Brian Cox: Interview (Manhunter)

[@rossl5908]

That “would you like to leave me your home phone number!?” Line is chilling

[@anbee8127]

How about "Dream much, Will?"

[@adamarens3520]

Brian Cox makes every movie better. If I’m watching a film and he shows up, I upgrade my opinion of the film immediately.

[@r4h4al]

Very underrated actor. Better than Antony Hopkins as an actor on the whole.

[@CactusG26]

the big difference between the two Hannibals is that Cox portrayed a more cynical, cold blooded, smoother talking Lecter... actually the kind of psychopaths that exist in real life... Hopkins portrayed a more hollywoody Lecter... he acted the part of the scary, freaky, over the top gory killer that from the start of a movie is described as a cannibal... in Manhunter they never mention in detail about how Lecter killed his victims... Graham in one scene only mentions that he did it in very bad ways... and Lecter himself mentions that he heard about the emotional problems that has the first officer that saw his basement... that is what makes Cox's Lecter scarier in my pinion... that you actually don't know how terrifying, sick or violent the guy can be...

[@adrianopasseri3262]

CactusG26 true you don’t get ass big a idea that Hannibal Lecter is a bad person on Manhunter as you do on The Silence of the Lambs coz The Silence of The Lambs takes place later on in the Hannibal Lecter Story than what Manhunter dose so there for more people have found out what Hannibal Lecter is really like and the thing with Hannibal Lecter is the more People find out what he’s really like the less he hides him self like on The film Hannibal it’s even more obvious that he’s a bad person he’s more Derain than Bryan Cox much Anthony Hopkins is much more Sinister and Bryan Cox Hannibal Lecter isn’t any more realistic than Anthony Hopkins Hannibal Lecter in real life you get Psychopaths that seem weird and Sinister as well as charming just ripe in Albert Fisher

[@adrianopasseri3262]

CactusG26 just google/read about Albeit Fish

[@adrianopasseri3262]

CactusG26 And as Gritty as the feel and the tone to The Silence of the Lambs is their are a few non realistic things on it but for good reason it gives the film it’s thrill factor The Silence of the Lambs is more Psychological than Manhunter. The silence of the Lambs has the really Eerie music Manhunter has the really cheesy 1980s music. The Silence of the Lambs has a really Gritty feel Manhunter has a really 1980s feel to it very much like the fist Terminator Fillmore dose

[@rossdiamondthief6627]

CactusG26 they both did an amazing job as Lecter. But for me personally, I prefer Anthony Hopkins. Because he scared me more than Cox. Cox I do agree was more close to how he was in the original novel.

[@epichal4883]

@@adrianopasseri3262 What's so cheesy about it? IT's just Michael Mann's taste in music, you can see it in his other films like Heat and Collateral. It also has some truly magnificent moments, the musical choices on Will's visit to Lecter and the tiger scene with Francis were brilliant.

[@zeus7623]

Manhunter is the best. Music. Ci-mo-tog. Much love from Philadelphia.

[@perdedoronline]

Been a Cox fan since Manhunt the video game :-)

[@WitchmanDumb]

I love how Brian Cox doesn't bash Anthony Hopkins. I actually liked both performances in Manhunter and Silence Of The Lambs.

[@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253]

Bash ahaha))) He is too classy of a professional for that kind of... pahetic behavior)

[@andrewc247]

Brian Cox is one of the best actors of our time!!

[@enniscorthylad]

Brian Cox is a vastly under rated actor. He adds a touch of real class to everything that he's in and is always modest and unassuming. My first memory of him was in a classic TV series called Manhunt that was made in the late 1960s and I've been a loyal fan since then. He has a great speaking voice and I particularly enjoy his performances as James McLevy in a long running series on radio 4.

