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1997 (USA) morePlot:
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)_ . full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Martin Balsam Amazes more (41 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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) |
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Italy:T | Iceland:L | Australia:M | Canada:14A | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:RFilming Locations:
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Antonio: The tension was so thick, and the music so pretentious, they knew they must be getting close... moreSoundtrack:
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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?