Search - The Silence of the Lambs [Widescreen] on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Graphic Violence, Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 1991 DVD Release: 10/03/1997 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 58 mins Studio: Image Entertainment Total Copies: 2 Genres: Thriller, Psychological Thriller, Police Detective Film See Also: The Silence of the Lambs [Criterion], The Silence of the Lambs [Widescreen Special Edition], The Silence of the Lambs [Fullscreen Special Edition], The Silence of the Lambs [Fullscreen], The Silence of the Lambs [Collector's Edition], The Silence of the Lambs [Blu-ray]

In this multiple Oscar-winning thriller, Jodie Foster stars as Clarice Starling, a top student at the FBI's training academy whose shrewd analyses of serial killers lands her a special assignment: the FBI is investigating a vicious murderer nicknamed Buffalo Bill, who kills young women and then removes the skin from their bodies. Jack Crawford (Scott Glenn) wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into this case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out. Lecter does indeed know something of Buffalo Bill, but his information comes with a price: in exchange for telling what he knows, he wants to be housed in a more comfortable facility. More important, he wants to speak with Clarice about her past. He skillfully digs into her psyche, forcing her to reveal her innermost traumas and putting her in a position of vulnerability when she can least afford to be weak. The film mingles the horrors of criminal acts with the psychological horrors of Lecter's slow-motion interrogation of Clarice and of her memories that emerge from it. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Jodie Foster - Clarice Starling
Anthony Hopkins - Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Scott Glenn - Jack Crawford
Anthony Heald - Dr. Frederick Chilton
Brooke Smith - Catherine Martin

The widescreen edition DVD of Jonathan Demme's The Silence of the Lambs has almost no special features whatsoever. Pretty much all you'll find on this one is a chapter index and a list of the selected scenes on the inside front cover. There are 18 listed, including end credits. The film is presented in Dolby Stereo Surround Sound and is closed captioned. The only extra included in the packaging is a flyer of DVD audio information that explains the different sound options that may appear in a DVD collection -- helpful, but having nothing to do with the film at hand. ~ Anna Lazowski, All Movie Guide