Anthony Hopkins’ Oscar-winning turn as suave cannibal Dr. Hannibal Lecter needs no description. Nor does his iconic mask. I think what made everything hit home for the audience–as it was hard to reconcile the slightly-built, calm and soft-voiced psychiatrist with his crimes–was when we saw him strapped to a hand truck with that mask on his face. Not too long after that, we saw what he was capable of.
The mask is a repurposed goaltender’s faceplate, created by Ed Cubberly. I wonder if ol' Ed knew at the time that he was helping create the greatest villain of all time, according to AFI.
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