The lack of a quality-control department in Hackman's life is, of course, legendary, the great man having put his name to a quite bewildering number of box office and critical catastrophes over the years. The sequel to Harris's FBI thriller Red Dragon – which Miami Vice director Michael Mann would adapt into the impressive if somewhat small-scale cult video hit Manhunter – was one of the genuine publishing sensations of the late '80s, its mix of sheer terror and complex psychological characterisation stirring the imagination of The Great American Public, among them one Gene Hackman, with the veteran actor – on the prowl for a project with which to make his directorial debut - dutifully snapping up the film rights to the novel. There was scarcely a month during 1988 when Thomas Harris' novel, The Silence Of The Lambs, was not on or around the top of the New York Times list of America's bestselling books. I was hoping it would make its money back. "But it's been number one for five weeks now, for heaven's sake. "I loved the book, I thought it was a good picture," says the somewhat punchdrunk 48 year-old director, previously best known for his work on such disparate projects as Mafia pisstake Married To The Mob, the Spalding Gray monologue Swimming To Cambodia and Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense.
Lecter, Demme and co-star Jodie Foster to get a second opinion on this year's Psycho.
To celebrate three decades of an impeccably-crafted serial killer thriller that still chills to this day, read the original Empire feature getting under the skin of The Silence Of The Lambs, originally published in June 1991.Īnthony Hopkins is terrorising the 20 million American filmgoers who have already paid more than $100 million to be enthralled by him in Jonathan Demme's sensational movie, The Silence Of The Lambs. Thirty years ago, Jonathan Demme’s The Silence Of The Lambs hit the big screen and made an indelible dent on cinema – becoming a rare (psychological) horror to bag all the biggest Oscars, and featuring iconic, all-time-great performances from Jodie Foster and Sir Anthony Hopkins as FBI rookie Clarice Starling and devious cannibal Hannibal Lecter, respectively.
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