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'''''The Silence of the Lambs''''' is a psychological horror novel by {{W|Thomas Harris}}, published in 1988. Its film adaptation was directed by {{W|Jonathan Demme}} was released in 1991.
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'''''The Silence of the Lambs''''' is a psychological horror novel by {{W|Thomas Harris}}, published in 1988. The book was adapted into a 1991 Oscar-winning film, directed by {{W|Jonathan Demme}} and starring [[Jodie Foster]] and [[Anthony Hopkins]].  
  
 
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{{TB|After Bart is accused of stealing from the church collection plate, he is forced to wear a straitjacket and mask in church, which is a reference to [[Hannibal Lecter]] in ''{{W2|The Silence of the Lambs|film}}''.}}
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{{TB| [[Anthony Hopkins]] auditions for the role of Mr. Burns, still portraying [[Hannibal Lecter]]. He also makes the hissing sound Lecter makes after he mentioned eating a census taker ''"with some fava beans and a nice bottle of chianti"''. }}
 
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The Silence of the Lambs is a psychological horror novel by Thomas Harris, published in 1988. The book was adapted into a 1991 Oscar-winning film, directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins.

References to The Silence of the Lambs in The Simpsons

Episodes

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference
Hannibal-NewBedlam.png 3 36 "Stark Raving Dad" Hannibal Lecter is seen in the mental hospital.
4 71 "Marge vs. the Monorail" The strait jacket and muzzle Mr. Burns wears during the court case, references Hannibal Lecter's prison outfit when he is transported from one place to another.
6 110 "Bart's Girlfriend" After Bart is accused of stealing from the church collection plate, he is forced to wear a strait jacket and muzzle in church, a reference to Hannibal Lecter's prison outfit.
Hannibal Lecter.png 6 121 "A Star Is Burns" Anthony Hopkins auditions for the role of Mr. Burns, still portraying Hannibal Lecter. He also makes the hissing sound Lecter makes after he mentioned eating a census taker "with some fava beans and a nice bottle of chianti".
6 126 "The Springfield Connection" The montage of Marge on the police force's obstacle course, and the music used for this sequence, resemble Clarice Starling's jogging sequence during the opening of the film.
8 161 "Hurricane Neddy" When Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie arrive at the mental hospital, Dr. Foster warns Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie that one of the mental patients is a cannibal.
14 297 "The Great Louse Detective" The use of Sideshow Bob as a profiler and his maximum security detention is a reference to the film The Silence of the Lambs.
28 600 "Treehouse of Horror XXVII" Russi Taylor is credited as "Russo Goody Brains are Tasty with Fava Beans and a Nice Chianti, Taylor".
32 697 "Wad Goals" A suspect is carted off by police on a gurney and inside a golf bag, spoofing the transportation of Hannibal Lecter.

Books

Picture Book Reference
25 Books to Read Before You're Murdered.png Chief Wiggum's Book of Crime and Punishment The Name of the Eye of the Day of the Silence of the Rose Needle Jackal Lambs; a reference to The Name of the Rose, The Eye of the Needle, The Day of the Jackal, and The Silence of the Lambs.

External links


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