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I like how the girl in the well wasn't just a tragic victim. She seized the first opportunity to get an upper hand by holding Bill's dog hostage.

Fun Fact: Hannibal's iconic line "I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti." is a secret confession he's not taking his medications. All three of those things react very poorly to the medicine he's supposed to be taking.

I like that Hannibal is just chilling in Jamaica, he’s like “hey, I’m just checking on you. Anyways I’m going to eat this guy, later.”

Fun fact from a Pittsburgh native, the scene of Hannibal Lecter killing all those cops was actually shot in the same building where my high school used to have its prom, making what Lecter did only the second most horrifying event in that building's history.

Fun fact: During Clarice's lamb story, you can hear a faint clunk right after she says "I thought if I could save just one", which was a crew member dropping a wrench. Jodie stayed in character enough for the scene to continue, but as soon as it was done, she turned and yelled "What the hell was that?" Jodie Foster is a badass.

“Love your suit” is such a fun, camp line.

Fun Fact: During the well scene where Buffalo Bill is crying before shouting, "PUT THE F***ING LOTION IN THE BASKET!", those were Ted Levine's real tears. He said before in interviews that he never hated playing Buffalo Bill for the movie, but there were times where he really didn't like it purely because of how cruel he had to be to Brooke Smith (Catherine), even though none of it was real. So when they did that well scene together, Brooke actually improvised the line, "I want my mommy!" and that bit of improvisation caught him so off guard and that was just it for poor Ted. He just burst into tears, and everyone liked it so much that they wanted to keep it in the movie.

The title's meaning doesn't carry over to the film, but it comes from the end of the book. Rather than a phone call at her graduation, Lector instead writes her a letter asking if the lambs have stopped screaming, and the last line of the book is that Clarice is sleeping peacefully "in the silence of the lambs."

The fact Hannibal never blinks while he's on screen makes me love this movie even more. Hopkins is such a wonderful actor.

The fact that this masterpiece of a movie ends with a fucking *pun* about cannibalism is so campy, in the best way.

This movie is FULL of fire quotes "Amputate a man's leg and you can still feel it tickle. Tell me, when your little girl is on the slab, where will it tickle you?" is by far my personal favorite

The best scene, and the dramatic climax, is the one second when Clarice and Hannibal's fingers touch, the consummation of their relationship. That's when they both realize their aspirations-- she realizes her own motivation, and he gets to sincerely help someone as a psychiatrist. Gives me chills.

Anthony Hopkins does an incredible job making Hannibal one of the creepiest horror icons. His inflections, tone, the way he never blinks, it's really unnerving the first time watching. No wonder Jodie Foster was actually scared of Hopkins during filming.

"Pocket Sand! Oh wait, OH GOD, THAT'S NOT SAND!!!" I didn't think it was possible to make that scene funny. James doesn't disappoint.

I will always love this film. My dad passed away in 2016, very unexpectedly. He wasn’t great at taking care of me as a kid because he struggled with an addiction to alcohol. Because of this, whenever I visited for the weekend, he’d kind of let me just a watch whatever. The Silence of the Lambs was the first horror film I ever watched (I was maybe 5 and my dad was passed out). This film gets all the credit for the birth of my love for horror, and it always reminds me of my dad. He had such a kind soul, but addiction ended up taking him away from me and everyone who loved him. I struggled with my own addiction to opiates and heroin for 10 years. I finally got the help I needed and now I can give my daughter the best version of me; clean and sober. I’ll be 4 years clean in July. Sorry this comment got so personal but that’s one of the best things about films in general. The way they evoke certain memories and situations and how those films will forever be tied to them

This comment is a shout out to Anthony Hopkins. A couple years back he'd posted on twitter about his sobriety streak and how proud he was. Days later, I quit drinking too. Its cuz of him I've made 2 years without alcohol!

Jame Gumb’s name isn’t a mistake. You are right. They canonically did forget to write it out. His parents were so drunk they forgot the ‘s’ on his birth certificate, according to the novel.

20:51 DYING at the cop aiming at the ceiling 💀 how had i never noticed that

I liked the way that both Clarice and Hannibal had this sort of respect for each other throughout the film made it very interesting to watch

*”PUT THE FUCKING LOTION IN THE BASSKEET!!“* iconic 😂

"Well, Clarice - have the lambs stopped screaming?"

