpiece.
Never having seen the movie "Manhunter," I stumbled across "Red Dragon" in a book store one day -- and I was surprised to find that a sequel, "The Silence of the Lambs" had just that week been released. I read both in the course of about four days... and I wrote a brief complimentary snail-mail note to Thomas Harris, care of his publisher, telling him the aspects I had enjoyed about the two books. A few weeks later, I received an extremely nice hand-written response from Harris. He mentioned that "Red Dragon" had taken him three years to write, and "Silence" five years. This was before he achieved national movie fame, and after that he probably got so much fan mail that he could not answer any of it. I'm happy I got to him among the first.
Minty, you have a cool voice. You'd be awesome for audiobooks. Classics like Animal Farm, newer stuff like Harry Potter. Very universally pleasant sounding & dramatic. Keep being awesome, Sir!
Such an absolute classic. I'll never watch any of the other movies or shows because I want this masterpiece film to remain in my mind without any thoughts about the other inferior projects. Great video Minty.
The pandemic is still on - i been procrastinating making a N95 Darth Vader mask in a few weeks when lockdown started in USA and ppl started to draw a smiley face on their mask . I'm a procrastinator, but I haven't heard or seen a Darth mask yet ...
Fun fact - The film actually messed up when explaining the head in the jar. The film states its Benjamin Raspail, a former patient of Dr. Lecter... The novel cleary states that it is actually Raspails lover in the jar.. Its a a small continuity error because in Red Dragon, Raspail is the victim in the beginning playing terribly at the orchestra.. who is also fed to the board members.
You always make solid, informative and entertaining reviews. I'd like to suggest a Terry Gilliam movie if you like. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.
Underated movie in my eyes. Hopkins is still ultimate lector, but cox did good job even though he had limited screen tin. Peterson was brill as profiler. 🤘🤘
Great video! I learnt a few new things 😁 and I am a big fan of Manhunter as well, I love the drastically different versions of Hannibal between Brian Cox and Anthony Hopkins.
Ted Levine... probably the most underrated acting performance of that decade.
Underrated no he was awesome as a crazed sociopath.
And to think, he would go on to play the tough Captain Leland Stottlemeyer in Monk.
🎛...Candy cane...?
🚗 🚛
@@MrHeadbanger366 Right !!! at the time Monk was aired, at first I did not believed that Levine played both parts, until I checked it on Google...
He played Frank Holman in crime story before that . He did a pretty good job as him and pauli were Ray Luca's henchmen . Kinda comic relief , yet helped make the show happen . Now I gotta go order the series online - was late teen when it aired - good show
Once my English teacher was discussing dark humour, to which I asked 'Would an example of dark humour be Hannibal Lecter saying "I'm going to have a friend for dinner"' to which my teacher wholeheartedly agreed.
She then reported your parents to child services for allowing you to watch it 🤣
@@fredbloggs5902 lol it was a he, and I was 17.
@@fredbloggs5902 Oh, dear. I would hate to think about what the teachers you are thinking about would have done if hey knew my parents let me watch Goodfellas at 13 years old. (And for the record, no 13 year old kid of mine is going to watch it)
say was she a great big fat person?
@@fredbloggs5902 Well, I was I think under or just over ten years old when I saw this movie and I was just disappointed that I didn't see any lambs.
Another cool Easter egg is famous singer Chris Isaak played one of the swat team members
The guy who sang “Wicked Game”? I didn’t know he was in there! 😀
@@leannakekai162 Yeah, and I think that it's his only acting credit.
@@plymouth491 no, he had a show called “the Chris issak show”.
Issac was in the film, That Thing You Do."
@@krisius1 Yup, and I forgot about that.
Hands up anyone who could not watch Anthony Hopkins after this without thinking "Hello Clarice."
Hopkins was dating Martha Stewart who broke up with him because she couldn't stop seeing him as hanibal
Yah I think. I will run you threw. That was a Mel Gibbson movie!
And his eyes were so haunting
...And knowing he'll never say it lol
Meet Joe Black fixed it for me. He's so vulnerable. Death is stalking him. Literally....
As much as I enjoyed Anthony Hopkins in this film..... I really feel Ted Levine doesn't get enough credit for his contributions!!! If it wasn't for his character.... Clarice wouldn't need Dr Lecter at all. He really was the stand out for me....Did he even get nominated for a supporting Oscar?
