Manhunter (1986) | Movie Reaction | First Time Watching | The First Hannibal Movie!

[@JJ-ui4ph]

This movie is criminally underrated. Thanks for reacting to it

[@Corn_Pone_Flicks]

No, it's lesser-known. Most people who have seen it seem to appreciate it.

[@nickblood7080]

Maybe under appreciated is the best way to say it. This movie is so much better than red dragon. Michael Mann shows how much more of an intelligent director he is in this with showing how scary the villain is through the writing, acting and directing vs red dragon painting a giant tattoo on his back.

[@lampad4549]

​@@Corn_Pone_Flicksnope when it came out it was panned and for good reason very mediocre and poor adaptation

[@lampad4549]

​@@nickblood7080red dragon also shows how scary the villain is through the writing and directing plus a dragon tattoo. Most of the performances in this movie are mediocre with the exception of Brian cox.

[@DW.Strangeman]

​​@@lampad4549😂😂😂😂😂 Red Dragon (Brett Ratners film) is shit compared to this. Are you 10, 11 years old or just ignorant about film?

[@somthingbrutal]

my favourite of the Hannibal movies as well as my favourite version of Hannibal. you can practically feel the 80's dripping off this movie

[@Mike13v2]

The soundtrack is amazing ❤

[@craigcassidy6078]

Red dragon just didn't have seem hit as this movie

[@somthingbrutal]

@@craigcassidy6078 yeah i didn't get to the end of the movie

[@thoso1973]

The police officer who punches up the drivers licenses on the computer screen, is played by Frankie Faison, who incidentally also plays Barney in the Anthony Hopkins Hannibal films, thus making him the only actor to appear in all four films.

[@mark_p300]

People often forget that Dan Butler appeared in both _Manhunter_ and _The Silence of the Lambs_ too! In this he played Jimmy Price, the fingerprinting expert; in _The Silence of the Lambs_ he played one of the entomologists who dissected the pupa and identified the species of moth found in the mouth of one of Buffalo Bill's victims.

[@bensneb360]

Brian Cox is very underrated Hannibal Lecter he’s really good at that calm intense demeanor

[@dallesamllhals9161]

Brian Cox underrated? Only if young enough for ze internet 😛

[@eddhardy1054]

Although AH's performance is iconic I actually prefer Brian Cox's version. I always found AH's Lecktor too theatrical.

[@eddhardy1054]

Also any film that has IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA on the soundtrack gets a double vote from me 🥰

[@Corn_Pone_Flicks]

@@eddhardy1054 Watching it last night, I was struck by how he's playing it very much like he's just playing a doctor. He's disarmingly normal, except for the nature of what he's discussing.

[@eddhardy1054]

@@Corn_Pone_Flicks Exactly mate.

[@markmaioli4]

One of Michael Mann's early movies - so good & WAY different than later iterations. Another great William Peterson (& Willem Defoe) movie I TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. ☆☆☆☆☆

[@JamesDavis-sh9gh]

Agreed. Both films with William Peterson were very underrated and brilliant action movies with heart and intellect.

[@susanalexander6721]

That was my first Willem Defoe movie. I was mesmerized. Great movie!

[@mbryson2899]

Michael Mann's _Thief_ is also very much worth watching.

[@timothygil1]

I love how she talks about Red Dragon and her Déjà vu comparison when Manhunter came out 16 years before and IT is the original Hannibal film before all of them. I also think (and all due respect, not hating) but she didn't really get or see how beautiful this film was, how it used music, the level of acting, the cinematography and mostly the subtext, I get she is just reacting as a viewer but this is one that film students dissect to learn and be inspired.

[@AlexGVid]

I just believe that Michael Mann is a brilliant director. Not everybody appreciates his style: striking visuals, unique music that fits the mood, and above all, everything he puts on film is exhaustingly researched in order to achieve a realism that is unmatched. You can see it in all the forensics in this film, or the historical accuracy in Last of the Mohicans, or the criminal / police aspects in Heat, or the 60 Minutes references for The Insider (very good film as well). This could be considered a bit of a spoiler so don't read if you are currently watching the Hannibal TV Show: In the Hannibalverse, there is a theory that the very first crime scene that Will Graham investigates in the TV show, is actually the Tooth Fairy's first family kill. It's not actually stated, and there are no mirrors-in-the-eyes, but there are other aspects that fit his profile.

