The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

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Wikidata Q133654, film, IMDb tt0102926, TMDB 274: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only film by that title; 9 more episodes agree.

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In the store as #575, The Silence of the Lambs (1991).

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What the speakers say it drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Ed Gein: 1 line the host's read ×1

  1. lineage (real-life source): Ed Gein ⇒ The Silence of the Lambs (the host's read). Ed Gein had a big Hollywood footprint; Silence of the Lambs and Manhunter touched on him.
    “A lot of people, silence the lambs, touched on Ed Geen.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:19:05 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

Manhunter: 1 line the host's read ×1

  1. lineage (lineage): Manhunter ⇒ The Silence of the Lambs (the host's read). Silence of the Lambs and the Hannibal Lecter universe come in the aftermath of Manhunter.
    “Obviously, like Silence of the Lambs and the expanded Hannibal Lecter universe comes in the aftermath of this”
    The Big Picture · ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies · 0:49:26 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)

Led to

What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.

Panic Room: 1 line the host's read ×1

  1. lineage (lineage): The Silence of the Lambs ⇒ Panic Room (the host's read). The switcheroo with the dad and Raoul is a little Silence of the Lambs homage.
    “A little silence of lambs homage.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Panic Room’ (Plus a Mini Will Smith–Oscars Recap) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:53:47 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

Connected to

Anthony Hopkins: 3 lines career ×3

  1. career (career arc): Anthony Hopkins → The Silence of the Lambs. Silence made Hopkins an A-lister and a strange mainstream path followed.
    “Silence of the Lambs became an absolute cultural phenomenon.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Edge’ With Bill Simmons and Van Lathan · 0:13:25 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

Manhunter: 3 lines unmapped ×1 lineage ×1 programming ×1

  1. lineage (lineage): Manhunter → The Silence of the Lambs. Silence of the Lambs and the Hannibal Lecter universe come in the aftermath of Manhunter.
    “Obviously, like Silence of the Lambs and the expanded Hannibal Lecter universe comes in the aftermath of this”
    The Big Picture · ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies · 0:49:26 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)

Seven: 2 lines craft ×1 theme ×1

  1. craft (craft): Seven → The Silence of the Lambs. Both belong to the era of thrillers where the killer is found by cracking a word code or a weird clue.
    “There's also that vibe of a lot of some other thrillers from this time period.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Se7en’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:50:30 · Chris Ryan (0.45 sure it was them)

2010: The Year We Make Contact: 1 line lineage ×1

  1. lineage (late-sequel parallel): The Silence of the Lambs → 2010: The Year We Make Contact. Jokes that Clarke's sequel is a straightforward explainer while Thomas Harris went for the most hateful story imaginable.
    “But of course, I would say Arthur C. Clark wrote a pretty sort of straightforward sci-fi sequel book that does try to explain what was going on in 2001, whereas Thomas Harris ripped his guts open”
    Blank Check — Patreon · 2010: The Year We Make Contact · 0:18:58 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Cruella: 1 line contrast ×1

  1. contrast (contrast): Cruella → The Silence of the Lambs. Jason jokes Cruella is a Silence of the Lambs prequel about skin.
    “It's kind of like, it's like a silence of the Lambs prequel as well, you know?”
    The Big Picture · Did Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Experiment Work? A Binge Mode Investigation · 1:05:33 · Jason Concepcion (0.70 sure it was them)

Ed Gein: 1 line lineage ×1

  1. lineage (real-life source): Ed Gein → The Silence of the Lambs. Ed Gein had a big Hollywood footprint; Silence of the Lambs and Manhunter touched on him.
    “A lot of people, silence the lambs, touched on Ed Geen.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:19:05 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

Full Metal Jacket: 1 line people ×1

  1. people (performance parallel): The Silence of the Lambs → Full Metal Jacket. Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs is a similar case of a performance that explains a whole career.
    “Hopkins and Silence of the Lambs is like a similar thing.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Full Metal Jacket with Jon Gabrus (Ad-Free) · 0:10:34 · Jon Gabrus (0.60 sure it was them)

