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April 21, 2017 12:28 PM

The classic "Silence of the Lambs" trailer recut as a romantic comedy. (SLYT)
posted by cozenedindigo (18 comments total)

I'll have what he's having!
posted by howfar at 12:57 PM on April 21, 2017 [4 favorites]

Totally missing the Peter Gabriel song cue. "Solsbury Hill", or "In Your Eyes", perhaps.
posted by aerosolkid at 1:03 PM on April 21, 2017 [6 favorites]

Totally missing the Peter Gabriel song cue. "Solsbury Hill", or "In Your Eyes", perhaps.

Already used Solsbury Hill in this recut of The Shining as a family comedy.
posted by Happy Dave at 1:11 PM on April 21, 2017 [10 favorites]

Would you date me? I'd date me.
posted by Fizz at 1:13 PM on April 21, 2017 [4 favorites]

Following the grand tradition of romcoms where the male star is much older than the female.
posted by Nelson at 1:13 PM on April 21, 2017 [4 favorites]

anthony hopkins' lecter is one creepy lover. so i guess this looks a bit like the version of 50 shades i'd actually watch. perversely fun.
posted by sapagan at 1:19 PM on April 21, 2017 [1 favorite]

Ok I usually love these but this one doesn't quite work thanks to Hopkins. He's just so sinister and creepy as Lecter that it still comes across that way even when they swap the music.
posted by dnash at 1:21 PM on April 21, 2017 [6 favorites]

I'd love to see this updated with the more recent Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy Hannibal tv series.

'Murder Husbands' for the win!
posted by Fizz at 1:23 PM on April 21, 2017 [2 favorites]

I'd love to see this updated with the more recent Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy Hannibal tv series.

If done, it would hold the record as the SLYT most viewed by MeFi members.
posted by Ber at 1:37 PM on April 21, 2017 [10 favorites]

I mean, characters in romantic comedies are usually creepy, it's just not so overt.
posted by ckape at 2:23 PM on April 21, 2017 [2 favorites]

The Mrs Doubtfire one is just more accurate.
posted by solotoro at 2:36 PM on April 21, 2017 [4 favorites]

I'm guessing the video creator didn't read the sequels? Or maybe did?
posted by Abehammerb Lincoln at 3:10 PM on April 21, 2017 [1 favorite]

And that led Youtube (taking note of my penchant for musicals) to recommend Disney Princesses sing "The Cell Block Tango." Lipschutz!
posted by NorthernLite at 4:07 PM on April 21, 2017 [3 favorites]

Has anyone done one of these for Love Actually as a horror thriller?
It already does most of the work for you:

• the 'nice guy' who becomes obsessed with the wife of his best friend and stalks her, eventually showing up on her doorstep to declare his love for her
• the writer who becomes obsessed with his housekeeper and stalks her, eventually showing up at her workplace to claim her
• the child who becomes obsessed with his classmate and stalks her, eventually trailing her to the airport to declare his love for her
• the politician who becomes obsessed with a staff member and stalks her, eventually showing up on her doorstep to claim her
• and of course, Mr. Bean

posted by Atom Eyes at 4:27 PM on April 21, 2017 [1 favorite]

Anytime I tried to see it as a romance Hannibal Lecter showed up. But in the movie there was definitely a lot of tension between Agent Starlng and Lecter. Maybe it was realer than I thought.
posted by bendy at 6:32 PM on April 21, 2017

Well, there's a lover I am never going to taunt with "Bite me" or "Eat me".
posted by Samizdata at 6:45 PM on April 21, 2017 [1 favorite]

You stole my heart, Hannibal Lecter!
posted by darkstar at 7:18 PM on April 21, 2017 [1 favorite]

The little sting at the end with Dr. Pilcher and Roden in the National Museum of Natural History: perfect.
posted by steef at 6:20 AM on April 22, 2017 [1 favorite]