[@ct6852]

Something about the visual style in this makes me really nostalgic. Love Mann's use of blue.

[@ronbock8291]

Michael Mann’s first film, Thief, with James Caan, is well worth checking out, it’s a stylish masterpiece, that directly influenced Drive, and many other slick films…

[@matthewstroud4294]

Definitely. If you take the story themes from Thief and Manhunter combined, you get Heat.

[@norwegianblue2017]

Heat was basically a remake of Thief with a bigger budget and more action. But not actually as good a movie.

[@ronbock8291]

@@norwegianblue2017 Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue. Beautiful plumage. And I basically agree with you, not my favourite of Mann’s films, although the set pieces are something else.

[@Corn_Pone_Flicks]

This is probably my favorite adaptation of the story and my favorite version of any of the Lecter stories. There's so many wonderful details in this, such as when Dollarhyde initially resists Reba touching his face, then later when she's asleep, he puts her hand there and cries, thinking he's found his answer. When he goes outside to meet her, he tells her "you look so beautiful in the sun." a callback to the Blake painting The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun. There are, incidentally, at least three different cuts of this film, all including something missing from the other two. The name was changed because Dino DeLaurentis thought Red Dragon sounded like a martial arts film.

[@ct6852]

Were there any Lecter short stories? Or were they all novels?

[@Corn_Pone_Flicks]

@@ct6852 I'm fairly sure there were just novels.

[@radicaladz]

"It feels good, Will, because God has *power*. And if one does what God does enough times, one will become as God *is*." This line, and that scene, is why I think Cox nails something that Hopkins, good as he was, only hinted at - the true nature of psychopathy is believing you are God, and that the way to achieve godhood is that you must kill and terrorise those beneath you, which by definition is everyone.

[@kimmyfreak200]

yah he was trying to tell will what dollarhyde thinks he is becoming..godlike..his transformation from a man unaccepted by society so he becomes the red dragon the more he kills..similar to buffalo bill's transformation from a man uncomfortable in his skin wanting to become a woman...the way he dances for the camera and out stretches his arms to practice his power as he turns into a woman

[@ct6852]

There's some shots in this that are just peak 80's Michael Mann blue nostalgic perfection. I know it's a bit superficial, but it's what I remember most about the movie, considering I saw Red Dragon first. Some of the cinematography is seriously beautiful. And super nostalgic for 80's babies.

[@44excalibur]

The ending of Red Dragon is actually closer to the book's ending. The ending of Manhunter deviated greatly from the novel, in keeping with Michael Mann's neo noir style of crime storytelling.

[@Corn_Pone_Flicks]

They also totally ran out of money, but the fake-out ending from the book never really worked for me...you knew Francis was going to reappear.

[@danielallen3454]

Red Dragon's ending is more book accurate, it included the twist ending. This film's Graham is more book accurate, as is the amount of time we spend with Lecter. Also, I did greatly enjoy the scene with Graham's adopted son in the grocery store. He handled the boy trying to process his new father figure as a killer just right.

[@davevannatta985]

Everything about this film is amazing!!! I love this movie. This is the superior version of Red Dragon.

[@ThornbushTilemaker]

Great reaction! You guys should watch To Live And Die In LA, another amazing cop film staring William Peterson, plus its directed by William Friedkin.

[@ShadowSonic2]

And a very young Willam Dafoe!

[@terribanks8633]

The cop is the actor Frankie Fason: Barney, from Silence... and Hannibal.

[@jimtatro6550]

I saw this movie theatrically in 1986 in a empty theater. 5 years later I’m watching Silence of the Lambs and it hit me that I’m watching a sequel to this.😂

[@PaulOdontknow]

Same lol

[@Scary__fun]

I saw Manhunter in theater and loved it. The movie was sparsely attended, sadly. I then read Red Dragon and The Silence of the Lambs (before the movie adaptation came out). So, I knew everything that would happen and still was blown away by Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Demme's great direction. By the way, they changed this movie's title to Manhunter as the producer thought people would be confused with "Red Dragon" and go into theater thinking it was a fantasy movie.