I totally expected Zoran to say "Hello, Janisse" 😂 I'm so thrilled to see a kill count for one of my all time favorites!

“Don’t you make me hurt your dog” is so weirdly satisfying to me like seeing her get under Buffalo Bill’s skin is great

One of my favorite overlooked moments is the scene just before Hannibal escapes, and he is drawing a portrait of Clarice holding a lamb.... And then his dinner is brought out to him, and it is lamb, rare.

Any Hannibal based content on Dead Meat is a huge win in my book

This is the first time I noticed Hannibal mentioning "the Beldevere" in Florence during their very first conversation, only for Buffalo Bill's hometown being revealed as Beldevere, Ohio later on! He really was dropping hints left and right!

Ted Levine not being nominated for Best Supporting Actor was a crime. He’s absolutely incredible.

Anthony Hopkins gets all the praise, and its deserved, but Jodie Fosters 'Clarice' is my favorite part of the film. I know she won an oscar too, but she gives an all-time great performance same as Hopkins. I think her character was equally impactful on film too. She walks that line perfectly of being vulnerable while remaining a strong detective.

Probably a top 5 movie for me, I watch it once or twice a year. The music, acting, and direction are top tier and made Hannibal a horror icon. If anyone wants to see an early thriller with Anthony Hopkins I suggest checking out 1978's "Magic", a great horror doll movie, he's amazing in it, last I looked it was on Tubi for free too :)

Ever since I was little, my dad would go “Hello, Clarice” in a creepy voice. I never knew what he was referencing until last year when we watched Silence of the Lambs together. Crazy that he’s been mimicking a horror movie villain for years without me even knowing

7:24 - Fun fact on that iconic line; This is actually a medical joke. In the prison, Dr. Lecter was mostly taking Monoamine oxidase inhibitors(Which was used to treat his psychopathic state) What foods are you NOT supposed to take with it Liver - Liver Beans - Fava Beans Wine - Chianti (This was the change the movie made because most people didn't know that Amarone was a wine. So they changed it to a popular wine at the time) He was basically trying to tell the detective "I'm off my meds". Something she didn't pick up on.

Hot take: I think that Buffalo Bill should at least be considered for the Golden Chainsaw. The whole movie is about tracking him down, Clarice Starling finally gets to complete her arc and save the victim, the way it is shot with the night vison and blackout scenes still has me on the edge of my seat, and the way that Bill dies looks almost like a moth, with the goggles representing the eyes and the twitching reminding me of a dying butterfly. Although it's a gun kill, the setup and payoff are great, as well as having a lot of motivation to see this creep get taken down for good. What do y'all think?

James getting cut off mid rub off joke, 10/10 editing

"I'm having an old friend for dinner" is so chilling yet so funny at the same time 🤣

Ed Geine wasn't a serial killer. He only has 1 confirmed kill. He was a graverobber.

"I'm having an old friend for dinner" would never not creep me out and make me laugh at the same time.

I still can’t believe Buffalo Bill played Captain Leland Stottlemayer in Monk. Always blows my mind

"Jame Gumb, who's name sounds like they forgot to finish writing it..." That kind of is the case. The novel explains that his mother intended to call him James but a clerical error cut the s off his first name.

This is in my opinion, one of the top three movies of ALL TIME. It won the big five at the oscars, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Picture, and Best Screenplay. Phenomenal work of art with amazingly complex characters and Jodie's portrayal of Clarice is something we will never see again - Clarice Starling is a very complex and relatable character who isn't overpowered, impossibly strong for her size- but rather an intelligent individual who is relentlessly embracing her femininity. Through her pure intentions and authenticity, Jodie's character became a symbol of divine power motivated by pure desires to save weaker individuals in her world. Despite the fact she will never be as physically strong as the men who tower over her, she preservers because she sees saving other innocent lives as a parallel to saving the lambs. The whole point Jodie was trying to make was that in the past, since women didn't have the strength or "heroism" that could compare to men, Hollywood often resorts to crafting lazy, unrealistic female heroines (i.e marvel women) who possess unfathomable qualities and don't come across as relatable at all. Besides this, often the only redeeming quality of women's characters in film is their attractiveness, or their relevance is limited to being as the love interest to their male costars. The Silence of the Lambs changed that when Clarice Starling appeared on screen. The producers took the time to flesh out Jodie's character, Clarice, thereby allowing this talented actress to portray an authentic female role who embodies the characteristics of someone motivated by a well-developed moral compass rather than such trivial, one-dimensional motifs (a relief for audiences). She is then juxtaposed against her male colleagues, almost all of whom are motivated purely by advancement rather than the cause itself.