Ted Levine was nominated as Best Actor In A Supporting Role at The Awards Circuit Community Awards in 1991. He was also nominated as Best Supporting Actor in 2012 at The 20/20 Awards for this movie as well!
@@RayKlassen I know but an Oscar nomination beside Anthony and Jodie and Jonathan would have been nice recognition.
Not only are you right about Ted Levine not getting enough credit for his contribution to the movie, but the actor is very underrated. He can do anything, drama, horror, comedy, and is very funny playing it straight in the TV show, Monk.
@@exquisitesplendor7175 Finally... someone agrees with me!!! 😀👍
Some thought Anthony should have gotten a Best Supporting Actor win. Was that really a leading role?
This movie is beyond brilliant, perfect acting and just perfect everything .. period!
i agree 8:09 without hopkins the film wouldnt have been amazing
@Aaron Friedman Many other thrillers/crime movies, even older, are way far better anyway!
@@Jeckxdeel ,
No sarcasm, but could you name any of those films? I'd really be interested in checking them out - thanks. 😃!
@@mousetreehouse6833 Ok!
DRESSED TO KILL (1980)/BLOW OUT (1981)/BODY DOUBLE (1984) by Brian De Palma, PSYCHO (1960)/VERTIGO (1958)/DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954) by Alfred Hitchcock, ANGEL HEART (1987) by Alan Parker, THE USUAL SUSPECTS (1995) by Bryan Singer, MARATHON MAN (1976) by John Schlesinger, CAPE FEAR (1991) by Martin Scorsese, DEAD ZONE (1983) by David Cronenberg, MISERY (1990) by Rob Reiner, THE STAR CHAMBER (1983) by Peter Hyams, FATAL ATTRACTION (1987) by Adrian Lyne, SE7EN (1995) by David Fincher, ARLINGTON ROAD (1999) by Mark Pellington, SHATTERED (1991) by Wolfgang Petersen, SLEUTH (1972) by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
@Aaron Friedman The main inconveniences with this movie is that it has pacing issues, countless and endless close-ups. And therefore it has a static appearance!
So many close-ups is painful and boring in the long run!
Without forgetting that this film feels longer than it is!
I saw "Manhunter" in the theater. It impressed me enough that I saw it again about a week later.
It's underrated but became a cult classic on VHS. Our local video shops constantly had them rented out.
I much prefer it to the remake. William Petersen and Brian Cox have amazing chemistry, and Dennis Farina's Crawford is perfect, especially in the hotel room scene.
Agree. Manhunter is such a good movie. Petersen is an exceptional actor, and I liked Brian Cox as Lechter much more than Hopkins' over the top portrayal. Everything about Manhunter is perfect.
I agree that Manhunter was a brilliant film and should have been more appreciated. Even the soundtrack is excellent. Much better than the remake.
@@shaunbowen when are remakes ever any good though.. lol..
Good movie, still have it on VHS. William Peterson saying "My Man" when describing the Toothfairy, and the actor who played the Red Dragon were great.
My father like myself loved movies. It was obscure and my father finally found a VHS copy for sale in the US.
Not available in Canada.
does anyone else remember when movies used the music to direct the audience's feelings -- they really dont make movies like they used to)
They do that with many series now, especially the gritty HBO and Netflix types.
They don't make good movies anymore, period.
@@stogieguy7201 No, they don’t.
@@beckigreen Yes they do.
Watch Lucifer on Netflix. Its highly praised for this.
@@shantellakaladypersephone8671 it’s shity as fuck
Hi Minty 😁 here’s a creepy fact from a lifelong Pittsburgh native. The gruesome cage scene was filmed in the Soldier & Sailors Memorial building in Pittsburgh. We belonged to a church, which rented this building (every Sunday for years) as a place for worship. For weeks, we did not hold service due to filming. The room of the cage scene was filmed in the room where us kids would gather to sing songs, before going to age divided rooms. It was creepy as hell going back to church.
Jodie foster and Anthony Hopkins are both brilliant in this classic 90's horror movie. 😀👍
I still argue that 'horror' is a misnomer. It's more of a mystery thriller.
@@blakeharris58 it could be both. 😀👍
@@blakeharris58 In interviews I’ve seen, the people involved in the movie didn’t consider it a horror movie, and certainly it doesn’t adopt the usual approach of most horror movies about serial killers.
