Question 1

What spoof connection does this film have to Psycho (1960)?

Accepted Answer

Though its title spoofs The Silence of the Lambs, almost the entire movie is a spoof of Psycho (1960), and both films were inspired by Ed Gein.

Question 2

Which actor plays a character with 'pizza' in their name, and what other film features them in a similar role?

Accepted Answer

Dom DeLuise plays Dr. Animal Cannibal Pizza. This is one of two movies where he plays someone with 'pizza' in their name, the other being Pizza the Hut in Spaceballs (1987).

Question 3

How does Martin Balsam's role reference his earlier work?

Accepted Answer

Martin Balsam plays a detective named Det. Martin Balsam, spoofing his role as Milton Arbogast in Psycho (1960).

Question 4

What is the main conflict that rookie FBI agent Jo Dee Foster faces?

Accepted Answer

Jo Dee Foster is assigned to work on the case of the Psycho Killer, who has killed over 120 people, and must meet Dr. Animal Cannibal Pizza to learn more about the killer.

Question 5

Which famous director makes an uncredited cameo in the film?

Accepted Answer

Mel Brooks makes a brief uncredited cameo as a checkout guest in the film.

Question 6

What surprising connection does this spoof film have to the real-life inspiration for Psycho and The Silence of the Lambs?

Accepted Answer

Both The Silence of the Hams and the films it spoofs (Psycho and The Silence of the Lambs) were inspired by the same real-life serial killer, Ed Gein.

Question 7

Which actor plays a character with 'pizza' in their name, continuing a pattern from another famous spoof film?

Accepted Answer

Dom DeLuise plays Dr. Animal Cannibal Pizza, marking his second role with 'pizza' in the character name after Pizza the Hut in Spaceballs (1987).

Question 8

How does Martin Balsam's role in this film reference his earlier work in a classic horror movie?

Accepted Answer

Martin Balsam plays a detective named after himself, spoofing his role as Milton Arbogast in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960).

Question 9

What unusual behind-the-scenes detail connects Mel Brooks to the casting of Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs?

Accepted Answer

Mel Brooks produced The Elephant Man (1980), whose star Anthony Hopkins inspired Jonathan Demme to cast Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs (1991).

Question 10

How many known movie directors appear in the cast of this film, and who are some of them?

Accepted Answer

The cast includes at least 6 known directors: Ezio Greggio, Joe Dante, John Carpenter, Rudy De Luca, John Landis, and Mel Brooks.

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