Il silenzio dei prosciutti (1994)

User Rating:

4.0/10   

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: [Balsam's car won't start] Goodbye.
Detective Martin Balsam: Goodbye.
Antonio: Goodbye
Detective Martin Balsam: Goodbye.
Antonio: Goodbye.
Detective Martin Balsam: Goodbye.
Antonio: Goodbye.
Detective Martin Balsam: Goodbye.
[Several hours later Baslam's car finally starts]
Antonio: Goodbye.
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Jurassic Park (1993)

Soundtrack:

O SOLE MIO

More of a spoof of Psycho.

This movies cover leads you to believe that it is a spoof of Silence of the Lambs, but the movie itself is more of a spoof of Psycho. It has a few good jokes here and there, but for the most part it is the same old gags. That is the case with most spoofs though, dumb joke after dumb joke with a gem scattered here and there. Dom Deleuise plays the Hannibal type character and that is one of the mistakes of the movie. This may be a spoof, but you still need someone with a Hopkins like demeanor. The guy who did Hannibal in "Loaded Weapon 1" was much better. Billy Zane is okay in his role as Joe Dee Foster and there are some others who do all right as well. Though it seems that every spoof has to have a cameo by someone who isn't and never has been a real star. Usually, it is Hulk Hogan or Dr. Joyce Brothers...in this one it is Rip Taylor and Bubba Smith. Is there some rule that says you have to have a cameo from one of these people if you are making a spoof? Though I thought the one scene with John Astin running up behind Billy in the bowling alley was funny...I don't know why.