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The crime horror/thriller film that gave us the loveable cannibalistic serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter turned 30 this year on Valentine’s Day (when it was released in 1991). Since we’re getting closer to Halloween, why not share some interesting facts from both the film and the book that it came from, here are 30 facts about The Silence of The Lambs for you to chew on with a nice Chianti. Hannibal never once said “Hello Clarice” in the film, the misquoted line actually goes “Good evening, Clarice.” Ted Levine drank a lot of coffee before his audition to play Buffalo Bill resulting in a performance that impressed everyone. The real-life “Death’s Head Moth” (known as the Lesser Death’s Head Hawkmoth) does not have a pattern that looks like a skull on its back, but it does resemble a hooded face. Sir Anthony Hopkins based Hannibal’s voice on a combination of Truman Capote and Katherine Hepburn. The infamous dancing scene with
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True crime and serial killers have never been more popular than they are right now. Series and films continue to be released based on real killers. One film in development for 2020 is based on the notorious Green River Killer, Gary Ridgway. According to IMDb, “Good Omens” actor Michael Sheen will star, write, direct and produce the project along with Get Out producers Raymond Mansfield and Keith Goldberg, and Mike Richardson (Hellboy). The film will be executive produced by Shaun Redick (Get Out). Simply titled Green River Killer, the film centers on Gary Ridgway who took the lives of at least 49 teenage girls and women, many who were prostitutes, in the state of Washington during the 1980s and 1990s. He was labeled The Green River Killer due to the fact that he often disposed of his victim’s bodies near or in the Green River. Thanks to DNA evidence he was arrested in 2001. In 2013 Ridgeway admitted that he
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Golden Globe nominee and Masters of Sex and Underworld star Michael Sheen will be making his directorial debut with Green River Killer from his own screenplay, based on the real life murderer “The Green River Killer”. The film follows the true story of Gary Ridgway, who will be played by Sheen, and detective Tom Jensen. In reality, Jensen spent 20 years hunting down the man who earned the nick name “The Green River Killer” . The killer used Seattle as his hunting ground between 1980 and 1990. The first discovered victim, 16-year-old Wendy Lee Coffield, was found floating in the Green River in July of 1982. Over the next 20 years the discovery of bodies, ages 12-31, in and around the river became an all to frequent occurrence, earning the killer his nick name. He was finally caught in 2001 with the help of DNA evidence and police work. Ridgway was convicted of murdering 49 victims. He struck a deal
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BooksHalloweenMoviesThrillerTrue CrimeTrue Story
The crime horror/thriller film that gave us the loveable cannibalistic serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter turned 30 this year on Valentine’s Day (when it was released in 1991). Since we’re getting closer to Halloween, why not share some interesting facts from both the film and the book that it came from, here are 30 facts about The Silence of The Lambs for you to chew on with a nice Chianti. Hannibal never once said “Hello Clarice” in the film, the misquoted line actually goes “Good evening, Clarice.” Ted Levine drank a lot of coffee before his audition to play Buffalo Bill resulting in a performance that impressed everyone. The real-life “Death’s Head Moth” (known as the Lesser Death’s Head Hawkmoth) does not have a pattern that looks like a skull on its back, but it does resemble a hooded face. Sir Anthony Hopkins based Hannibal’s voice on a combination of Truman Capote and Katherine Hepburn. The infamous dancing scene with
Continue reading →
MoviesNewsThrillerTrue Crime
True crime and serial killers have never been more popular than they are right now. Series and films continue to be released based on real killers. One film in development for 2020 is based on the notorious Green River Killer, Gary Ridgway. According to IMDb, “Good Omens” actor Michael Sheen will star, write, direct and produce the project along with Get Out producers Raymond Mansfield and Keith Goldberg, and Mike Richardson (Hellboy). The film will be executive produced by Shaun Redick (Get Out). Simply titled Green River Killer, the film centers on Gary Ridgway who took the lives of at least 49 teenage girls and women, many who were prostitutes, in the state of Washington during the 1980s and 1990s. He was labeled The Green River Killer due to the fact that he often disposed of his victim’s bodies near or in the Green River. Thanks to DNA evidence he was arrested in 2001. In 2013 Ridgeway admitted that he
Continue reading →
From the Crypt
Golden Globe nominee and Masters of Sex and Underworld star Michael Sheen will be making his directorial debut with Green River Killer from his own screenplay, based on the real life murderer “The Green River Killer”. The film follows the true story of Gary Ridgway, who will be played by Sheen, and detective Tom Jensen. In reality, Jensen spent 20 years hunting down the man who earned the nick name “The Green River Killer” . The killer used Seattle as his hunting ground between 1980 and 1990. The first discovered victim, 16-year-old Wendy Lee Coffield, was found floating in the Green River in July of 1982. Over the next 20 years the discovery of bodies, ages 12-31, in and around the river became an all to frequent occurrence, earning the killer his nick name. He was finally caught in 2001 with the help of DNA evidence and police work. Ridgway was convicted of murdering 49 victims. He struck a deal
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