[@ShadowSonic2]

@@Scary__fun The thing was, Manhunter was a low budget film with no big name stars or advertising. Silence of the Lambs was big budget, had a hot director with major hits behind him and major stars. It was very much a "Big Prestige" film compared to Manhunter.

[@ct6852]

Was it a box office bomb or something?

[@susanalexander6721]

That exactly what happened to me. Lector. I had heard that name before. I had read Red Dragon years before too.

[@thatjasonwalsh]

made my chuckle that you called out Frankie Faison for being in the wire but not mentioning that he's Barney in Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal. :P

[@samspade8830]

Oh, what an underrated masterpiece! This film is overshadowed by Silence of the Lambs, Red Dragon, etc... It's good to see you two review this Michael Mann classic.

[@billymuellerTikTok]

27:33 actor Frankie Faison was in 'Manhunter' as Lieutenant Fisk, in the other Hannibal Lector movies 'Red Dragon', 'Hannibal' and 'Silence of the Lambs' as Barney Matthews and on ' The Wire' as Ervin Burrell

[@davidlionheart2438]

Tom Noonan has always been incredibly underrated. He's excellent here as Francis Dolarhyde and wonderful in so many films of the era: "Wolfen", "The Monster Squad", "F/X", etc.

[@ShadowSonic2]

He always got typecast as monsters or lunatics after this in big movies. It was only in TV he got more nuanced roles like "North and South" or "Hell on Wheels". Course, he was always more a Stage Actor and Playwright, that's what he really enjoys doing.

[@Hum0ng0us]

14:16 Holy shit that's Chris Elliot second in on the far right of the screen!!! Also, I remember when this came out, everyone thought it was too hokey because of the way the main guy "just guessed" all the clues. People weren't ready for Profiling yet.

[@xaviergillis932]

This is my favourite movie. Will Graham here was the start of all the profilers/detectives who recorded their thoughts as they examined crime scenes in the future. William Petersen went on to CSI which I loved. The soundtrack has the feel of the movie and is outstanding. When you finish all these Graham vs Lektor/Lector shows you should check out the 2 seasons of Mindhunter which is based on the first FBI profilers and was the basis for the Jack Crawford and even Will Graham characters

[@maxducoudray]

So sad that Netflix cancelled Mindhunter.

[@ClichéGuevara-2814]

DP Dante Spinotti has a gift for moody, colourful lighting. Very reminiscent of Dario Argento's films. And he really knows how to shoot at night.

[@stefanodoro8817]

Yep, Spinotti did the perfect job! And what would be Mann's movies without the night? I remember Collaterali, i loved the coyote scene...

[@Fardawg]

Mrs. Movies: "It's 1986 so it shouldn't be too jump scare heavy." Me: Thinks back to her reactions for the early Friday the 13th films and laughs.

[@44excalibur]

Manhunter was Michael Mann's first feature film after leaving the hit TV show Miami Vice, where he was executive producer for three seasons, and his first crime thriller since 1981's ‘Thief' with James Caan. Manhunter combined Mann's unique New Wave visual style with his neo noir style of storytelling.

[@kanjoracer4914]

Thief is so great

[@dallesamllhals9161]

Don't write "Michael Mann's first feature film after TV" THEY don't GET that nowadays ;-)

[@44excalibur]

@@dallesamllhals9161 Okay 😂

[@dallesamllhals9161]

@@44excalibur Oh, don't start, HERO ♥

[@mark_p300]

_Manhunter_ was filmed during _Miami Vice_ 's second season, while Mann was still EP. He was still nominally involved in the third season but mostly left producing duties to Dick Wolf, while Mann produced the new show _Crime Story_ . The stars of that show included Dennis Farina ('Jack Crawford' in _Manhunter_ ), Stephen Lang ('Freddie Lounds'), Bill Smitrovich ('Lloyd Bowman', the FBI's documents expert) and Ted Levine, 'Buffalo Bill' himself!

[@clarencewalker3925]

The man who played Will Graham's partner, the man who brought him on the case, was Dennis Farina, who before he got into acting spent 18 years on the Chicago PD.