Gunnar Hansen: 1 line unmapped ×1

  1. unmapped (unintentional comedy): Gunnar Hansen → The Silence of the Lambs. Leatherface's unintentional comedy scores 98 on a 100 scale, just behind Buffalo Bill at 100.
    “If Buffalo Bill is a 100 at a 100, Leatherface is like a 98.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:10:19 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

Jodie Foster: 1 line verdict ×1

  1. verdict (verdict): Jodie Foster → The Silence of the Lambs. Sean still thinks Silence of the Lambs is the best thing she has been part of.
    “I still think is probably the best thing she's ever been a part of”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Panic Room’ (Plus a Mini Will Smith–Oscars Recap) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:29:47 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)

Misery: 1 line programming ×1

  1. programming (programming): Misery → The Silence of the Lambs. Annie Wilkes and Hannibal Lecter came back to back, two great thriller characters in 12 months.
    “Annie Wilkes and Hannibal Lecter, back to back ears.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Misery’ With Bill Simmons and Brian Koppelman · 0:51:47 · Bill Simmons (0.65 sure it was them)

Panic Room: 1 line lineage ×1

  1. lineage (lineage): Panic Room → The Silence of the Lambs. The switcheroo with the dad and Raoul is a little Silence of the Lambs homage.
    “A little silence of lambs homage.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Panic Room’ (Plus a Mini Will Smith–Oscars Recap) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:53:47 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

Penn Badgley: 1 line contrast ×1

  1. contrast (contrast): Penn Badgley → The Silence of the Lambs. Compared to Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs, Simmons can't unravel Badgley from You.
    “It's like Anthony Hopkins and Silence and Lambs.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Margin Call’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Brian Koppelman · 0:55:16 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)

Steven Zaillian: 1 line unmapped ×1

  1. unmapped (passed on): Steven Zaillian → The Silence of the Lambs. Zaillian was first choice to adapt Silence of the Lambs and regretted passing.
    “Steven Salian was the 1st choice to adapt the Silence of the Lambs, and his wife had told him, don't do it.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo with Fran Hoepfner (Ad-Free) · 0:46:23 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Zodiac: 1 line craft ×1

  1. craft (shot comparison): The Silence of the Lambs → Zodiac. Belli looks straight into camera, called the Lambs cam.
    “the lambs cam.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free) · 1:51:16 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Where it came up

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career (3)

  1. career (career arc): Anthony Hopkins → The Silence of the Lambs. Silence made Hopkins an A-lister and a strange mainstream path followed.
    “Silence of the Lambs became an absolute cultural phenomenon.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Edge’ With Bill Simmons and Van Lathan · 0:13:25 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Anthony Hopkins → The Silence of the Lambs. Hopkins's Oscar came via Foster and Silence of the Lambs.
    “She won him an Oscar.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Panic Room’ (Plus a Mini Will Smith–Oscars Recap) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:16:43 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. career (career): Anthony Hopkins → The Silence of the Lambs. The Hannibal series pivoted to a prequel to Silence of the Lambs with an actor decades older.
    “Remake a prequel.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Thor: The Dark World · 1:12:48 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

contrast (2)

  1. contrast (contrast): Penn Badgley → The Silence of the Lambs. Compared to Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs, Simmons can't unravel Badgley from You.
    “It's like Anthony Hopkins and Silence and Lambs.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Margin Call’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Brian Koppelman · 0:55:16 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)
  2. contrast (contrast): Cruella → The Silence of the Lambs. Jason jokes Cruella is a Silence of the Lambs prequel about skin.
    “It's kind of like, it's like a silence of the Lambs prequel as well, you know?”
    The Big Picture · Did Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Experiment Work? A Binge Mode Investigation · 1:05:33 · Jason Concepcion (0.70 sure it was them)

craft (2)

  1. craft (craft): Seven → The Silence of the Lambs. Both belong to the era of thrillers where the killer is found by cracking a word code or a weird clue.
    “There's also that vibe of a lot of some other thrillers from this time period.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Se7en’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:50:30 · Chris Ryan (0.45 sure it was them)
  2. craft (shot comparison): The Silence of the Lambs → Zodiac. Belli looks straight into camera, called the Lambs cam.
    “the lambs cam.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free) · 1:51:16 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

lineage (4)

