- Anthony Hopkins only appeared in the film for 16 minutes, becoming the shortest performance to win the Oscar for Best Actor.
- A skull appears on the butterfly in the film poster. If you look closely, you can find that the skulls are actually 3 naked women. They were inspired and photographed by Dali’s paintings with Philip Halsman. The photographs from 1951 are very similar.
- The film said that Clarice majored in criminology and psychology at the University of Virginia, but there has never been a major in criminology at the real University of Virginia.
- Gene Hackman once bought the filming rights for the film. Not only did he plan to direct himself, but also plan to play the role of Jack Crawford, but after "Mississippi is Burning" he was deeply worried about his role as violent again. So give up shooting.
- John Hurt, Louis Gesette Jr., Robert Duval, Jack Nicholson and Robert De Niro are all expected to play Hannibal.
- The tobacco hawkmoth that appears in the film is well treated. They were placed in the first-class cabin of the flight and came to the studio. The room where they lived could be adjusted for temperature and humidity, and the costumes were also exceptionally exquisite.
- The Buffalo Bill in the film originated from three serial killers in reality, namely Ed Gaine who is fond of skinning, Ted Bundy who lured the murdered women into the truck, and imprisoned the kidnapped women in the cellar. Gary Heidnick.
- At least six directors appeared in the film, namely Judy Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Casey Lemmons, Roger Coman, Dan Butler and George A. Romero .
- Mickey Rock and Kenneth Branagh were both candidates to play Jack Crawford.
- Judy Foster, Jonathan Demi and Scott Green and some other crew members visited the FBI Agent Training Center in Quantico, Virginia, and learned many weapons and agent courses.
- The film was originally scheduled to be released in the fall of 1990, but the distributor decided to postpone the film's release date to January 1991 in order to support the Oscar competition for "Dancing with Wolves".
- Although Orion, the company responsible for distributing the film at the time, has declared bankruptcy, it still spent $200,000 to send the film to the Oscars.
The Silence of the Lambs behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
The Silence of the Lambs quotes
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Clarice Starling: If you didn't kill him, then who did, sir?
Hannibal Lecter: Who can say. Best thing for him, really. His therapy was going nowhere.
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Jack Crawford: Believe me, you don't want Hannibal Lecter inside your head.