[@gustavoalmanza2673]

I remember him from Unsolved Mysteries growing up then seeing him as Cousin Avi in Snatch. RIP Dennis Farina

[@susanalexander6721]

I loved that guy. RIP Sir.

[@maxducoudray]

So glad you’re doing this one. Though Lecktor isn’t as dramatic in this one as the other versions, the overall movie is my favorite of them all.

[@PrintAndPlayPodcast]

The mood of this film is the best version, they play with getting you the audiance into Will's head, as opposed to tension from fear/thrills. It really nails it

[@wolftone69]

Why? They watched red Dragon it makes this movie less

[@maxducoudray]

@@wolftone69 Red Dragon is not good.

[@susanalexander6721]

I saw, and have owned this movie since it came out. Love it. I read Red Dragon, it was tough to do mainly because it went into great detail how horribly abused Dollarhyde was abused by his Grandmother.

[@postshanna]

One of my all time favs. Just unreal.

[@Col_Fragg]

"Manhunter" is sooooo much better than "Red Dragon." It also has a far more realistic portrayal of a high security mental hospital. Does anyone really think a serial killer is going to get better by keeping him in a dungeon out of a "Frankenstein" movie? A friend and I used to joke that baffled psychiatrists would scratch their heads and wonder, "Why isn't he getting better?!!"

[@80Jay71]

"You've seen these films! Haven't you my man? You've seen these films!" The most powerful line in the movie. And you cut it out!

[@danielallen3454]

If I could take Peterson's Graham, Fiennes's Dolarhyde, Mikkelsen's Lecter, this film's soundtrack, 'Red Dragon's direction, and 'Hannibal's production design, I feel like it would be the ultimate adaptation.

[@terrycoolidge9511]

Did you recognize Freddy Lounds? That's Stephen Lang from "Tombstone" (Ike Clanton), "Avatar" (Quaritch), and "Don't Breathe" (The Blind Man).

[@theoneandonlyoni]

So my buddy Cameron Britton is on the Netflix show Mindhunter, he plays Ed Kemper. He and I went to high school together in Sebastopol CA, and he was one oh my first friends when I moved there from San Francisco...

[@John_Locke_108]

He's your buddy? That's so cool. Mindhunter was terrific and his performance was spectacular.

[@Grnademaster]

The part where William Petersen figures it all out near the end while Dennis Farina was watching him is done so much better than Red Dragon. Slow, methodical, analytical, natural thinking and assumptions. It's a movie-magic moment.

[@flibber123]

This version of Hannibal is the creepiest to me. He looks like he can fit in polite society yet he gives off vibes that will make you look at your steak tartare with suspicion.

[@jerryrpettus1926]

One of the interesting things I found when I saw it in 1986 was that they changed the ending from the book, but the movie Mean Season with Kurt Russell had the ending from Red Dragon, with the killer coming after Russell and his girlfriend after they thought he died. Like you, I think this is the superior Will Graham.

[@fakeyf2]

Definitely catch Micheal Mann's other great films Thief, Last of the Mohicans, Heat, and Collateral. All are amazing films.

[@christopherboudreau43]

My suggestion for something you two should cover is "Where the buffalo Roam". Watching Bill Murray play Hunter S. Thompson was really something else. His performance is so underrated, and amazing.

[@steveb1972]

FAR better than Red Dragon!

[@John_Locke_108]

Have y'all watched To Live And Die In LA?

[@Madbandit77]

Will Petersen is great in that too. I'm surprised he never became a big movie star, but CSI made him more of a household name.

[@jimtatro6550]

Great movie!!! It’s my favorite movie from William Friedkin with the possible exception of Sorcerer.

[@John_Locke_108]

@@jimtatro6550 Sorcerer is absolutely amazing. I would love to see somebody react to it.

[@davidmg4216]

I had to spend more than normal to get a copy of that movie

[@ShadowSonic2]

@@davidmg4216 It's on KZbin, for free

[@Gqspeed]

In my top 10!!! I wrote a paper on this movie at FSU based on the colors, Michael Mann did such an amazing job with this movie!!!

[@kojiattwood]

The conversation between Will and his son in the grocery store is so well written and acted.

[@DamienNightwing]

Except for the background which changes way too often. Huge error.

