The Silence Of The Hams

A colossal misfire of the parody genre, this takeoff on thriller movies spoofs a number of classic (PSYCHO, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD) and contemporary (MISERY, BASIC INSTINCT, SILENCE OF THE LAMBS) films. A cast of has-beens and wannabes--headed by an Italian star as yet unknown in the US--fail to breathe life into the stale gags and tired trickery of this direct-to-video release.

For his first big assignment, FBI agent Joe Dee Fostar (Billy Zane) is put on the trail of the Psycho Serial Killer. His quest begins at the Unbelievably Bad Maniacs wing of the Hollywood Nuthouse, where he interviews Dr. Animal Cannibal Pizza (Dom DeLuise) for clues as to the killer's...