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Ted Levine expressed regret for his role as Buffalo Bill, acknowledging the film's harmful impact on transgender representation over its 35-year legacy.
- On Saturday, Ted Levine, actor who played Buffalo Bill in Silence of the Lambs, said he is 'a lot wiser about transgender issues' and regrets some script lines, as parts don’t hold up.
- Critics note the film's depiction of Buffalo Bill promotes harmful transmisogynistic tropes, linking violence to gender-nonconformity through his cross-dressing and murder of women in Silence of the Lambs.
- Levine said directly, `I didn’t play him as being gay or trans` and described Buffalo Bill as `a f–ked up heterosexual man`; he added, `It’s unfortunate that the film vilified that, and it’s f–king wrong.`
- Levine said he now supports the trans community and liked the backlash to Silence of the Lambs, a five-Oscar-winning film central to transmisogyny debates.
- Director Jonathan Demme has long defended the film, while filmmaker Lily Wachowski condemned it as demonising trans women, illustrating a split among creators and critics as Ted Levine said it's "maybe this year" people are waking up to transgender challenges.
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The Blaze'Silence of the Lambs' star sorry for vilifying transgenderism: 'It's f**king wrong'
He may be a serial killer who wants to wear his victim's skin, but "The Silence of the Lambs" sicko Buffalo Bill is no transphobe. At least according to Ted Levine, who portrayed the troubled womenswear enthusiast — real name Jame Gumb — in 1991 Best Picture winner "The Silence of the Lambs." 'We all know more, and I'm a lot wiser about transgender issues.'"There are certain aspects of the movie that don't hold up too well," the actor recently t…
In the film "The Silence of the Lambs," a man kills women and sews a dress from their skin to become a woman himself. The actor playing the killer finds this "fucking wrong" today. Why this way of thinking is the last and greatest victory of the patriarchy.
‘Silence of the Lambs’ team laments iconic film’s negative portrayal of transgenderism · American Wire News
The 1991 film “The Silence of the Lambs” came out 35 years ago and has since become a cultural phenomenon, but it has come under fire for what critics claim is a negative portrayal of transgenderism. Now the team behind the Academy Award winner is expressing regret for causing hurt feelings. The movie was best known for Anthony Hopkins’ drop-dead portrayal of flesh-eating anti-hero Dr. Hannibal “The Cannibal” Lecter, but just as creepy was the m…
‘It’s F*cking Wrong’: Hollywood Star Apologizes to Transgender People for Playing ‘F*cked Up’ Crossdressing Serial Killer in ‘Silence of the Lambs’
Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP Hollywood star Ted Levine expressed regret over playing a “f*cked up” crossdressing serial killer in Silence of the Lambs, insisting he had since become “a lot wiser about transgender issues.” “There are certain aspects of the movie that don’t hold up too well,” said Levine during an interview with the Hollywood Reporter on Saturday. “We all know more, and I’m a lot wiser about transgender issues. There are some line…
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