The Silence of the Lambs
FBI trainee, Clarice Starling ventures into a maximum-security asylum to pick the diseased brain of Hannibal Lecter, a psychiatrist turned homicidal cannibal. Starling needs clues to help her capture a serial killer. but her Faustian relationship with Lecter soon leads to his escape, and now two deranged killers are on the loose.
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Orion Pictures, Strong Heart/Demme Production
Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling, Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter, Scott Glenn as Jack Crawford, Ted Levine as Jame 'Buffalo Bill' Gumb, Anthony Heald as Dr. Frederick Chilton, Brooke Smith as Catherine Martin, Diane Baker as Senator Ruth Martin, Kasi Lemmons as Ardelia Mapp, Frankie Faison as Barney Matthews, Tracey Walter as Lamar, Charles Napier as Lt. Boyle, Danny Darst as Sgt. Tate, Alex Coleman as Sgt. Pembry, Dan Butler as Roden, Paul Lazar as Pilcher, Ron Vawter as Paul Krendler, Roger Corman as FBI Director Hayden Burke, Lawrence A. Bonney as FBI Instructor, Lawrence T. Wrentz as Agent Burroughs, Don Brockett as Friendly Psychopath, Frank Seals Jr. as Brooding Psychopath, Stuart Rudin as Miggs, Masha Skorobogatov as Young Clarice, Jeffrie Lane as Clarice's Father, Leib Lensky as Mr. Lang, George 'Red' Schwartz as Mr. Lang's Driver, Jim Roche as TV Evangelist, James B. Howard as Boxing Instructor, Bill Miller as Mr. Brigham, Chuck Aber as Agent Terry, Gene Borkan as Oscar, Pat McNamara as Sheriff Perkins, Kenneth Utt as Dr. Akin, Darla as "Precious" (as "Darla"), Adelle Lutz as TV Anchor Woman, Obba Babatundé as TV Anchor Man, George Michael as TV Sportscaster, Jim Dratfield as Sen. Martin's Aide, Stanton-Miranda as 1st Reporter, Rebecca Saxon as 2nd Reporter, Cynthia Ettinger as Officer Jacobs, Brent Hinkley as Officer Murray, Steve Wyatt as Airport Flirt, David Early as Spooked Memphis Cop, Andre B. Blake as Tall Memphis Cop, Bill Dalzell as Distraught Memphis Cop, Chris Isaak as SWAT Commander, Daniel von Bargen as SWAT Communicator, Tommy Lafitte as SWAT Shooter, Josh Broder as EMS Attendant, Buzz Kilman as EMS Driver, Harry Northup as Mr. Bimmel, Lauren Roselli as Stacy Hubka, Maria Skorobogatov as Young Clarice, Lamont Arnold as Flower Delivery Man, John Hall as State Trooper (uncredited), Ted Monte as FBI Agent (uncredited), George A. Romero as FBI Agent in Memphis (uncredited), John W. Iwanonkiw as Orderly (uncredited)