[@adfoluoi5453]

Micheal Sean O'Dubhghaill Who the fuck underrates actors ?? If the public wants you ... you will get more action and more important roles . He played in 202 movies ... lots of them very important. ... like: 25'th Hour , Troy, Zodiac , Braveheart , Manhunter, The Bourne Trilogy , Rob Roy , The Boxer etc. Had a great chance to be like Al Pacino if he wanted that . Who is putting down Brian Cox ... and why isn't he the Marlon Brando we all want him to be ?? It's bullshit because .... in the end ... if the public likes you ... you will get a new gig and a more important role in that gig . The big break for Anthony Hopkins was Silence of the Lambs . Now .... Brian also played Hannibal .... why the fuck did he not make a bigger impact with the chance that he got with that movie . I saw that movie thanks to the trilogy Hopkins played in ... and that trilogy is made famous by Hopkins ... not by the other actors around Hopkins. So who doesn't let Brian Cox be as famous as Hopkins ... if you want to compare the two . There must be a mafia involved . The mafia of Brian Cox . Maybe because he doesn't have a good face for a leading role ?? Maybe because he doesn't have charisma or intensity like great actors have ??But Brian had a great chance ... he played in important movies . To give you an idea ... Daniel Day Lewis ... has 28 movies on the IMDB list . Brian Cox has 202 on the IMDB list . 10 times as much almost. WHY does Daniel Day Lewis have 3 Oscars for a leading actor and Brian Cox doesn't even have a nomination for an Oscar ... not even for the Best Supporting Actor category ? Trivia: Has no fewer than three roles in common with Anthony Hopkins. They have both played Titus Andronicus, and both of them played King Lear while the other was simultaneously playing Hannibal Lecter. Anthony Hopkins is great because ...well .... because people actually like watching him ... and because he takes his roles more seriously . Even Stallone ... who is maybe the worst actor ever .... is getting the attention because he actually knows how to get it . He has a formula of success. He doesn't play Shakespeare for example . And he has a nomination for an Oscar for Rocky . People actually enjoy watching Stallone ... that is the main thing .

[@thestranger7377]

+Micheal Sean O'Dubhghaill finnaly,someone who is smart

[@txmetalhead82xk]

So glad he did X-2!!! He was awesome as the maniacal William Stryker.

[@tomtoren4643]

Got nothing but love for Anthony Hopkins and Silence of the Lambs but Brian is the superior Lecter. He was creepy and even terrifying, even behind bars.

[@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253]

And he felt real. There isn't a moment in the film that makes him into Anthony-like all-knowing hyper-intelligent supervillain. The most lovable thing about sir Cox's performance is that not even for a moment you are able to doubt that you can pass a human being like that on a street. *He is real and that is frightening* . While Anthony's Lecter, while infinitely charming, feels as if he's read the script, knows everything at any given moment.

[@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253]

@@fenris6051 I love cartoony. So entertaining, so animated, so alive. Unlike all these “dullards” that surround me… I’ll take cartoonish any day of the week.

[@JoeSmith-dl9ok]

Eh, I watched every movie (including Manhunter) in the last two days. He was great, but I gotta be honest-I prefer Hopkins. I think the biggest reason is because I the Coxs’ Lecter has like 10 total minutes of screen time though. Giving him a chance to have more screen time w/ the character would’ve been great

[@billywood2814]

He was scary because you knew so little about him and the influence he had on the case in man hunter while behind bars made you wonder what he was capable of outside those bars, no need to see him bite somebody’s face when he did so much damage to the case with one call then he sends that book code through the tattler and the book to the killer which they can’t find because he sent it another way and they couldn’t find it in his cell. He had them running in circles and the journalist gets killed because he tricked them as he knew what Will would do and left little clues like the letter and the letters that would let them know about the tattler. That’s genius.

[@stuartbrown25]

great actor who played a great part in manhunter....

[@mikepitt242]

RIP Sir Terry.

[@zombieu3088]

I WOULD RATHER WATCH MANHUNTER OVER SILENCE OF LAMBS ANYDAY. ITS A BETTER FILM FULL STOP.

[@SiliconBong]

Thank you for saying full stop.

[@tomtoren4643]

Completely agree.

[@DarkSideOfLucca]

I mean, definitely nowhere near being better than Silence of the Lambs, but it is incredibly underrated.

