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The Silence of the Hams

The Silence of the Hams

The Silence of the Hams

The Silence of the Hams

Stark, raving comedy.

1994•1h 21m•

★4.9(207 ratings)

ThrillerComedy

Overview

Rookie FBI agent Jo Dee Foster has been assigned to work on the case of the Psycho Killer, a psycho killer who has psycho-killed over 120 people. But to learn more about his target, he's forced to meet Dr. Animal Cannibal Pizza, a famous doctor turned cannibal who ate pizzas with human body parts. Meanwhile, Jo's girlfriend, Jane Wine, has just stolen $400,000 in cash from her money-hungry boss, Mr. Laurel, so she and Jo can be happy, but gets lost in a horrible storm and stops at the Cemetery Motel, where the owner, Antonio Motel, is dominated by his insane mother.

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Main Cast

Ezio Greggio

Ezio Greggio

Antonio Motel

Dom DeLuise

Dom DeLuise

Dr. Animal Cannibal Pizza

Billy Zane

Billy Zane

Jo Dee Foster

Joanna Pacula

Joanna Pacula

Lily Wine

Charlene Tilton

Charlene Tilton

Jane Wine

Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

Det. Martin Balsam

Stuart Pankin

Stuart Pankin

Insp. Pete Putrid

John Astin

John Astin

The Ranger

Phyllis Diller

Phyllis Diller

Old Secretary

Bubba Smith

Bubba Smith

Olaf

Larry Storch

Larry Storch

Sergeant

Rip Taylor

Rip Taylor

Mr. Laurel

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Ezio Greggio
First Assistant Director: Alexis Cahill
Second Assistant Director: William Paul Clark
Second Assistant Director: Franklin A. Vallette
Second Second Assistant Director: Marco Black
Second Unit First Assistant Director: Carter Peabody

Writing

Screenplay: Ezio Greggio

Production

Executive Producer: Ezio Greggio
Producer: Julie Corman
Producer: Luca Oddo
Casting Director: Craig Campobasso
Unit Production Manager: Whitney R. Hunter
Production Assistant: Roger Corman

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Parmer Fuller

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Jacques Haitkin

Editing

Editor: Robert Barrere
Editor: Andy Horvitch

Art Direction

Art Direction: Russell J. Smith
Set Decoration: Natalie Pope
Production Design: James William Newport
Title Designer: Ernest Farino

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Leesa Evans

Keywords

psychopathfbishowersatirepizzafemme fatalespoofpsycho killercomedy thriller

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Stark, raving comedy."

#2

The production budget was $3.0M.

#3

The runtime is 81 minutes (1h 21m).

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It was a co-production between: Italy, United States of America.

#5

The film was directed by Ezio Greggio.

#6

The screenplay was written by Ezio Greggio.

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The score was composed by Parmer Fuller.

#8

Cinematography was handled by Jacques Haitkin.

#9

The film features a large ensemble cast of over 58 credited actors.

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This title is listed on IMDb as tt0111190.

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Rating

4.9/10

Mixed

207 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Il silenzio dei prosciutti

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

R

Language:

Italiano, English

Country of Origin:

Italy, United States of America

Budget:

$3,000,000

Production Companies:

Silvio Berlusconi Communications

Thirtieth Century Wolf