Trivia: In the movie, Buffalo Bill cocks his revolver and inadvertently warns Clarice he is about to fire. The book explains this was a part of his ritual to terrorize his victims before killing them. He would follow them in the dark basement until his got bored and then cock his gun so they'd know they were about to die. He expected Clarice to react the same, but she instinctively shot him before he realised what was happening. (01:49:00)
djm
6th Feb 2019
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
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Suggested correction: Actually, the book states that Buffalo Bill was planning to use Clarice's hair to make a wig. He was waiting until she had her back to him so he could shoot her in the head without damaging the parts of her scalp he wanted to make use of. When she turned around, he hesitated because he now couldn't kill her without destroying his 'prize' in the process, and then she opened fire on him before he could realise his mistake.
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