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The Silence of the Lambs

Cruise or Hanks?

The Silence of the Lambs The Rewatchables

Tom Cruise wins because he could plausibly play every male part, especially Lecter or Miggs; Tom Hanks is preferred only for Crawford.

In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:45:10Read transcript
  • Cruise is argued to have the unsettling intensity for Lecter and the range to play every male role.
  • Hanks is proposed as an excellent Crawford who might improve that part.
  • The panel explicitly settles on Cruise.