However, I’d argue that this is partly based on unfairly negative views a lot of people have about the horror genre. It’s in the fact the only horror movie (if you consider it a horror movie) ever to win the Best Picture Oscar, and I’ve noticed that films with horror elements but Oscar aspirations will often deemphasize the horror elements in the marketing (you saw this for example with Black Swan). Speaking personally, when I first saw it in my teens, it was one of the scariest movies I’d ever seen, far beyond most films routinely called horror films.
@@jamesmoss3424 bruh moem 😳👍
According to IMDb, the release date of "The Silence of the Lambs" was pushed back from late 1990 to February 14th, 1991 because Orion Pictures wanted to focus all of their attention in terms of Oscar campaigning on "Dances With Wolves." Both "Wolves" and "Lambs" went on to win the Best Picture Oscar in their respective years.
But only one of them is still a classic.
@@knowledge-girl Goodfellas should've won Best Picture instead of Dances with Wolves
hell, I'd even go so far as to say Awakenings was more deserving that DWW
@@knowledge-girl Hope you aren't saying that dww is the classic , cause Costner's best performance was only midrange thru - lol . Hopkins delivered and made the movie , even tho different , a movie that draws the character fully into its part -
Dances IS a classic. Think about how Native Americans were portrayed prior to that film.
@@crakatoot5480 Little House on the Prairie depicted Native Americans in a positive light in several episodes, and that was years before DWW came out. DWW was a decent movie, but hardly a classic.
Hackman = it's too violent
Also Hackman = Hey Clint, sure I'll do Unforgiven
French connection, and a few others.
Gun violence vs gore and sexual violence.
Plus... Unforgiven is the better film... He made the right choice.
He might have made the choice not to do it because he had no idea of how to do the Buffalo bill charactor
I will never figure out Gene Hackman the man is an enigma.
Was watching Clerks 2 today and this movie pop in my head when I saw Jay's interpretation of Buffalo Bill's dance scene. Unforgettable and creepy at the same time. Thanks Minty!
I’ve heard it was doing the dance scene at audition that got him the part.
lol funny scene!
Ohhh!
Loved that
Okay. You are officially the coolest post on here.
I LOVE Clerks 2! It's so funny and wacky. Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes can DO NO WRONG in my eyes on the screen...
The scene where Clarice finishes telling her story about the lambs and Hannibal says "Thank you, Clarice" as a tear falls down his face. Incredible!
From all possible actors Minty mentioned I think only Dustin Hoffmann would be able to pull it of and I can imagine him as Lecter. Well, maybe DeNiro in his calm and cold mode but it would be about 70% of Hopkins' or possible Hoffmann's portrayal. As for Al Pacino, he wouldn't fit at all because his screen presence is something like a bomb even when calm while Lecter's presence is more akin to poisonous gas with no smell - you have several minutes (or hours at best) left before you die and you don't even know it.
I love everything about this movie, almost. If you have read the book, you'll know that the meaning behind "the silence of the lambs" is never once addressed in the movie. Pretty much everything happened as she described, but she went on to say that all at once the lambs stopped screaming and grew quiet, as if giving up hope and becoming resigned to their fate. It was the silence of the lambs that affected her so profoundly. I wish that had been included because it really defines who Clarice is and gives context to the title that otherwise has none.
@@lukaskolisek2208 Dustin Hoffman could NOT have pulled it off. Not at 5 foot 6 inches tall. The guy is a runt. He wouldn't have been believeable, regardless of his acting his ability.
@@jeffnelson2930 Charles Manson was a very small dude. Scary as fuck.
@@jeffnelson2930 I partly agree with you. His physical size would not have been believable for the parts of the role that had to be carried out, eg when it came to beating and overpowering the guards. But he could have embraced the role and been a believable, scary murderer. It was stupid that they even considered him for the part.
The chemistry between Hannibal and Clarice is unmatched. It’s crazy that these two iconic characters only had a few scenes together
"It puts the lotion on it's skin" OK, OK, say it don't spray it, brother! Dang!
LOVE Joe Dirt 😁👍
"HAHAHA! YEE!!Auto Trader!, oh August, I don't got this one, there's some deal in here..."
It puts the Joe Dirt in the hole
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 That darn Joe Dirte'
😂😂😂😂
The end scene is just superb.No big massive set piece just PURE tension! Ye really get sucked into the situation and then it's boom,OVER! Great stuff, nothing touches this shit today, not even close.
