Horror movies are consistently popular with audiences around the world, and few have been as influential as 1991’s The Silence of the Lambs. This film is often credited with starting a trend of thrillers focused on dangerous serial killers. Starring Jodie Foster as FBI trainee Clarice Starling and Anthony Hopkins as the chillingly intelligent cannibal Hannibal Lecter, the movie follows Starling as she seeks Lecter’s help in catching another serial killer, Buffalo Bill. A long-held story about the film is that Foster and Hopkins rarely spoke to each other on set, with Foster reportedly feeling deeply disturbed by Hopkins’ portrayal of the character.
Jodie Foster has shared in past interviews that she was frightened of Anthony Hopkins after their initial script read-through and, once he fully embodied the character of Hannibal Lecter, she made a point of keeping her distance. It was generally believed they didn’t interact much on set. However, in a recent appearance on the Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard podcast, Hopkins said this wasn’t true, claiming he and Foster were actually quite friendly during the filming of The Silence of the Lambs, and any suggestion of tension was exaggerated for promotional purposes. Given Foster’s repeated statements about being scared of Hopkins, this new information makes understanding their relationship even more complicated.
What Anthony Hopkins’ Recent Interview Tells Us About The Making Of The Silence Of The Lambs
Although it’s tempting to overthink the different stories told by the two leads of a classic horror film, the reality of their on-set relationship is probably quite simple. Jodie Foster has repeatedly said she was frightened of Anthony Hopkins during filming, and there’s little to prove she’s wrong. Hopkins himself hasn’t denied her account, instead suggesting there was no bad blood between them.
Given that Anthony Hopkins famously played a terrifying villain and won an Oscar for it in The Silence of the Lambs, it’s understandable why Jodie Foster felt uneasy. However, that doesn’t necessarily disprove Hopkins’s claim that they got along well. The difference seems to be that Foster says she hardly spoke to him and purposely stayed away, while Hopkins remembers a friendly relationship. Although their accounts differ, the most probable explanation is fairly simple to figure out.
It’s likely that Foster and Hopkins had different ways of describing their dynamic on set. Foster was probably a little intimidated by Hopkins’ powerful performance, which understandably might have made her uneasy. However, they were both professionals, and it wasn’t necessarily an unpleasant experience. The reality probably falls somewhere between Hopkins’ description of a friendly relationship and Foster’s acknowledgment of being somewhat fearful of him – a professional distance, perhaps, but not outright hostility.
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