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poptartjake OP t1_itmubr7 wrote

Care to try the fava beans and a nice chianti?

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SirRipOliver t1_ito1tp5 wrote

Ffffff ffff ffff!!!
In Silence Of The Lambs, the hissing noise Hannibal Lecter makes at Clarice Starling after delivering the famous, "I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti" line was improvised on the spot by the great Anthony Hopkins.

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enduring_student t1_itok5t4 wrote

And then the director shouted 'Cut! What the hell was that?!'

'I made it up, did you like it?'

'I loved it! Do it again!'

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Raencloud94 t1_itqivhp wrote

Another fun fact, his wife divorced him after that role because she couldn't see anything other than Hannibal anymore. He was just that perfect in it.

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