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‘The Silence of the Lambs’ LIVE From Broadway With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Mallory Rubin

October 15, 2024 · The Silence of the Lambs (1991) · Crime · Drama · Horror · 2:10:58

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Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

Bill Simmons▶ 18:37Disagrees with Mallory - he's okay with Hopkins winning Best Actor because he couldn't figure out who else should have won, and it would have gone to Warren Beatty for Bugsy which 'sounds terrible'
Mallory Rubin▶ 17:56Anthony Hopkins' Oscar win is fraudulent and he should give it back - he should have been nominated in supporting actor, not lead actor

Most Rewatchable Scene

Bill Simmons▶ 38:02Clarice visits Lecter for the first time (11 minutes into the movie)
Mallory Rubin▶ 38:18Agrees with Clarice visiting Lecter scene, discusses multiple iconic moments within it including Chilton's offer and Miggs

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Bill Simmons▶ 44:16What the nickname 'Multiple Miggs' actually means - thought it referred to multiple orgasms but realized it means multiple personalities
Mallory Rubin▶ 43:07How does Miggs ejaculate on command with perfect precision timing during a long conversation scene

Den of Thieves Benihana Award

Bill Simmons▶ 1:14:59Buffalo Bill's dungeon

Big Kahuna Burger Award

Bill Simmons▶ 1:15:43the ultra rare lamb

Apex Mountain

Mallory Rubin▶ 1:16:25Will (presumably referring to an actor named Will) - Darla will come up in Apex Mountain discussion, no question given the filmography

Butch's Girlfriend Award

Bill Simmons▶ 1:18:54Jack Crawford - for sending an inexperienced trainee to talk to Hannibal Lecter, not realizing the first victim might be someone Buffalo Bill knew, storming the wrong house, and being generally reckless
Mallory Rubin▶ 1:20:05Jack Crawford - calling him 'the most reckless government employee of all time'

Overacting Award

Bill Simmons▶ 1:26:08Charles Napier — Charles Napier, Anthony Hale with the eyebrows, and Brooke Smith as Catherine
Mallory Rubin▶ 1:26:23Brooke Smith

Is There a Better Title?

Bill Simmons▶ 1:28:16No better title exists

Casting What-Ifs

Bill Simmons▶ 1:30:17Michelle Pfeiffer — Discusses multiple casting what-ifs including Gene Hackman as Crawford/Lecter, Paul Verhoeven directing, Sean Connery as Lecter, Michelle Pfeiffer as Clarice (favors this), Meg Ryan, Molly Ringwald, and various actors for Lecter including Pacino
Mallory Rubin▶ 1:31:56Jodie Foster — Against Michelle Pfeiffer as Clarice, prefers Jodie Foster because Clarice should be 'a closed system' unencumbered by sexual elements

Movies Referenced (50)

Philadelphia (1993)

4 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 54:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jaws (1975)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin▶ 35:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Married to the Mob (1988)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin▶ 23:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Rambo (2008)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 54:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Contact (1997)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin▶ 22:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Flight (2012)

2 mentions · Mallory Rubin▶ 23:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Fracture (2007)

2 mentions · Mallory Rubin▶ 11:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Halloween (1978)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 4:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Heat (1995)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 30:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗

It Happened One Night (1934)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 3:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 4:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Red Dragon (2002)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 12:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (7)

Jonathan Demme

10 mentions · Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin · Known for The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia, Rachel Getting Married▶ 15:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Iyi Tubi

5 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Ex Machina, World War Z▶ 11:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Warren Beatty

2 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Heaven Can Wait▶ 16:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Francis Ford Coppola

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Apocalypse Now, The Godfather Part II▶ 2:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Marcus Aurelius

1 mentions · Mallory Rubin · Known for Blade▶ 51:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Michael Mann

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for The Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans▶ 1:09:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Paul Verhoeven

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for RoboCop▶ 1:30:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (79)

Anthony Hopkins

13 mentions · Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin · Known for The Silence of the Lambs▶ 10:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Migs Govea

12 mentions · Mallory Rubin, Bill Simmons · Known for Ocean's Eight, Motherless Brooklyn▶ 28:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ted Levine

12 mentions · Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin · Known for The Silence of the Lambs, Shutter Island, Heat▶ 26:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jodie Foster

11 mentions · Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin · Known for The Silence of the Lambs, Taxi Driver▶ 15:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Elando Baltimore

8 mentions · Mallory Rubin, Bill Simmons▶ 38:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Tom Petty

7 mentions · Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin▶ 45:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jeff Gum

6 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 30:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Meg Ryan

6 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for When Harry Met Sally..., Sleepless in Seattle, You've Got Mail▶ 16:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Michelle Pfeiffer

6 mentions · Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin · Known for What Lies Beneath▶ 21:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Charles Napier

5 mentions · Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin · Known for The Silence of the Lambs, Rambo: First Blood Part II, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery▶ 54:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Donald Trump

5 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Home Alone 2: Lost in New York▶ 15:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ed Harris

4 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for The Truman Show▶ 29:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (6)

William Goldman

6 mentions · Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin · Known for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President's Men, The Princess Bride▶ 1:10:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Roger Ebert

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin▶ 35:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Anne Frank

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for The Diary of Anne Frank▶ 1:35:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Michael Dinner

1 mentions · Mallory Rubin▶ 24:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Thomas Harris

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal Rising, Manhunter▶ 34:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Truman Capote

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Breakfast at Tiffany's▶ 13:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Cinematographers Referenced (1)

Anthony Gumbs

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for War Dogs, Ride Along 2▶ 1:19:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