'Silence of the Lambs' Producer Slams Trump for Praising Hannibal Lecter

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Donald Trump's rant about the 'wonderful' Hannibal Lecter isn't sitting well with one of the guys who helped make 'Silence of the Lambs,' and he's taking a bite out of DT's rhetoric.

Rip Into Rob Gronkowski's Shredded Shots To Kick Off His 35th Bday!'s rant about the"wonderful" Hannibal Lecter isn't sitting well with one of the guys who helped make"The Silence of the Lambs," and he's taking a bite out of DT's rhetoric.-- part of the Oscar-winning trio that produced the film -- tells TMZ ... he has a pretty good idea why Trump might be so eager to split some fava beans and a nice Chianti with old Hannibal the Cannibal.

Saxon adds, jokingly,"It may be aspirational on a culinary level as well, you know, to have more elevated gastronomic tastes" -- a pretty clear shot at the former president's love of fast food.Of course, on a much more serious note, he says he doesn't like the idea of Trump comparing immigrants coming into the U.S. to the murderous Lecter ... telling us it's abhorrent to liken one to the other, which Trump boldly did during a weekend rally in New Jersey.

Saxon says that while fictional Lecter might be an"alluring role model" for Trump ... it's still not cool to make the juxtaposition -- and while he isn't surprised, he says DT just shouldn't go there.He says ..."Comparing people who are looking for a better life in America, like my grandparents did, to a serial killer, is just wrong."

 

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