The Silence of the Hams
The Silence of the Hams
The Silence of the Hams
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1994
1h 21m
4.8(198 votes)
Thriller
Comedy

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 the Psycho Killer, Jo is 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, caused mostly by a special effects crew behind her car, and stops at the Cemetery Motel, where the owner, Antonio Motel, is dominated by his insane mother.

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58 members
Acting

Ezio Greggio

Antonio Motel

Ezio Greggio
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Dom DeLuise

Dr. Animal Cannibal Pizza

Dom DeLuise
Acting

Billy Zane

Jo Dee Foster

Billy Zane
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Joanna Pacuła

Lily Wine

Joanna Pacuła
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Charlene Tilton

Jane Wine

Charlene Tilton
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Martin Balsam

Det. Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam
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Stuart Pankin

Insp. Pete Putrid

Stuart Pankin
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John Astin

The Ranger

John Astin
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Phyllis Diller

Old Secretary

Phyllis Diller
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Bubba Smith

Olaf

Bubba Smith
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Larry Storch

Sergeant

Larry Storch
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Rip Taylor

Mr. Laurel

Rip Taylor
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Shelley Winters

Mrs. Motel (The Mother)

Shelley Winters
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Nedra Volz

Ranger's Wife

Nedra Volz
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Andre Rosey Brown

Motorcycle Cop

Andre Rosey Brown
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Henry Silva

Police Chief

Henry Silva
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Marshall Bell

Cross Dressing Agent

Marshall Bell
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Lee Allan

Agent #1

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Sal Landi

Agent #2

Sal Landi
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Pat Rick

President Bill Clinton

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Tony Cox

Dwarf Guard

Tony Cox
Directing

Joe Dante

Dying Man

Joe Dante
Directing

John Carpenter

Trenchcoat Man / Gimp

John Carpenter
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Irwin Keyes

Guard

Irwin Keyes
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Eddie Deezen

Video Cameraman

Eddie Deezen
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Ken Davitian

Luciano Pavarotti

Ken Davitian
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Peter DeLuise

Checkout Guard

Peter DeLuise
Directing

John Landis

FBI Agent

John Landis
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David DeLuise

Policeman #1

David DeLuise
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Al Ruscio

Phillip Morris

Al Ruscio
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Dom Irrera

Gas Station Attendant

Dom Irrera
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Lance Kinsey

Investigating Officer

Lance Kinsey
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Shelly Desai

Trick

Shelly Desai
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Lonnie Burr

Drunk

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Debra Christofferson

Misery Woman

Debra Christofferson
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Linda Lutz

Housedress Woman

Linda Lutz
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Rudy De Luca

Malicious Mel the Checkout Maniac

Rudy De Luca
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Heather Elizabeth Parkhurst

Beautiful Woman

Heather Elizabeth Parkhurst
Directing

Jeff Celentano

Agent

Jeff Celentano
Acting

Raymond Serra

Agent Prostitute #1

Raymond Serra
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Daniel McVicar

Forensics Expert

Daniel McVicar
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Norbert Grupe

Maitre 'D

Norbert Grupe
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John Roarke

Ex-President George Bush

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Jeff Bright

Mummy

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Kimber Sissons

Push-Up Lady

Kimber Sissons
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Lynn Shirey

First Lady Hillary Clinton

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John Fadule

Policeman #2

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Seifullah Ziyad II

Michael Jackson

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Jim Maniaci

Rape Culturist #1

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Manny Molina

Rape Culturist #2

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Robert Muse

Agent Prostitute #2

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Lana Schwab

Nurse

Lana Schwab
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Matteo Molinari

Bellboy

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Production

Rino Piccolo

Ambulance Driver

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Mel Brooks

Checkout Guest (uncredited)

Mel Brooks
Acting

Ray S. Ellerbe

Agent (uncredited)

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Cornelia Johnsson

Sharon Bone (uncredited)

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Angela Masini

Fat Woman (uncredited)

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