[@warchildwarrior6892]

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[@thequadglaser1983]

I love this version. If you can believe it the actor playing Freddy Lounds is Stephen Lang, he played the super jacked Colonel in Avatar. I couldn't believe they were same person, such a different look.

[@mbryson2899]

He was also Ike Clanton in _Tombstone_ and Charles Winstead in _Public Enemies._ The man is a chameleon.

[@johnkeenan1829]

Guess who played the blind man in Don't Breathe?

[@gggooding]

The actor y'all recognized from The Wire, Frankie Faison, was also in Coming To America, Do the Right Thing, Mother Night, *annnnd* : Red Dragon, Hannibal, and Silence of the Lambs. (Only actor in all 4 Lecter movies.)

[@maxsparks5183]

You realize none of the movies that came after this one starring Anthony Hopkins even come close to this masterpiece, I hope. I hope you got the one with the correct ending. That is the one where Graham HAS TO go SEE the family that would have been the tooth fairy’s next victims because, well “we’re just alike you and me! You want the scent? Smell yourself.”

[@davidmg4216]

My dad had this movie on tape in the 80’s so when silence of the lambs came out I was already aware of Hannibal. I’ve always liked Michael Manns style of movies, y’all should definitely watch the Miami Vice movie.

[@ralaun2000]

THIS is a fantastic movie. What you got wrong was that it wasn’t home video, but Super 8mm home movies. There’s actually an alternative ending to this movie, and it shows how Will got rid of the mental wounds before going home.

[@billymuellerTikTok]

37:40 they changed the name because there was another movie out at the time named 'Year of the Dragon' and the studio did not want to get this one confused with that one. Director Michael Mann wanted to keep the title 'Red Dragon' but got overruled and it was renamed 'Manhunter'

[@drlee2]

Manhunter is this best adaptation of any movie or show with the character of Hannibal "Lecter" (spelled Lecktor in this movie) in my opinion. William Peterson (Will Graham), Tom Noonan (Francis Dollarhyde) and Brian Cox (Hannibal Lecktor) all superb with a great supporting cast of Joan Allen, Dennis Farina, Kim Greist, and Stephen Lang. I prefer Brian Cox's interpretation of Hannibal because he plays the character emotionless, cold, and detached and also feels like someone you could meet in reality. Hopkins' rendition of Lecter was too showy to me. I don't think Red Dragon is a good movie at all.

[@JamesDavis-sh9gh]

Agreed. Manhunter is by far more superior and darker than Red Dragon. A pre-Logan Roy Brian Cox's version of Hannibal was chilling.

[@davidmeir9348]

Glad you watch Manhunter before Hannibal season 3 (the second half), since they're both adaptation of the book Red Dragon by Thomas Harris. This is the first on-screen portrayal of Hannibal Lecter and while Brian Cox does a good job of sticking to book Hannibal, Anthony Hopkins portrayal, while less faithful to the book is the definitive cinematic one. You've already watched the second cinematic adaptation, Red Dragon with Hopkins as Lecter, Edward Norton as Will Graham and Ralph Fiennes as the Toothfairy. I stick to the opinion I gave in a previous comment that the Hannibal adaptation of Red Dragon is the definitive one and while Richard Armitage gives an absolutely fantastic portrayal of the Toothfairy, Tom Noonan (who plays The Ripper in Last Action Hero) is by far the creepiest. The whole movie, directed by Michael Mann (Heat) has this trippy and hallucinogenic vibe to it. For fans of Thomas Harris, Michael Mann or the 'Lecterverse', this is a must see.

[@shadowvessel]

Dude...spoilers

[@JamesDavis-sh9gh]

Ralph Fiennes played the Toothfairy in Red Dragon. Not Richard Armitage.

[@davidmeir9348]

@@JamesDavis-sh9gh That's exactly what I said. Reread what I wrote.

[@JamesDavis-sh9gh]

@@davidmeir9348 Understood. I was referring to the fourth paragraph which mentioned Richard Armitage, but I see the Ralph Fiennes reference too.

[@davidmeir9348]

@@JamesDavis-sh9gh Yes, in it i said: The Hannibal adaptation of Red Dragon. I was refering to the show's second half of the third season which adapts the arc.

