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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Directed by Jonathan Demme•1h 59m•Published Mar 2, 2021•Episode length 2h 22m
Episode 57 - The Silence of the Lambs
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Jodie Foster
Jodie Foster
Clarice Starling
Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins
Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Scott Glenn
Scott Glenn
Jack Crawford
Ted Levine
Ted Levine
Jame Gumb
Anthony Heald
Anthony Heald
Dr. Frederick Chilton
Brooke Smith
Brooke Smith
Catherine Martin
Diane Baker
Diane Baker
Senator Ruth Martin
Kasi Lemmons
Kasi Lemmons
Ardelia Mapp
Frankie Faison
Frankie Faison
Barney
Tracey Walter
Tracey Walter
Lamar

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Jonathan Demme
Jonathan Demme
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Overview

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

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This week we're joining the FBI (our ID expires next week) as we check out only the 3rd film to win The Big Five Academy Awards in Jonathan Demme's The SIlence of the Lambs just a couple of weeks after its 25th anniversary. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie - and Ethan from Talking Th…

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This week we're joining the FBI (our ID expires next week) as we check out only the 3rd film to win The Big Five Academy Awards in Jonathan Demme's The SIlence of the Lambs just a couple of weeks after its 25th anniversary.  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie - and Ethan from Talking The Mickey – as we head to Quantico with lots of questions as we head for the last cell on the left.  It's an obstacle course of a 57th episode as we discuss

  • How much was spent on the rights to the character of Hannibal Lecter
  • Why the FBI gave the film their full cooperation
  • If Hannibal Lecter is the most honest character in the film
  • Why the filmmakers chose to dress Hannibal in white once he relocates to the federal facility
  • Ian goes on a tangent about the meaning of the word 'quite'
  • We debate who gives the better performance, Hopkins or Foster
  • We debate which biopic is better: Bohemian Rhapsody or Rocketman
  • Whether or not Silence of the Lambs is the Best Film Ever

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/