Silence of the Lambs

Silence of the Lambs1991

Director: Jonathan Demme
Stars: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Lawrence A. Bonney, Kasi Lemmons, Lawrence T. Wrentz
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rating: Unrated
Runtime: 118 minutes

Based on Thomas Harris's novel, this terrifying film by Jonathan Demme really only contains a couple of genuinely shocking moments (one involving an autopsy, the other a prison break). The rest of the film is a splatter-free visual and psychological… more »



Hannibal Lecter:
You still wake up sometimes, don't you? You wake up in the dark and hear the screaming of the lambs.

Clarice Starling:
Yes.

Hannibal Lecter:
And you think if you save poor Catherine, you could make them stop, don't you? You think if Catherine lives, you won't wake up in the dark ever again to that awful screaming of the lambs.

Clarice Starling:
I don't know. I don't know.

Hannibal Lecter:
Thank you, Clarice. Thank you.

Clarice Starling:
Tell me his name, Doctor.

Hannibal Lecter:
Dr. Chilton, I presume. I think you know each other.

Dr. Frederick Chilton:
Okay. Let's go.

Clarice Starling:
It's your turn, Doctor.

Dr. Frederick Chilton:
Out!

Clarice Starling:
Tell me his name!

Boyle:
I'm sorry, ma'am. We've got orders. We have to put you on a plane. Come on, now.

Hannibal Lecter:
Brave Clarice. You will let me know when those lambs stop screaming, won't you?

Clarice Starling:
Tell me his name, Doctor!

Hannibal Lecter:
Clarice, your case file. Goodbye, Clarice.

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