The Silence of the Lambs: Difference between revisions
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The Silence of the Lambs: Difference between revisions
The Silence of the Lambs is the 1991 thriller that was an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Thomas Harris and marked the first appearance of Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lecter. In the film, FBI recruit Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) enlists Lecter's help in order to track down a notorious serial killer who has kidnapped a US Senator's daughter. Directed by Jonathan Demme (The Manchurian Candidate), the film would win the Academy Award for Best Picture as well as acting wins for both Hopkins and Foster. Hopkins would reprise his role as Lecter in two more films: Hannibal (2001) and Red Dragon (2002).
The following weapons were used in the film The Silence of the Lambs:
FBI recruit Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) carries the standard-FBI-issue Smith & Wesson Model 13. This .357 magnum, 3" barrel revolver was the last revolver issued by the FBI (usually loaded with .38 spl +P .158 gr LHP ammo). Starling is shown being issued her Model 13 and training with it on the range in the deleted scenes. She is also seen doing a quick reload of her revolver with a speedloader after she opens fire on a suspect and expends all 6 rounds. When Starling fires her weapon at the suspect, there is noticeable recoil and she flinches. However, when she fires it on the range in the deleted scenes, there is absolutely no recoil, and she keeps her eyes open. This could indicate multiple weapons were used on the set.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingSmith & Wesson Model 13 - .357 MagnumError creating thumbnail: File missingFBI recruit Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) checks in her S&W Model 13 with Sgt. Tate when visiting Dr. Hannibal Lecter in Memphis. She draws the revolver, then opens the cylinder, but does not unload it before handing it to Tate.Error creating thumbnail: File missingCloseup of her S&W Model 13 and her speedloader after Tate sets it on the table. The revolver used by Jodie Foster in the movie has a Pachmayr Grip adaptor, true to the actual FBI-issued firearm at the time. Also note that the rounds in the speedloader are SJHP, and not the .38 spl LSWCHP +P, used by the FBI in that era.Error creating thumbnail: File missing"FBI, You're safe!" Clarice with her S&W Model 13 drawn at the ready as she shouts to Gumb's hostage, Catherine Martin, in Gumb's basement.Error creating thumbnail: File missingClarice opens fire on a suspect in the dark with her S&W Model 13.Error creating thumbnail: File missingFBI recruits including Clarice (Jodie Foster) training in a deleted scene. The range director in the scene tells the recruits that they are to prepare for "double-action" training, and the actors correctly refrain from cocking the hammers.Error creating thumbnail: File missingLater in the same deleted scene, Clarice draws her S&W Model 13. Her holster seems to be the one that the FBI used with the S&W at the time (note the speedloader pouch).Error creating thumbnail: File missingYet another deleted scene shows Clarice being issued her field weapon. (Due to the fact that she holsters it without looking, she appears to holster the weapon backwards.)
Browning Hi-Power
As they close in on Lecter, one of the SWAT officers is seen with a Browning Hi-Power with Target sights before he opens the elevator access panel. Another SWAT officer appears to use a Browning HP to shoot a motionless suspect in the leg.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingBrowning Hi-Power "Type 73" w/ Target sights - 9x19mm. These Hi-Powers feature enlongated bushings different from Hi-Powers Made before 1973 and after the MK II Series.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA SWAT officer with his Browning HP prepares to open the access panel.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA second SWAT officer uses his Browning HP to shoot an unconscious suspect in the leg to check if he is alive, something no real police officer would do.
Colt Government
One of the FBI instructors uses a deactivated Colt Government to demonstrate to Clarice and the recruits what went wrong during an exercise.
Jame Gumb a.k.a "Buffalo Bill" (Ted Levine) is seen holding what appears to be a 6" barreled, stainless steel Colt Python with Pachmyr Presentation grips. In the book, it is said that Gumb loads the gun with .38 Special lead wadcutters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingSmith & Wesson Model 10 HB (heavy barrel) revolver (Post 1950s Model) - .38 Special. Later incarnations of the Model 10 had a non-tapered heavy barrel, which leads it to be commonly mistaken for a .357 revolver.Error creating thumbnail: File missingSgt. Tate (Danny Darst) holds a S&W Model 10 as he and his fellow officers investigate gunfire coming from Lecter's prison cage.Error creating thumbnail: File missingTate and his officers enter Lecter's room in a rather comical fashion armed with their Model 10's. The sound of several hammers being cocked is played as they enter.Error creating thumbnail: File missingTate draws his Model 10 as he notices a mysterious bloodstain in the elevator.
Heckler & Koch P7
A Heckler & Koch P7 is briefly seen in the hands of an FBI HRT agent as Crawford and his men breach the suspected house of Buffalo Bill.
FBI Special Agent Jack Crawford (Scott Glenn) prepares to assault the possible residence of Buffalo Bill armed with the Remington 870 shotgun. According to Scott Glenn's commentary on the Blu-Ray edition, the shotgun originally had an 18 inch barrel, but Glenn insisted upon having a shorter one. The armorer explained that making it shorter would not be legal, but finally relented and cut down the barrel down to 14 inches shortly before the scene was shot.
Soldiers of the Tennessee National Guard were seen armed with M16A1 rifles at Memphis Airport when Dr. Hannibal Lecter arrived in Memphis to assist federal agents. National Guardsmen tasked with guarding Dr. Lecter at the makeshift prison he was incarcerated in were also seen armed with M16A1 rifles.
Responding to an incident involving Lecter, the SWAT team negotiator (Daniel von Bargen) is seen carrying what appears to be a Remington 700 PSS rifle. FBI HRT snipers who close in on the suspected house of Buffalo Bill also appear to be armed Remington 700PSS sniper rifles.
