The Silence of the Lambs

     

The Silence of the Lambs1991

The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 film about a young FBI trainee who is hunting a serial killer who skins and butchers his victims. To better understand the motives of the killer, she attempts to get inside his mind with the help of an imprisoned p… more »


Hannibal Lecter:
[on telephone] Well, Clarice, have the lambs stopped screaming?

Clarice Starling:
Dr. Lecter?

Hannibal Lecter:
Don't bother with a trace, I won't be on long enough.

Clarice Starling:
Where are you?

Hannibal Lecter:
I have no plans to call on you, Clarice. The world's more interesting with you in it. So you take care now to extend me the same courtesy.

Clarice Starling:
You know I can't make that promise.

Hannibal Lecter:
I do wish we could chat longer, but … [eyeing Dr. Chilton] I'm having an old friend for dinner. Bye.

Clarice Starling:
Dr. Lecter? … Dr. Lecter? … Dr. Lecter? … Dr. Lecter? …

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