[@LorenzoDoesntExist]

I think that shouting an opinion as fact in all caps shows that you lack objectivity.

[@Duke4ever96]

Cash, i made you!

[@MJforlife-777]

manhunt brought me here

[@Naytone]

same

[@MattRobertsonArt]

Fun fact this man in my grandfathers cousin

[@ZER0--]

Both films were good, but I preferred Manhunter. The way that the detective in MH was trying to get into the killers head but also worried that if he got to much into the killers head he may succumb to similar urges.

[@kyokogodai-ir6hy]

Graham thought that way BECAUSE he had those urges. He almost went over the edge the last case, which is why he "retired" to Florida. That is where Jack Crawford finds him, to try and get him to work on "The Tooth Fairy" case. It is also why, in one of the endings filmed, Graham goes to the intended next victims home. To see if he was "all right" in the head. Here is that scene....kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZmnfpiYd5elr68

[@HoustonSoto]

He's a real class act... he doesn't act snobby or bitter about subjects like losing the part of Lecter to Anthony Hopkins or Brad Pitt being paid more money. Great, underrated actor.

[@drummerboy1975]

Two gents being gents!!! Longing for these days now!!

[@fjbutch]

He was exceptional as Herman Goering in Neuremberg 2000...

[@Desertduleler_88]

I agree, I thought it was one of his best roles.

[@ToxicalDash]

Am I the only one who knows him as the Director in Manhunt !?

[@chriscool1992]

Cox is a legend loved him in Troy

[@Joelomite]

Underrated actor, he totally kicked ass as Starkweather in the videogame "Manhunt".

[@monkeyboy4746]

The trouble with Brian Cox playing Lecter is that Cox left very little room for Anthony Hopkins to explore the character any further because he really "became" Lecter. Hopkins had to work with what he had left, so he did it in a more theatrical way instead.

[@Downs2440]

Him and Anthony Hopkins can't be compared. Both did very well. I love all of the Hannibal Lecter films.

[@r4h4al]

Exactly.

[@mog398]

Even Rising?

[@sk8erdoodjames]

i saw him today in dundee city centre. i think he was born in dundee. he was driving a white ferrari F430 Spyder with a nice red fabric roof :)

[@DRock6906]

Uncle Gary from The Ringer!! LOL :-) Very good actor. The Ringer and Super Troopers are my guilty pleasure of films starring Brian Cox :-)

[@drhploveboat]

it kinda sounded like he was trying to imply, that the work he did on X2 was beneath him. clearly that's not the case, X2 is a very smart film, that still remains the best in the X-Men franchise. it's lame when people make such assumptions, like if it ain't Shakespeare it ain't worth your time. but at least Cox understood the value of the work, and that he was in good company while doing so.

[@EduardoTorres-ls6vr]

That movie holds up to this day.

[@natashasforza2141]

Brian Cox played the role efficiently. Anthony Hopkins buried a impassive, manipulative evil mastermind and portrayed a common madman.

[@waynezimmerman1950]

So here's my thought. Brian Cox played Lecter in his prime, freshly incarcerated and sparring with someone(Graham) he almost considers an equal. Anthony was an older version, somewhat more repressed from years in prison, though unrepentant. Who's to say that Brian wouldn't have played it exactly like that? I liked both of them. Now Red Dragon, that was a pointless remake.

[@TetraSamurai]

wayne zimmerman red dragon was a better movie than silence of the lambs 2, called Hannibal for some reason

[@r4h4al]

Red Dragon was good, for me just as good as Manhunter.

[@chrislovespillz]

great actor i love brian cox in the manhunt game for the ps2, he plays a sick sfuff film maker.

[@Brady2k10]

i liked him best as starkweather in the video game manhunt

[@CamiloSanchez1979]

I like this guy, he has great charisma, just saw Bourne Supremacy because I was never into the whole series but I was surprised, I also saw him on X Men.

[@GnCFilms]

CamiloSanchez1979 Why did you start with the second Bourne film, particularly if you weren't into it to begin with?

