Hannibal Lecter - Fava Beans and Chianti

I think the mispronunciation is intentional. He's telling Clarisse how "common" she is during this exchange. It's another way for him to be caustic and superior.

FTFTFTFTFF

o.o

no matter what movie he's in, Anthony Hopkins will always be Hannibal Lecter to me...lol

This is a medical joke. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors, these old-school antidepressants, cannot be taken with a diet rich in tyramine: otherwise, you risk entering a tyramine-induced hypertensive crisis. In other words, you're blood pressure shoots up catastrophically, potentially leading to death. Tyramine is found in foods such as fava beans, liver, Chianti wine, aged cheese, and others. This is Hannibal's way of telling us that he's not taking his medication...

Wow - great pickup. I never would've realized that.

You're cool.

Wow...brilliant observation,or did you read this somewhere?

so this is where lloyd and harry got the line from in dumb and dumber.

OMG I KNOW I thought this sounded familiar hahaha

Love this quote.

But i still cringe a lil when he mispronounces "Chianti"

Still awesome though. =D