"I do wish we could chat longer, but... I'm having an old friend for dinner."
The Silence of the Lambs is a cinematic masterpiece. As a movie (and horror) lover this is hard to be topped. Brilliant and terrifying
This movie still thrills every time. Even if you’ve seen it 100 times. The performances, the tension, the music. It’s almost operatic in its grim beauty. It is wonderful every time.
There’s only a small list of movies that I will watch over and over again. This is one of them. Great job Minty!
It's a good thing that Hannibal only has five fingers on each hand. However, the introduction of Inigo Montoya pursuing him, had he had six fingers on one hand, would likely have been pretty entertaining. Interesting to say the least.
I mean, Hannibal does have a criminal mind 😄.
Since hannibal was a shrink, he may end up eating Inigo
I never considered this a horror movie, more like a mystery thriller.
same. I think of it as a psychological thriller.
@@ingridfong-daley5899 agreed
"I watched his Silence of the Lambs video. With some fava beans and a nice chianti."
*hissing sounds*
Slithering tongue visual.
Thththththththththththththththtssssss
I also enjoyed a glass of wine
@@platinumpagoda3079 wonder if that how it was written in the script
Minty.. you are so good too us .. thank you 😊
Minty is one of the very few people I can listen to on RUclips, he is upbeat and interesting and keeps the flow going.... Oh yeah, this was a great film as well!
Clarice Starling was a big influence for creating “Dana Scully” from X-Files. Also Mulder; in last episode in 9th season says ,” I smelled you coming, Clarice.” When Mulder was in Jail.
~IMDB.
Clarice do let me know when those Lambs stop screaming.
This movie, Seven, and Pycho are the top three movies that really freaked me out. The funny thing, for me, is that I can watch horror movies, thriller movies, and anything in between but it takes a certain recipe to really be a mind trip that sticks with you.
I add Copycat to the list.
How do you feel about 'The Shining?'
@@unclebuzzyschurchofgroove6190 - Ooo... Good one! So is Copycat!
What's in the box,,,,whats in the box
Yep. Like with Se7en’s “What’s in the box!? What’s in the fucking box!?”
OMG Sean Connery as Hannibal.
_A shcensus takah wonce tried to tescht me._
Yesh!
You forgot to mention musian and singing legend Chris Isaak, who played the swat lieutenant.
A fun fact about Anthony Hopkins is that prior to becoming a full time actor, he studied music with the intent to become a composer of modern classical. An album of some compositions called "Composer" was released about ten years ago and shows his versatility and talent as a composer. My favorite piece is called "And the Waltz Goes On" and can be heard on RUclips. Anthony Hopkins comes across as an intelligent man, mostly because he really is.
He plays piano on his Facebook page. Its wonderful!
Manhunter was fantastic. Caught the whole 80's vibe that Mann himself helped create. William Peterson was really great and Brian Cox was incredible as Hannibal. Hopkins was good but clearly went over the top. Cox was so understated and normal looking until he tells Will, "You want to get back the smell...smell yourself" it tells you how sick he really is
The liver, Fava bean, chianti line was Lecter cracking a subtle joke. Taking certain meds for depression/personality disorders makes it lethal to eat/drink certain foods, namely the 3 mentioned in the quote. So by saying the line, he's basically telling Starling that he wasn't taking his meds.
Can you imagine SEAN CONNERY delivering that line in his broad Scots accent?! It's cracking me up now that i know it was a possibility. :)
Get out! Didn't know that! VERY clever! (And interesting). Thanks for the factoid.
I….didn’t know that.🤔
This was the only movie to ever legitimately creep me out.
Then you haven't seen "Audition" (1999) then...
@@hansgrueber8169 ...
...Ni, ni, ni...
Arghhhhhhh
Never seen Audition or Hostel?
@@DWINC No, I haven't. I'm not even familiar with the titles.
@@jacktribble5253 Hostel is an impressive makeup effects movie.
Thanks for this Minty, although at the risk of being pedantic, the title is The Silence Of The Lambs. Everything about this movie is perfect and your video is superb. One thing though- I'm surprised you didn't mention Chris Isaak's cameo role.