[@weejunguy]

Coxy is a legend !

[@playthroughcinema]

I came to know him because of manhunt the video game, very dark game I wish he would talk about that role because imo it's one of the best voice acting performances in video games.

[@anton1990]

He was very good as Hannibal. Very realistic.

[@Destro7000]

Brian Cox ....not to be confused with Brian Cox :D

[@thebadgerno.1872]

Class Act Brian Cox & Sir Terry (RIP)

[@jpaschl]

Troy is a great movie Bryan cox is wonderful

[@xXE4GLEyEXx]

is there any interview about him being in killzone 1-2-3 ?

[@67maverick]

Both William and Brian should have got an Oscar for their performance in this movie.

[@jamesroyle6888]

Hopkins' lector will still be talked about in a thousand years. He made the role iconic, and without his performance no-one would be here talking about how much better Brian Cox is.

[@epichal4883]

At this rate we won't be talking anything in a thousand years. That said, I agree that Hopkins played the more iconic character, though it's dumb to say this makes him the best when Michael Mann himself stated that he underplayed Lecter to make the audiences want more of him and then deny it.

[@r4h4al]

I get your point but I'd say the reason he's remembered more is because the film made more money which is down to marketing not down to how good the portrayal of Hannibal was.

[@KingOfCarrotflowers]

One of the most versatile people in pictures today.

[@konradfat]

Love him in Killzone !

[@terminator324343]

I agree. Brian casts more suspense than Hopkins.

[@MoeGunz]

When Lecter is engaging in a normal conversation, I wished Hopkins portrayed it like Cox did. However, when Lecter is saying creepy things, I would rather the way Hopkins portrayed it. A fusion of Cox and Hopkins would've made an absolute perfect Lecter.

[@r4h4al]

Very true. Somewhere in the middle of the dial between an understated and common madman portrayal.

[@shawnn7502]

Brian Cox is awesome. Great villain in Troy.

[@troy3456789]

Brian Cox is doing voice acting on a fast food restaurant commercial that plays right now. It took me a few times to make sure I knew who it was.

[@wreckingrich3788]

Not to mention the videogame Manhunt. His voice is the most memorable part of the game.

[@Alprazolam08]

The ONE and ONLY Lector!

[@jaja1818]

god damn that voice!

[@bodiegod]

A great understated performance in Manhunter by Brian. But you ain't seen nothing until you've seen Bob Servant: Independent!

[@RodCornholio]

Cox's scansion, elocution -- the total package is the height of the actor's art.

[@WilHowe]

Is he the voice of Visari in Killzone 2? Because it was really powerful

[@kingomar69]

No one mentioned the red kicks. Thanks for the upload pilgrim.

[@jimtrueblue99]

Brian Cox was by far a better Hannibal Lecter than Anthony Hopkins. Hopkins was an actor playing a scary character and over-acting in consequence. Brian Cox was that scary character--that amoral, conscienceless, cold-blooded murderer--in the flesh. Just chilling..

[@alexandrinaoliveira692]

Couldn't agree with you more. He appeared to be " naturally insane" and so it was much more believable and therefore much more frightening....as this type of individual could easily move about in society and we unconsciously know that. Hopkins is a great actor but the insanity he portrayed was more obvious and therefore the average person would never allow such a person into their lives, i.e. as their doctor.

[@Setebos]

Brian Cox's performance was what turned me on to Thomas Harris' writing in the first place.

[@terminator324343]

Setebos Same here. Also,, imo, Hopkins' Lecter shows off his sophisticated nature and gets too much screen time, especially in the sequels. What makes Brian Cox a terrific Hannibal Lecter is that his sophisticated nature is more hinted at. Besides, he is not shown often, transforming him into a terrifying presence, rather than just an intelligent killer.

