‘Silence of the Lambs’ Became a Completely Different Movie Because of This Change

Name: ‘Silence of the Lambs’ Became a Completely Different Movie Because of This Change
Uploaded: 2026-07-23T01:03:14+00:00
Description: A new retrospective on The Silence of the Lambs reveals that director Jonathan Demme originally wanted Michelle Pfeiffer, rather than Jodie Foster, to play FBI trainee Clarice Starling in his 1991 thriller. The revelation, drawn from a 2015 on-stage discussion Demme gave at the Austin Film Festival,

A new retrospective on The Silence of the Lambs reveals that director Jonathan Demme originally wanted Michelle Pfeiffer, rather than Jodie Foster, to play FBI trainee Clarice Starling in his 1991 thriller. The revelation, drawn from a 2015 on-stage discussion Demme gave at the Austin Film Festival,

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