Yeah, I was waiting for a mention of that cameo as well
I remember first watching the X-Files series and giggling at the SotL elements. Scully's resemblance to Clarice, Mulder's Lecterish cadence, the gray color palette, similar eerie look, and even the similar score.
The resemblance is purely coincidence. Gillian Anderson was cast as Scully because of her background in theater and the creator Chris Carter thought she would portray Scully the way he wanted. I guess their hairstyles and the personalities of the two make them appear similar.
@@largol33t1 I’m not too sure about that. It’s not insulting to consider there are multiple shows that were derived off of films:
*Star Trek* was derived from *Forbidden Planet,* down to the misunderstood villain, the use of logic to talk the villain into submission and even the “ego, super ego and id” trio (though in *ST* they switched the logical doctor Ostram and emotional second officer Jerry around)
*Miami Vice* is essentially *Scarface: the TV show,* only with the focus reversed (while retaining the style and music)
So the idea of *The X-Files* taking Clarice and pairing her up with essentially the child of Kolchak (the Night Stalker) or the dad from *Close Encounters* isn’t too far fetched.
Also keep in mind that Chris Carter couldn’t say *The X-Files* was inspired by *SotL* without getting Fox sued.
Did you forget that Clarice in "Hannibal" starred in "Evolution" with Fox Mulder - just an Easter egg
@ Jodie foster portrayed Clarice in sotl . Julianne Moore portrayed Clarice in Hannibal , the next movie . Ppl want to say agent scully in X-Files strongly resembles Jodie foster in actress appearance and emphasis . The Easter egg is : Julianne Moore being the link . Foster and Duchovny never starred in a film together . Just do yourself a favor and watch Evolution - have a few laughs
@ That clears that up ,but don't spend ten bucks on a Hannibal DVD
Still one of my favorite movies to this day.
I love your videos, Minty. Been watching since 2017. Keep up the good work, your fans have your back!!!
This is definitely an all-time great movie.
I always thought the X-Files character of Dana Scully was inspired by Agent Clarice.
Good observation, the timing would fit nicely.
That's a cool idea - there are similarities in acting now that you say it . Also Clarice in "Hannibal" was in the movie "Evolution" with Fox Mulder -
Ever watched the Deep Fake video of where Skully's face is on Clarice's? It's INSANE! And Willem Dafoe on Lector's! Check it out sometime!
@@SunBunz oh yeah I remember that now and yes it's really great too..
Wish "Minty" and fellow Comedic Arts connoisseurs a happy Year of the Ox (12-02-2021 ~ 31-01-2022).
08:39 ...Capote... ca-PO-tay, not "ca-poat" (ah well, perhaps he has never heard of the somewhat noted writer before)
This movie introduced me to a beautiful song Called “Goodbye Horses” by Q Lazzirus
The Buffalo Bill theme!
@@mr.vargas5648 yeah man! I still play that song occasionally once in awhile
@@mr.vargas5648 btw check out this cover of the song they did a great job!
Great song, there's a really interesting story about Johnathan Demme and Q Lazzirus
@@bentramer682 yeah I know he just stumbled on her music when he was in her cab in NY right?
Minty. Your assie accent is one of the reasons that makes your channel so enjoying.
It’s a masterpiece. 100000% a masterpiece. It was brilliantly cast. Anthony has such a kind face, such emotional eyes, and it was such a shock to see him play this role after seeing him in The Elephant Man.
Nice one, Minty.
I was expecting a mention to the skull on the moth, that is from an original photograph by surrealistic spanish painter Salvador Dali, and it's formed by seven naked models.
Also that, in that "Manhunter" movie, Hannibal 's surname was changed to Lektor instead of "Silence of the Lambs" Lecter...
Definitely one of my favourites, love your videos, interesting and often funny.
Love your videos. Thank you.
Manhunter is my favorite of all the movies.
Its definitely underrated. Ive tried watching red dragon a few times and fallen asleep in each
I liked it too. It's funny that Minty said that it inspired CSI-William Peterson starred in both.
Are you going to do a video on Manhunter?
Should also mention the cast and crew had a really fun time making this movie. Despite it being dark and terrifying- the overall tone on set was pretty jovial.
Great video! I'd like to see one on French Connection.
I think the sequel "Hannibal" would have been just as epic if Jodi Foster had returned in the role of clarice starling.
