11) The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
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In The Silence of the Lambs, Anthony Hopkins' famous line of "I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti" was largely ad-libbed. Although this line did appear in the script, Hopkins added the sucked-through-teeth sound while reciting it, which contributed to that scene being amongst the scariest. Jonathan Demme, the director, permitted Hopkins to infuse his own words, making the scene even eerily unforgettable. It was in this small, but vital improvisation that the whole scene was raised to fame and made Hannibal Lecter, one of cinema's greatest villains.
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