The Silence of the Hams (1994)

Original Title: Il silenzio dei prosciutti

Directed by: Ezio Greggio

This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning!

Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film!

Synopsis: Detective Jo Dee Fostar (Billy Zane) enlists advice from serial killer Dr. Animal Cannibal Pizza (Dom DeLuise) in this spoof of crime thrillers.

Cartoon Cat: There is a childish drawing of a cat on Dr. Animal’s cell wall.

The Silence of the Hams - drawing of cartoon cat pinned on cell wall

Kitty Cameo: Back in his office, Fostar is working on a letter with a longhair white cat beside him on the desk.

The Silence of the Hams - Jo Dee Fostar Billy Zane sitting at desk with longhair white cat
The Silence of the Hams - Jo Dee Fostar Billy Zane sitting at desk with longhair white cat

Fostar turns to the cat (which is now a stuffed fake) and pets him, saying gently, “Rover, how many times have a told you? Come on, now you know. There’s no sitting on the table.”

The Silence of the Hams - Jo Dee Fostar Billy Zane looking at fake longhair white cat
The Silence of the Hams - Jo Dee Fostar Billy Zane with fake longhair white cat

Kitty Carnage Warning! With that Fostar tosses the fake cat across the room into the electric fan. A quick shot is inserted of the fake cat having its fur caught in the machine.

The Silence of the Hams - Jo Dee Fostar Billy Zane throwing fake longhair white cat into fan animated gif

The real cat then leaps down, knocking the fan to the floor.

The Silence of the Hams - longhair white cat jumping away from fan

The head animal trainer on the film was Brian McMillan.

Final Mewsings: All hell breaks loose when the kit hits the fan.

Many thanks to Mark Murton for letting us know about the cat in this film!

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