What a great day today, got approved for my first apartment and came on KZfaq to see Dead Meat finally covering one of my all time favorite movies!❤️❤️

Hannibal lecter: one of the most brutal but also the most polite horror movie villains ever

I wrote a paper in my college film class about how the movie does an incredible job of literally putting the viewer in Clarice’s shoes. It bonds the viewer to Clairce and makes the idea of the “male gaze” more personal. Amazing film.

i just love the personality of james' he makes this channel fun to watch and actually knows stuff about the movie he's talking about not just showing people die. respect fr

Tracy Walter's delivery of the "leaves and thangs" line is always a great reminder of how much I love his work.

This whole movie is amazing, but my god, that climactic sequence at Bill's house is TERRIFYING. The way he's trying not to giggle the entire time they're talking, the butterfly picture on the wall, Clarice quietly unfastening her gun holster...it's so damn good. And the night vision scene, jesus. There's a moment in the book during that scene where Bill is admiring how pretty her hair is and thinking to himself that even though she's too petite for him to use her skin, he thinks he'll keep her hair. Easily one of the most terrifying passages in a book ever.

I was wondering how James would approach Miggs’s heinous prank, and at 8:25 I learned he planned to get demonetized for the sake of the bit. This is why I love you, James

Man I literally said "Oh f$%k you" out loud at "Gumb decides to double his pleasure." How on EARTH is it possible to be so subtle that it doesn't immediately register as a joke and also so eye-wateringly obvious that the audacity of even writing it is funny, both simultaneously.

This movie is like one of my Tia's favorite movies ever. After she showed it to me my freaking life changed. Been asking for this to be covered for 4 years now and finally the moment has come. God, bless you James! God bless you! 🥲

It drives me nuts that 1. People say the quote wrong. It's not 'Hello, Clarice', it's 'Good evening, Clarice'. 2. People insist Anthony Hopkins doesn't blink in the entire movie even though he clearly does. In fact most of the time, his blinks are very precise and methodical.

“PUT THE FUCKING LOTION IN THE BASKET” gets me every time. I can’t help but to laugh every time I’m sorry 😂

I thought you had missed on one of the biggest lines/memes ever, but 26:18 took away my fears 😂 James not going to risk having ashy skin for the kill count!

You can really feel how excited James was to do a kill count for this one. Can’t blame him. Masterpiece.

Of all the subtle clues Lector gives, the best is when he straight-up says he's off his medication.

I'm so glad Buffalo Bill turned his life around and became a Captain in the SFPD assisting fmr detective Monk

That "Refined Young Cannibal" joke really drives me crazy James,and I can't help myself. 😂😂😂😂

I had a psychiatrist once who gave off serious Hannibal Lecter vibes. Really creepy, yet super polite. Always had a semi smirk on his face with a gleam in his eye. The kind of gleam like he knew something about you he wasn’t supposed to. It’s been over 10 years and I still can’t forget that look. Still makes me shudder

The final sequence with Clarice and Buffalo Bill is one of the most terrifying I’ve ever seen in a film.

Fun fact, my parents grew up in the suburbs of Pittsburgh and my mother’s best friend was Foster’s stand in during filming! It’s so exciting to see this on the kill count. Much love to James, Chelsea, Zoran, and the entire production team

I think the detail of the one cop pointing his gun at the ceiling above the doorway is actually amazing, Hannibal Lecter is so infamous and terrifying that the cop probably thought he could hide there.

14:34 - We Hate Movies reference! I love that my favorite podcast and KZfaq channel have are friends

The silence is circling Like lambs to the slaughter The dance never ends

Fun Fact: the Greenskeepers made a hilarious song called "Lotion" inspired by Buffalo Bill's iconic line. I know this because James keeps playing the song whenever he lowers the lotion down to me and I can't believe how good the WiFi is down here.

Real wasted opportunity to have Zoran say "Hello, Janisse"

"The Silence of the Lambs"(1991) is a crime mystery thriller movie masterpiece!This is the best movie of all time for this Kind!The last part of the movie was scary and very agonizing!

