Trivia: The role of Hannibal Lecter was originally supposed to go to Gene Hackman, who bought the rights to the source novel and had planned on directing the film himself. He backed off the project when he decided that the role was too dark for his taste, and he felt that he had already played an unlikeable character in "Mississippi Burning."
Suggested correction: There's another trivia entry here stating that the role was originally offered to Sean Connery. Please provide evidence that it's Hackman.
You're right. Sean Connery was also offered the role. Movie roles often go through multiple actors before a final choice is made. There are a ton of articles on the Internet about this, but here's one. You can easily find other sources. https://collider.com/silence-of-the-lambs-gene-hackman/.
Trivia: Singer Chris Isaak has a small cameo as the S.W.A.T. team commander.
Trivia: In the movie poster, the skull of the moth is made of seven naked female bodies. The image of the "skull orgy" originated in a portrait photograph by Philippe Halsman of Salvador Dali, entitled Salvador Dali In Voluptate Mors. The photo itself was inspired by surrealist Dali's Female Bodies as a Skull painting.
Trivia: "The Silence of the Lambs" has gained some infamy in recent years as an example of the "Mandela Effect" - a phenomenon where large groups of people share the same false memory. Specifically, many people remember Hannibal Lecter delivering the specific line "Hello, Clarice" when she comes to visit him. But he actually never once says this line in the film.
Trivia: Hannibal Lecter and Clarice Starling only appear in four scenes together throughout the whole film.