Yes - but only if the storyline fitted the real world . Love Julianne Moore for her portrayal of character and being a beauty , but starting off with her being a top renegade cop that doesn't have real fbi checks made Hannibal like a b-rated movie -
Hannibal got better over time but had impossibly enormous shoes to fill following Silence
At first I was disturbed by Jodie not performing that role. But I think Moore did an excellent performance in that movie, slightly different from Jodie but equally impressive contributing and taking part in the story.
That creepy little hissing sound of Hannibal: Apparently Anthony Hopkins would use it around the set to freak out the rest of the cast and crew. The director liked it, so it became part of the Hannibal character.
I just recently watched Corman's Masque of the Red Death and there's a scene where Jane Asher is walking past the cells in the dungeon and the first thing I thought was Silence of the Lambs.
Funny that Ted Levine went on to play a lot of cops.
He also does a lot of voice over work; that truck themed thriller, the name of which escapes me, for example. He was the voice of Rusty Nail... "Candy Cane... Candy Cane..." Damn... I just can't recall what movie that was.
@@magnificenthonky "Joy Ride" - awesome thriller!
I was reading "Silence of the lambs" just before it was released at the Cinema. I was excited about it and a friend told me about the film "Manhunter" which I bought on video for next to nothing. Naturally, as soon as SOTL hit the big screen, the price of Manhunter on video mysteriously increased .... Hmmm ....In my opinion, Manhunter was a brilliant film as well. - Another fascinating fact about SOTL was that Anthony Hopkins attended an early screening then, after the film had ended, he turned to the person sitting next to him and asked them a question in his Hannibal voice - apparently they freaked out ...
Kasi Lemmons, seen at around 10:26, is also a film director. Most known for Eve's Bayou (2017), and the 2019 movie Harriet.
*Harriet* is a really good movie. I saw it in the theaters and I would put it up there with *Glory.*
LOVED Eve's Bayou.
My family knew and hung out with Ed Gein. He would take the kids to the drive. My grandma and mom lived right across the street from the hardware store. the bar that mary hogan was at was bought by my grandpa and was just down the street from where my dad lived.
I really enjoy your channel brother. Out of all the channels on RUclips your channel is definitely my favorite. From the movies you cover and your sense of humor
Brooke Smith’s performance as Cathrine Martin is CRIMINALLY underrated.
Nice and to be honest Anthony Hopkins hes an amazing Actor and also Minty if you can this film he was in it 10 things we do now about the mask of zorro?
Silence of the Lambs will always be my favorite film of all time.
Oh Minty, you're a national treasure in every country.
He's a bloody good narrator and his video's are always interesting...
Have a great weekend Minty!!
Great film
Hey sean
@@bigkmoviesandgames Hey Big K!
@@SeanChandlerTalksAbout love your channel dude.
@@bigkmoviesandgames I appreciate it!
I watch pretty much all of Minty's videos so long as I've seen the movie before....and sometimes when I haven't
@@SeanChandlerTalksAbout same here dude. Lol.
Great job once again Minty!
Cheers from Portugal.
I thought i knew alot of obscure film trivia but you always have oodles of interesting and unknown tidbits. Great job
Still one of my favorite movies. I love the cinematography. They film a lot of scenes with the character talking directly to the camera. This gives you the sense of unease that they want in the movie. You feel like the timid Clarice as she sits in Jack Crawfords office and he gives her the assignment. You feel uncomfortable as Clarice when Lecter is talking to her from his Memphis jail. They made the bars in the jail wider than normal or order to film that shot head on like that. The movie is supposed to put you in her shoes and also keep you uncomfortable throughout.
7:40, let's not forget about Lou Gossett, Jr. John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Ed Harris, Brian Dennehy, William Firedkin, and Mandy Patinkin.
Mandy Patinkin would have likely found the subject matter to be too dark. He left his role in that FBI show for that reason; it just creeped him out.
Apparently, he's a very sensitive guy.
I'm not aware that William Friedkin was ever fired ;)
The fact the Anthony based his speaking voice for this film off of HAL is the cherry on the top of my synchronicity cake I needed ♡
all my roombas ive ever owned are called hal. it has an eye too xx
One of the best movies ever created! Deserves all the awards & all the praise... a classic - and a favorite of course :-) (loved the Hopkins detail... not what you'd expect from him)
Manhunter is great, everyone should watch it
Yep, and the climactic scene with "In -a-Gadda-da-Vida"....wow!