This movie was a masterpiece. The oscar bit just proved it even more. Anthony Hopkins is a legend

The end scene when Clarice is in the dark and being stalked by Buffalo Bill is so thrilling and nerve-racking when you first watch the scene. it literally gave me an anxiety attack, an amazing movie

Hannibal - bringing a whole new meaning to the phrase 'having a friend for dinner' since '91

my favorite factoid to throw at people is that the dog who plays Precious is also in a bunch of other movies up to and including Batman Returns

The night vision scene is one of the most tense scenes ever put to film. I've seen this movie over 100 times, and it still gets my heart racing every time. I'm very happy that Demme ended up directing this film -- it seems he had some truly amazing ideas.

The Alice In Chains "Down In a Hole" reference was unexpected, but welcomed.

21:08 (James): I require you to do a spittake for that joke (Me): Consider it done 😂

I actually died when he said “or should I say rubbed one off on her” while cutting himself off. I’m part of the count now

12:35 "She snaps back to reality.." me: "oop there goes gravity!"

15:25 So happy you included this line it's my favorite in the movie. "Caterpillar into chrysalis...or P U P A." That and of course, "Oh wait...was she a great big fat person?" 24:21

"Like leaves and things..."😂

The jokes in this were exquisite, but that "Pembry tastes bland, season him with pepper spray" was (mwah) chef's kiss.

13:49 "Are you hitting on my Doctor." was so cute, I love Jodi Foster.

Hearing “Welcome to the Kill Count, Clarice!” And hearing my name so many times in a video, makes me feel like this Kill Count was specifically for me😂😂😂 This movie has been such a huge part of my life, even before I had actually seen it. Having the same name as the protagonist of a cult classic, just spelled slightly different, was something that sparked my horror movie interest from a young age. I knew the general idea of the film, but I was not old enough to watch it when the comments on my name first started. And when I finally was old enough, it was one of the first horror films I ever watched. Seeing this film triggered my love of the genre and I am forever grateful for it!!!

Ted Levine did an amazing job as "Big Bob" in the 2006 remake of The Hills Have Eyes and voicing "Rusty Nail" in Joy Ride. Recently I spotted Scott Glenn in season one of the Hulu Original "Castle Rock."

22:51 thats a very subtle Alice in chains reference and i I love it

Fun fact: due to this being filmed in Pittsburgh, my pap (who was a city officer) was actually in this movie, and was one of the cops at the elevator scene. He was also in a later scene that included all the officers.

Rest in peace, Roger Corman. What a legacy.

I could talk for hours and hours why The Silence of the Lambs is one of the best movies I have ever seen because every aspect of this movie is just a masterpiece.

Anthony Hopkins is actually a icon for the autism community, quite a lot of people outside of the community doesn't know Mr Hopkins is autistic. He is a huge influence proving to people that we autistics are capable of anything

"There's something about Miggsy" JAMES NO YOU DID NOT 🤣🤣🤣 This is one of my favourite episodes so far, well done team!

I love it when Demme gets recognized for doing Stop Making Sense.

We ran into Anthony Heald at the Shakespear Festival in Ashland, OR back in 2016-17. I can't remeber the exact year. We'd just watched him in a play and the next morning one friend couldn't decide where she wanted to eat, and we saw him walking up the sidewalk. Such a nice guy. He took a picture with one of our friends, talked about his time on stage, and was very pleasant to see fans of his.

I’m in my mid-30s but had somehow never seen this classic of the genre. Watched it two days ago to be ready for this!!

8:23 is by far the funniest thing I've heard and that cut off was phenomenal

This kill count is so good I could watch it while having a friend over for a light supper.

