Se7en Vs. The Silence Of The Lambs (Ep. 0016)

Kyle, Drew, and Phil decided to take on two psychological icons for the scary October episode of Movie Wars. Hannibal Lector is a cinema-defining character while Se7en is considered one of the most innovative, creative, and daunting thrillers of all time. Get a break from the slashers and listen to the MWP as they get psychological.

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SE7EN

When retiring police Detective William Somerset (Morgan Freeman) tackles a final case with the aid of newly transferred David Mills (Brad Pitt), they discover a number of elaborate and grizzly murders. They soon realize they are dealing with a serial killer (Kevin Spacey) who is targeting people he thinks represent one of the seven deadly sins. Somerset also befriends Mills' wife, Tracy (Gwyneth Paltrow), who is pregnant and afraid to raise her child in the crime-riddled city.

• Director:
• David Fincher
• Producer:
• Arnold Kopelson, Phyllis Carlyle
• Writer:
• Andrew Kevin Walker
• Release Date (Streaming):
• Dec 19, 2000
• Box Office (Gross USA):
• $100.1M
• Runtime:
• 2h 5m

(Courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/seven)

The Silence Of The Lambs

Jodie Foster stars as Clarice Starling, a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford (Scott Glenn) wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.

• Director:
• Jonathan Demme
• Producer:
• Ronald M. Bozman, Edward Saxon, Kenneth Utt
• Writer:
• Thomas Harris, Ted Tally
• Release Date (Theaters):
• Feb 13, 1991 Wide
• Release Date (Streaming):
• Aug 21, 2001
• Box Office (Gross USA):
• $130.7M
• Runtime:
• 1h 59m
• Distributor:
• Orion Pictures

(Courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/silence_of_the_lambs)