  1. lineage (real-life source): Ed Gein → The Silence of the Lambs. Ed Gein had a big Hollywood footprint; Silence of the Lambs and Manhunter touched on him.
    “A lot of people, silence the lambs, touched on Ed Geen.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:19:05 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (lineage): Panic Room → The Silence of the Lambs. The switcheroo with the dad and Raoul is a little Silence of the Lambs homage.
    “A little silence of lambs homage.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Panic Room’ (Plus a Mini Will Smith–Oscars Recap) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:53:47 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)
  3. lineage (lineage): Manhunter → The Silence of the Lambs. Silence of the Lambs and the Hannibal Lecter universe come in the aftermath of Manhunter.
    “Obviously, like Silence of the Lambs and the expanded Hannibal Lecter universe comes in the aftermath of this”
    The Big Picture · ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies · 0:49:26 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  4. lineage (late-sequel parallel): The Silence of the Lambs → 2010: The Year We Make Contact. Jokes that Clarke's sequel is a straightforward explainer while Thomas Harris went for the most hateful story imaginable.
    “But of course, I would say Arthur C. Clark wrote a pretty sort of straightforward sci-fi sequel book that does try to explain what was going on in 2001, whereas Thomas Harris ripped his guts open”
    Blank Check — Patreon · 2010: The Year We Make Contact · 0:18:58 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

people (1)

  1. people (performance parallel): The Silence of the Lambs → Full Metal Jacket. Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs is a similar case of a performance that explains a whole career.
    “Hopkins and Silence of the Lambs is like a similar thing.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Full Metal Jacket with Jon Gabrus (Ad-Free) · 0:10:34 · Jon Gabrus (0.60 sure it was them)

programming (2)

  1. programming (programming): Misery → The Silence of the Lambs. Annie Wilkes and Hannibal Lecter came back to back, two great thriller characters in 12 months.
    “Annie Wilkes and Hannibal Lecter, back to back ears.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Misery’ With Bill Simmons and Brian Koppelman · 0:51:47 · Bill Simmons (0.65 sure it was them)
  2. programming (programming): Manhunter → The Silence of the Lambs. Chris pairs Manhunter with Silence of the Lambs on his annual rewatch.
    “I think I often pair it with Silence of the Lambs.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies · 0:50:02 · Chris Ryan (0.60 sure it was them)

theme (1)

  1. theme (theme): Seven → The Silence of the Lambs. Both keep the murders off screen and are not about exploiting violence.
    “And silence of the lambs is pretty similar.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Se7en’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:58:21 · Chris Ryan (0.45 sure it was them)

unmapped (3)

  1. unmapped (unintentional comedy): Gunnar Hansen → The Silence of the Lambs. Leatherface's unintentional comedy scores 98 on a 100 scale, just behind Buffalo Bill at 100.
    “If Buffalo Bill is a 100 at a 100, Leatherface is like a 98.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:10:19 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. unmapped (fun villain): The Silence of the Lambs → Manhunter. Hopkins makes Lecter delightful so Silence is rewatched more than the terrifying Manhunter, an argument Simmons uses to defend a fun Costello.
    “I watch Signs of the Lambs, more than Manhunter, partially because Anthony Hopkins is like almost delightful to watch, whereas Brian Cox is just terrifying in Manhunter.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Departed’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:52:45 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)
  3. unmapped (passed on): Steven Zaillian → The Silence of the Lambs. Zaillian was first choice to adapt Silence of the Lambs and regretted passing.
    “Steven Salian was the 1st choice to adapt the Silence of the Lambs, and his wife had told him, don't do it.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo with Fran Hoepfner (Ad-Free) · 0:46:23 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

  1. verdict (verdict): Jodie Foster → The Silence of the Lambs. Sean still thinks Silence of the Lambs is the best thing she has been part of.
    “I still think is probably the best thing she's ever been a part of”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Panic Room’ (Plus a Mini Will Smith–Oscars Recap) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:29:47 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)

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