Whatever Happened to the Cast of ‘Silence of the Lambs’?

The Silence of the Lambs had its premiere on January 30, 1991, opened in theaters across the country on February 14, and changed the face of cinema, becoming the only horror movie ever to win a Best Picture Oscar.

Audiences were captivated by the tense psychological dance between Clarice Starling and Hannibal Lecter, and it quickly became one of those rare films that remains popular and terrifying over the years. The film swept the Academy Awards — in addition to winning Best Picture, it picked up Best Director, Best Actor for Anthony Hopkins (his first Oscar), Best Actress for Jodie Foster (her second Oscar), and Best Adapted Screenplay, a feat few films have ever matched.