Thank you for talking about the Queer rep around 15:30. Its always nice to hear people talk about the nuances about idenities and how the depiction of idenities can affect real life people. As someone who is trans, it makes me feel seen. And not just recognized, but feel like others see me as human too, not just a caricature of stereotypes. With the expanding representation in other medias showing a wider range of Queer characters, it makes the characters that are Queer, Queer coded, or are thought to be Queer, in older media that wouldn't have been the best representation feel like just another part of the whole. Like, I wouldn't be very happy if Dr. Frank N Furter was the ONLY depiction of Queerness, because he isnt exactly the best of people, but because more and more people are creating characters that are more on the morally Good side, he becomes a cool camp villian (I love him so much, I aspire to have Furter's confedence and without the homicidal tendancies). Horror is just the coolest because you can put just so much of EVERYTHING in it. A single character could take up a BOOKS worth of analysis on who they are, what they mean to the audience, how they were inspired. (I guess that could be any character), but for horror I think it forces the character to be more than a base personality, it forces them to show the audience who that character is in the worst of times. Kind of like the idea that you show your true colors when shit hits the fan. How you respond to chaos and strife is who you really are, and that allows people to look past simple traits and focus on the PERSON. Horror allows there to be Queer characters that go beyond the title of "Non-cis" and "Non-heterosexual", it allows them to have greater potential. Just like any other trait that would blind the audience and see that character as just that one trait. I love horror so much! (thank you for all the work you and your team do to bring Horror knowledge to the people. It allows people to get base information that, if they find it really intresting, could then do further research. Without you and your team, many people would never be exposed to the cool makings of horror and see that horror isn't just scary doom and gloom, its a lively art form that creates a thriving community that centers on the What-Ifs that are rearly every asked. Horror gives us rediculious stories and plots, plays them completely serious, and has the audience ask themselves "what if this happend to you?". I love it so much. Thank you Dead Meat team for sharing your passions with us!

Watched the movie about a month ago and honestly had a blast, but didn't realize how perfect the film was when you pointed out how well shot the movie was, with Clarice being filmed in a claustrophobic manner. So well job you guys !!

Sir Integra Hellsing: "Over the last few years we've had some...expensive claims." Alucard: "Like what?" Integra: "Killing at least a dozen innocent people." Alucard: "Oh, so did Anthony Hopkins and he got a f***ing Oscar for it!"

14:56 - I understood that reference 🙃🥃

25:09 love the belko experiment reference

Can we talk about how good the Hannibal Lecter impression was by James at the start of the video

This (along with Cloverfield and Pan’s Labyrinth) was one of the movies that I had to watch for my Intro to Film class in my first year of University. Because this was in 2020, it was all over Zoom, so we had to watch the movies on our own time. During the class that we were discussing it, one of my classmates changed their Zoom background to be one of the shots of Hannibal standing in the corner of his cell, staring at the camera. It was really creepy, and eventually my professor noticed and had a laugh about it. Whoever did that was a genius, well played sir

Studying this in a criminology film class was one of the coolest assignments I ever got to do so I'm very excited for this

