Il silenzio dei prosciutti (1994)

User Rating:

4.1/10   

Director:

Ezio Greggio

Writer:

Ezio Greggio (writer)

Release Date:

1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Thriller

Plot:

The federal agent Joe Dee Foster is currently investigating on a serial killer, helped by doctor Animal who is isolated in a maximum security jail. This film is the funny parody of _Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)_ .

Plot Keywords:

Motel | Cemetery | FBI Agent | Serial Killer | Shower Scene

Cast

Ezio Greggio	...	Antonio Motel
Dom DeLuise	...	Dr. Animal Cannibal Pizza
Billy Zane	...	Jo Dee Foster
Joanna Pacula	...	Lily Wine
Charlene Tilton	...	Jane Wine
Martin Balsam	...	Det. Martin Balsam
Stuart Pankin	...	Insp. Pete Putrid
John Astin	...	The Ranger
Phyllis Diller	...	Old Secretary
Bubba Smith	...	Olaf
Larry Storch	...	Sergeant
Rip Taylor	...	Mr. Laurel
Shelley Winters	...	Mrs. Motel (The Mother)
Nedra Volz	...	Ranger's Wife
Andre Rosey Brown	...	Motorcycle Cop (as Rosey Brown)

Also Known As:

The Silence of the Hams (USA)

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

Italy | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Italy:T | Iceland:L | Australia:M | Canada:14A | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Silvio Berlusconi Communications

Trivia:

The movie recycles the house built for Dan Aykroyd's Nothing But Trouble (1991).

Quotes:

Antonio: The tension was so thick, and the music so pretentious, they knew they must be getting close...

Movie Connections:

References "Dallas" (1978)

Soundtrack:

TAKE ME DOWN

Martin Balsam Amazes

I can't think of another movie in which an actor replayed his most famous role...for laughs. Millions of people over several decades saw Martin Balsam as the Detective who Gets Killed on the Stairs in "Psycho" (1960). And here he was, 34 years later, playing his every scene from the original as a gag.

Unlike "Psycho" shower murder victim Janet Leigh, Balsam always refused to give interviews on his scenes in "Psycho," feeling it was given too much notice over his other films (he won the 1965 Oscar for "A Thousand Clowns.") I guess he was finally willing to revisit the detective -- for pay. Maybe it was revenge for Balsam to play the role in so bad a movie this time.

Yeah, "Silence of the Hams" is terrible, but as a film artifact, I find Balsam's appearance amazing. His physical appearance, too. He's a fair sight more elderly and frail in "Silence of the Hams" than he was in "Psycho," but he takes his staircase fall ("Again??!!") yet again with grace and humor. Intriguing: this was made by its star, Italian comedian Ezio Greggio, and Martin Balsam died in Italy about a year later. Balsam had appeared in many other Italian-made films. Was this film made in Italy?