[@thestranger7377]

+jimtrueblue99 anthony hopkins is a great actor,don't underestimate him,but brian cox,man he is criminaly underrated actor,like seriously

[@TetraSamurai]

jimtrueblue99 Brian cox Hannibal looks like a guy you'd meet at a bar. Cox is an amazing actor, but there is a reason why Hopkins got an oscar after only 16 minutes of screen time, his portrayal of lecter was one of a kind. It will be remembered for decades, hence why people think of Hopkins when someone mentions Hannibal lecter. Hannibal is supposed to be unique, stand out, someone who seemed very different from the rest. Cox portrayal made him seem too much like an average man. Hannibal isn't average, he just has to hide his sinister personality. Cox has no reason to hide it, but he still acted like the average person

[@richardgarrett5322]

Seems like a nice, generous man.

[@Blatch643]

Good old Brian, fellow Dundonian aswell, great actor

[@ZorroComputers]

Very smart guy.

[@rossdiamondthief6627]

“Dream much, Will?”

[@micahj9828]

Always amazing to me the ability to master not just the sociopathy of Lector, but to master the irreverant humor of Super Troopers. The man can flat out act his ass off.

[@txmetalhead82xk]

Now, that’s an intro!!!!

[@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253]

"These guys are scary." Made me laugh for five minutes straight :D

[@JollyRodders]

Yeah he was brilliant in Troy. Great casting.

[@thatfilmgeekguy]

will's experience and past with lecter was true in manhunter as well and cox was just sooooo much better. sure he was working with michael mann, one of the great visionary directors, whereas hopkins was stuck with brett ratner, of rush hour 2 *tumbleweed* but again, i don't think that it should completely excuse hopkins', imo, inferior work in those later films.

[@IrishBirdy1]

Cox was originally supposed to be Aslan in the Narnia films..... I'm glad Liam Neeson got the part. I like his voice better =]

[@tovolume]

After watching Manhunter i got to say that Brian Cox is the better Hannibal Lector because the way the he asks Will Graham on his family's phone number and address that was really creepy and threatening, i've already seen all three of Anthony Hopkins Hannibal movies, Anthony is great but Brian Cox is more creepier because that's how real life serial killers are.

[@SB-hc1nt]

Brian Cox is a fantastic actor I think Manhunter is his best role one of his funniest is in The Ringer. I know it's not a PC film at all however he's so funny.

[@navylaks2]

he's right he was way better than Brad Pitt, why was Pitt even cast in that role jeezzz. But even Brian Cox and Eric Bana couldn't get that trainwreck back on the rails.

[@paulklein8048]

Even when he's in absolute shit, he adds a touch of class. His role in The Ringer was some much needed class. He is amazing in every single way.

[@randomdave30]

@axetogrinde Now the Anthony Hopkins Lecter franchise is over, perhaps there could be an original sequel to Manhunter?

[@sibryce]

@axetogrinde I'm not sure, I think he was a bit TOO understated (given that his Lector didn't get the introduction that Hopkins' did). Without the characters explaining anything, there's no clear reason why Lecter is supposed to be considered dangerous.

[@akfreed6949]

I saw this on a local station playing the TV version . I think it was a victim of the success of ALIENS . It's because of this movie I never thought of Sir Anthony Hopkins as THE Hannibal Lector . It belongs to Sir Brian Cox .

[@alienbaroque]

Sorry, I like A. Hopkins, but Brian Cox's performance as H. L. blows him out of the water.

[@billmiller8145]

sounds like sir sean connery

[@ImYourHuckleberry_29]

He was funny in that state trooper film. Xant recall tge name

[@TheEternalOuroboros]

Anthony- scary . Brian- realistic. Mads- interesting

[@r4h4al]

Mads was the best one!

[@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253]

@@r4h4al Nah, he wasn't. There is no such thing as "the best Lecter". Same as there cannot be "the best Joker" and whatnot else. Every single actor portraying the character is a professional. And they *FIT* the mood, the style, the atmosphere of the movie/show the character is portrayed in. Mads' Hannibal fits perfectly with the mood of the show. Hopkins' Hannibal fits ASTOUNDINGLY WELL with Silence's tone. Cox's Hannibal fits Manhunter's realism while being menacing and unnervingly intense (same as Petersen's Will). There is no such thing as the best tomate sauce. *There is such a thing as perfect tomato sauces, though* .

