The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

MR. GUMB

A screenplay character in The Silence of the Lambs (1991).

lines
37
words
452
scenes
11
dialogue
2.7%
avg words / line
12
shortest / longest
1 / 88

Sample dialogue

Bookends

last linescene 128, source scene 129
who has flattened himself against a wall, arms spread like a high priest, Colt in one hand. He wears his goggles and kimono, and under that - draping down over his naked arms, like some hideous mantle - his terrifying, half-completed suit of human skins. This is an exquisite moment for him - a ritual of supreme exhaltation. He smiles at Clarice as, completely unaware, she moves beyond him, exposing her back. Very slowly and quietly he steps out behind her, taking his gun in both hands, aiming...

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