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
@@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!
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.
@@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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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 RU-vid, 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.
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
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
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.
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 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.
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 RU-vid. Anthony Hopkins comes across as an intelligent man, mostly because 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.
I really enjoy your channel brother. Out of all the channels on RU-vid your channel is definitely my favorite. From the movies you cover and your sense of humor
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.
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.
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.
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.
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)
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 ...
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 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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
In 1991, the best animated feature category hadn’t been created yet, and Silence of the Lambs won Best Picture over Disney’s animated classic Beauty and the Beast. I find it so strange that these two incredibly different films were nominated for the same award. Sometimes I feel like the best animated feature category cheats the nominated and winning films out of the best over all film. There have been years where two or even three of the nominated animated films are better than the nominated and winner films for Best Picture. I do love Silence of the Lambs though. I just find it humorous that those films were pitted against each other. Another great video, Minty!
A movie in which the female character has to train hard to overcome her natural physical weaknesses, and take advantage of her femininity and her intelligence to achieve success. Not the Mary Sue of today's movies.
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?
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. 🤘🤘
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!
Aw shoot, now I've got to watch it again. I was trying to give it two years between viewings. It's that rarity: a perfect film. I learned a lot from reading the book, too, stuff that was too long and convoluted to appear in a movie. The whole FBI experience is wonderfully researched. I read all Harris's books, and learn more on each re-reading. Amazing stuff, thanks for this video.