Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “The Silence of the Lambs”

A 10 part series on the 1991 Oscar winning screenplay.

Screenplay by Ted Tally, novel by Thomas Harris

IMDb plot summary: A young F.B.I. cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims.

Links to the GITS discussion and analysis:

General Comments
Structure
Characters
Themes
Dialogue
Scene-By-Scene Breakdown
Plot
Characters
Themes
Dialogue

Years ago, I came up with this mantra: Watch movies. Read scripts. Write pages. A link to my reflections on that here.

Cannot emphasize enough the importance of reading movie scripts.

For all of the other screenplays and commentary in the GITS Script Reading & Analysis series, go here.

For my 7-part series on How to Read a Screenplay, go here.

For links to over 100 free and legal script downloads, go here.