Fun facts 1. Jodie Foster claims that during the first meeting between Dr. Hannibal Lecter and Clarice Starling. Sir Anthony Hopkins's mocking of her southern accent was improvised on the spot. Foster's horrified reaction was genuine since she felt personally attacked. She later thanked Hopkins for generating such an honest reaction. 2. After Lecter was moved from Baltimore the plan was to dress him in a yellow or orange jumpsuit. Sir Anthony Hopkins convinced director Jonathan Demme and costume designer Colleen Atwood that the character would seem more clinical and unsettling if he was dressed in pure white. Hopkins has since said he got the idea from his fear of dentists. 3. Gene Hackman bought the rights to the novel. He planned to direct this movie and play either Dr. Hannibal Lecter or Jack Crawford. He withdrew after watching a clip of himself in Mississippi Burning (1988) at The 61st Annual Academy Awards (1989) which made him uneasy about taking more violent roles. 4. After Jodie Foster first read the Thomas Harris novel she tried to buy the rights herself only to find Gene Hackman had beaten her to it. 5. The "death head" marking on the moth is a reference to Edgar Allan Poe's famous short story "The Gold Bug" which also featured an insect with a skull-like pattern on its back. 6. Clarice Starling was chosen by the American Film Institution as the sixth-greatest movie hero out of fifty the highest ranked female on the list. Dr. Hannibal Lecter was chosen as the number one greatest movie villain also out of fifty 7. The pattern on the moth's back in the movie posters is not the natural pattern of the Death's-head hawkmoth. It is in fact Salvador Dalí's "In Voluptas Mors" a picture of seven naked women made to look like a human skull. 8. Like Casablanca (1942) this movie contains a famous misquoted line most people quote Dr. Hannibal Lecter's (Sir Anthony Hopkins') famous "Good evening Clarice" as "Hello, Clarice". This line did however appear in Hannibal (2001) when Dr. Hannibal Lecter and Clarice (Julianne Moore) speak on the phone for the first time, and Lecter says "Hello Clarice". This was possibly put in by the writers of the movie as an inside joke in reference to the misquoting of this movie. 9. Hannibal Lecter (Sir Anthony Hopkins) tells Senator Ruth Martin (Diane Baker) that Buffalo Bill's (Ted Levine) real name is "Louis Friend" an anagram of iron sulfide or fool's gold. In the novel he gives the name "William (Billy) Rubin" a play on bilirubin a pigment found in feces and the color of Dr. Frederick Chilton's (Anthony Heald) hair. Ted Tally's original script had Lecter actually giving that name but it was changed in later revisions. 10. John Hurt, Christopher Lloyd, Dustin Hoffman, Sir Patrick Stewart, Louis Gossett Jr., Robert Duvall, Jack Nicholson, Robert De Niro, Sir Kenneth Branagh, Sir Derek Jacobi, Sir Daniel Day-Lewis, Morgan Freeman, and Sir Sean Connery were all considered for the role of Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Jeremy Irons was asked but turned down the role as he had just played Claus von Bülow in Reversal of Fortune (1990) and didn't want to play another dark character. In a 2016 interview with Empire magazine John Lithgow named Sir Anthony Hopkins' Lecter as one of the great screen villains of all time "even though I was next in line for the role." Lithgow was also considered to play Lecter in Manhunter (1986). 11. This is the only movie where Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) uses the media nickname that they gave Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Sir Anthony Hopkins). When she is talking with Jack Crawford (Scott Glenn) about who is the subject she is to interview she calls him "Hannibal the Cannibal". Throughout the rest of the movie and in Hannibal (2001) she always refers to him as either "Dr. Lecter" or "Hannibal Lecter" even when she's not speaking to him directly emphasizing the respect she has for him. 12. In an interview John Carpenter declared his disappointment over the movie focusing so much on Clarice Starling's character and that he would have loved to direct this making it "much more frightening and gripping." 13. If you read between the lines during the first part of Jodie Foster's Oscar speech it's clear that she is trying to imply her lesbianism "I'd like to dedicate this award to all of the women who came before me who never had the chances that I've had and the survivors and the pioneers and the outcasts and my blood my tradition. And I'd like to thank all of the people in this industry who have respected my choices and who have not been afraid of the power and the dignity that that entitled me to." 14. Near the end when Jack Crawford is speaking to Clarice from a plane before she enters the killer's house you can see that the three men shown in the scene on the plane are all left-handed. 15. The FBI was very impressed by this movie's accuracy in depicting criminal investigations serial killers and their victims. They especially praised the realism of the scene where Catherine Martin (Brooke Smith) is begging to see her mommy (as psychological stress will often cause victims to revert to their childhood). However they disagreed with Clarice (Jodie Foster) discovering Buffalo Bill (Ted Levine) on her own because inexperienced agents would never be sent out alone on dangerous assignments. When Jonathan Demme explained to them that he couldn't change it because it was the movie's psychological climax they relented saying that it would be the most improbable and rare course of action of all time never to be repeated again. It should be noted though that in the original script Clarice had been suspended from the FBI Academy over the failed deal with Dr. Lecter when she meets Bill she is technically a civilian investigating the case of her own volition. 16. The last shot of the movie the shot that pans up and shows Lecter following Chilton down the Bahamian street is one of the longest continuous takes shot on film clocking in at just under 5 and a half minutes. It's also a rare example of a modern movie showing the entirety of its end credits over images rather than a black screen. 17. Offical Body Count eight however only two deaths occur on-screen the rest are off-screen. 18. George A. Romero makes cameo at around 1h 13 mins the bearded man who accompanies Dr. Frederick Chilton (Anthony Heald) and the two guards who forcibly remove Clarice (Jodie Foster) after her final meeting with Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Sir Anthony Hopkins). In addition Dave Early from Dawn of the Dead (1978) appears as one of the SWAT team. 19. Ted Tally cameo as the FBI tactical team member with the mustache and glasses during the raid near the end of the movie 20. An alternate ending was scripted where Dr. Hannibal Lecter is calling Clarice on the phone, sporting a beard, glasses, lighter hair and having undergone some cosmetic surgery. Before he hangs up he tells Clarice that she looked very lovely in her blue suit today, indicating that he is still around. It is then revealed that he has tied and gagged Dr. Frederick Chilton in his home with a dead security guard lying on the floor. The scene ends with Lecter holding a knife and saying "Well Dr. Chilton shall we begin?" before the camera fades to black. Director Jonathan Demme deemed this ending to be too "icky" and had it changed to the now iconic ending where Dr. Hannibal Lecter follows Dr. Chilton through the village.