[@TNO73]

Both are fine actors, but Hopkins has made the role his. It is what he is most identified with. It would be cool to imagine BC with a bit more of AH's creepiness & AH with a bit more of BC's cool demeanor though.

[@WarpLover]

I thought they were being so nice to each there was a chance of them kissing! Great actor!

[@RickieScene]

Cox is brilliant in The Take with Tom hardy

[@MagicAccent]

Aw, thought it was about the game "Manhunter". Still, excellent movie.

[@bellavia5]

AH over acted in Silence Of the Lambs. These types of guys don't come across as all kinds of sinister like he played it .The're usually soft spoken mushrooms .Or thuggish -like Gacey.

[@l.j.garcia1042]

+John Agresti Just that line where Cox asks Will Graham, "Have you ever seen blood in the moonlight Will? It appears quite black..." That line vs. Anthony Hopkins' delivery. The facial expressions Cox makes are just way more sinister and diabolical than Hopkins'.

[@bellavia5]

+L.J. Garcia I like Brian Cox -BUT-as I said -if you watch interviews with actual serial killers they don't come off as sinister and diabolical as they are portrayed in movies. JWG came off as a 3rd rate liquor store holdup guy.

[@adrianopasseri3262]

John Agresti Anthony Hopkins Hannibal Lecter is Softly Spoken yes He is more Sinister than than Bryan Cox but the Silence of the Lambs takes place later on in the story of Hannibal Lecter than what Manhunter dose so there for more people have found out what Hannibal Lecter is really like and the more people that find out what Hannibal Lecter is like the less he hides himself

[@BlindingBlizzard]

Great scientist!! :P

[@DCI-Frank-Burnside]

More about black holes and quantum gravity please.

[@BaddaBigBoom]

He was brrrillyant in L.I.E.

[@xboxboy312]

bryan cox does visari's voice in killzone 2

[@VicariousReality7]

Now you do not have to imagine it any more Type it in the search field

[@DrRestezi]

Who's here for Logan Roy?

[@James-nl6fu]

A genius who wants to kill you is terrifying even if he's locked 🔒 up.Nice one, Brian.

[@codename617]

@mrBasterd1981 Reptillian voice, that's how we're describing Carol CHanning's voice now? I look at Hopkins and im disapointed that i saw him while reading the books, but now i look at it, i think that Hannibal Lecter was kind of modled after Dracula. Slick Black hair marroon eyes. Maybe that's why i hated the ending of HAnnibal the book. I saw Hopkins ad Foster for a mental image.

[@JDubya2k]

Ah yes thank you

[@douglasw9624]

Manhunter was a great movie in no small part by the performance of Brian Cox as Hannibal Lector. Frankly didn't care as much about the others that followed. Seemed a little cartoonish. But Cox in Manhunter was absolutely believable.

[@ElephantRage]

I work every day too and dont quite make 20 millions, should I ask a raise?

[@kneeship]

@hhamaildk yes he was.

[@Cyberpit2000]

@actorkent Yeh, but isn't that the key to Hopkins performance. He is so cool, calm, collected and in a way charming that you would never suspect him of murder, cannibalism etc. making him a great choice for a thriller. Cox was gd for a horror film as Lecktor, but Hopkins is better at playing on the thriller aspect of Lector.

[@staceyadams2618]

You screwed up. You heard Hall and Oats !!!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@15peewee12]

i was confussed never seen or heard of a film called called manhunter i thought they were talking about his role in the game manhunt as starkweather

[@frankeyboi87]

You're stacking those corpses up like it was judgement day!!!

[@GeorgeGallowayForPM]

Look at Wogan's wig.

[@JHallenbeck]

You love your caps lock DON'T YOU?!

[@NeverAloneForever]

@axetogrinde He was the more surreal Lector. Which in itself might be the most scary.

[@COLETHORN10]

Agamenon