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Have an Old Friend Over to Learn These ‘Silence of the Lambs’ Secrets
Have an Old Friend Over to Learn These ‘Silence of the Lambs’ Secrets
Have an Old Friend Over to Learn These ‘Silence of the Lambs’ Secrets
Everyone remembers Anthony Hopkins’ famous line as Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs: “A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.” But did you know all three of those foods he mentions contain tyramine, a substance that can be deadly when taken with MAO inhibitors, the exact kind of drugs a mentally ill man like Lecter would likely have been prescribed. That’s just one of the delicious facts featured in the latest episode of You Think You Know Movies!
10 Savory ‘Hannibal’ Facts to Whet Your Appetite
10 Savory ‘Hannibal’ Facts to Whet Your Appetite
10 Savory ‘Hannibal’ Facts to Whet Your Appetite
NBC’s Hannibal put a darkly dreamy spin on one of cinema’s most iconic villains, but did you know the network ordered the series on the strength of creator Bryan Fuller’s pilot script alone? Or that it has its own chef to craft its culinary cannibal delights? These are just some of the delicious morsels to savor in the ninth episode of ‘You Think You Know TV?,’ which serves up an appetizing look at NBC’s Hannibal!