It's like a perfect time capsule from the eighties. Great performances from William Petersen, Dennis Farina, Steven Lang, and of course Tom Noonan as the Tooth Fairy.
Just logged off gta5, was about to sleep, but guess u can do one video. 🤷♂️
(Btw its 530am)
Timeless. It just holds up amazingly well, fully deserves all those awards.
Fun Fact: Ted Lavine plays Captain Leland Stottlemeyer on Monk.
I was delighted Silence of the Lambs swept the Oscars. Until I later saw Last of the Mohicans on home video. Mohicans is a tragically underrated masterpiece.
Hey minty, I remember a couple of years ago I got rid of a troll from your channel by calling him buffalo bill.
Never having seen the movie "Manhunter," I stumbled across "Red Dragon" in a book store one day -- and I was surprised to find that a sequel, "The Silence of the Lambs" had just that week been released. I read both in the course of about four days... and I wrote a brief complimentary snail-mail note to Thomas Harris, care of his publisher, telling him the aspects I had enjoyed about the two books. A few weeks later, I received an extremely nice hand-written response from Harris. He mentioned that "Red Dragon" had taken him three years to write, and "Silence" five years. This was before he achieved national movie fame, and after that he probably got so much fan mail that he could not answer any of it. I'm happy I got to him among the first.
Minty, you have a cool voice. You'd be awesome for audiobooks. Classics like Animal Farm, newer stuff like Harry Potter. Very universally pleasant sounding & dramatic. Keep being awesome, Sir!
“Stacey, did Frederica ever mention a Jamie Gum or James Gum? What about a John Grant?”
Movie scared the hell of me when it released LOL
The final bit in the dark is utterly terrifying.
I was born in 1991 and The Silence of the Lambs takes the top spot on best films from that year.
Manhunter isn’t obscure any more. After Lambs, it’s the most well regarded Lecter Film.
I bet everyone that passed on that movie are kicking themselves.
Like that guy who passed on the Beatles or Sean Connery who didn't do a couple of very successful movies because he didn't understand them.
Manhunter is a great movie. Definitely worth watching especially the ending.
Such an absolute classic. I'll never watch any of the other movies or shows because I want this masterpiece film to remain in my mind without any thoughts about the other inferior projects. Great video Minty.
A True Masterpiece!!!
"Did you go to school with anyone famous?"
"Charles Keaton. He did something pretty famous."
"What did he do?"
"He ate his wife."
Rimmer and Lister
I was looking for Hannibal’s mask to wear during the pandemic. I couldn’t find any though.
It was custom made, they famously went through many prototypes before making their final choice.
Verger bought them all...
@@usern4metak3ns or Dr. Channard. 😉
The pandemic is still on - i been procrastinating making a N95 Darth Vader mask in a few weeks when lockdown started in USA and ppl started to draw a smiley face on their mask . I'm a procrastinator, but I haven't heard or seen a Darth mask yet ...
Hannibal's mask had an OPENING over the mouth. No good.
Fun fact - The film actually messed up when explaining the head in the jar. The film states its Benjamin Raspail, a former patient of Dr. Lecter... The novel cleary states that it is actually Raspails lover in the jar.. Its a a small continuity error because in Red Dragon, Raspail is the victim in the beginning playing terribly at the orchestra.. who is also fed to the board members.
You always make solid, informative and entertaining reviews. I'd like to suggest a Terry Gilliam movie if you like. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.
Say his name, Roger Corman.
You should do ten things about him and his influence on the film industry.
Thank you for mentioning him :)
I think they need to make the last movie while Sir Anthony H. and Jodie are still alive
Another great job, Minty. Thank you for this.
Best line of the movie "hello Clarice.".
10 things you didn’t know about Manhunter
love that show. it sux it's been cancelled
@@MrBibi86 No, not Mindhunter, Manhunter
@@Blitzo8390 oops. sorry lol
@@MrBibi86 It’s okay
Underated movie in my eyes. Hopkins is still ultimate lector, but cox did good job even though he had limited screen tin. Peterson was brill as profiler. 🤘🤘
Still waiting for River'sEdge
Great video! I learnt a few new things 😁 and I am a big fan of Manhunter as well, I love the drastically different versions of Hannibal between Brian Cox and Anthony Hopkins.
Greatness once again, Minty! In my opinion, this movie was one of the best book to film adaptations.