[@clarkmiller3042]

What about the end credit scene? Did you miss it, or was it not on the DVD?

[@johannesbowers7467]

Much better Will Graham here. You can see why they picked William Petersen up to go to CSI. Now, you need to follow up with Hannibal Rising to get the imside track on Lechter.

[@cuttlefishagain]

22:54 Okay I adore Tom Noonan's performance as Francis in this movie, it's one of my favorites ever, lol. That being said, I've watched it many times! The part when he puts her hand on his mouth when he's crying. It took me a few times to connect the dots, but I think that's related to the earlier scene, when she wants to touch his face to see if he's smiling...he doesn't let her, because he's extremely self conscious about the scar on his lip. So, in the scene in bed. I think it's two things. First, she's asleep, so he's less self-conscious about her touching his face. Then, the main thing...she wanted to touch his face to see how he was feeling before. So here, he's crying and he wants her to feel that, to know how he's feeling. That he's sad and in a lot of pain. He was too self-conscious to 'let her in' on his feelings before, but deep down, he desperately wanted that closeness, and for her (someone) to be aware of his suffering. Also, right before that, he makes a point to put his head on her chest. Again, it took me a few times, but I realized he was listening to her heartbeat there. Maybe mostly an affirmation that she was...alive? lol. versus his victims, which, as dead bodies, were his fantasy baes "accepting" him, etc. But she was an actual a real/living person next to him this time. Even the song at the very end (with Will and his booty shorts) is called 'Heartbeat,' and so forth. Also, her listening to the heartbeat of the tiger...the tiger I feel was a stand-in for him. ...eg., her being super close to this immense threat, without even realizing how dangerous it was. And he was vicariously feeling her closeness through her interaction with the dangerous tiger, as he stood there watching like a creeper. lol. (And yes, I think was aroused, too). But she hears its heartbeat, and so that theme is there again. That desire for real/living connection. Also, back to the bedroom scene, he did 'climax' lol; it was really brief and understated and he barely reacts. Again, takes a few times to pick up on. And then, the scene with the pollen after (when he's in the van when her coworker drops her off).... 100%, yes, it was just his issues/paranoia/mental illness/whatever making him see their actions in a romantic way, which lead him to way way overreact to that perceived rejection. It just shows that he was way beyond help. It was impossible for him to have a real relationship at that rate, no matter how much he wanted it it, because he was way too too sick/effed up. So, yeah, I could go on about every subtle thing in his performance, but I probably already sound creepy enough lol. I just think he did such a great job conveying so much with such subtle nuances. Again, it took me a few times to understand it. The first time I was just utterly captivated by his weirdness and behavior, before it made sense more sense what was behind it. But I did get that he was suffering a lot, and that was enough to draw me in.

[@relin6770]

Brian Cox.. best Hannibal Lecter EVER!! I love this movie, thanks for posting!

[@h.haydon8044]

I read that one of Brian Cox's inspiration was his teenage son, just that cocky attitude. He even talks fast, like many kids and teens do.

[@shanerobinson4627]

This is by far the best lector/ Micheal Mann movie ever, slick camara work and true epic 80s soundtrack and plus extended version from iron butterfly 😊

[@dallesamllhals9161]

^..and Only one it was? Best Mann = HEAT(1995) And yes a FACT(in MY world) 😛

[@mgwilliams1000]

My favorite of the Red Dragon/Hannibal films. Just seemed more realistic in trying to hunt down a deranged killer. The opening scenes of Graham in the victim's home are pretty gripping.

[@TheBS1000]

I can't remember if you've ever reacted to the movie Heat, starring Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro, but that movie was also directed by Michael Mann.

[@LucienGrey79]

The cop looking at the driver ID was Barney, who guarded Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs.

[@r3ptile584]

Brian Cox was great as Hannibal. But it's hard to see him beyond his role as Harry Moon in FRASIER. He was hilarious.

[@snowdenwyatt6276]

I think Dennis Farina (playing Jack Crawford here) got his big break through Michael Mann projects. At the time of Mann's first theatrical film (Thief) he was still a Chicago area police officer who was hired for the film as a consultant and ended up with a small role in the film. His first big break was the lead on the Mann produced TV show Crime Story. Somewhere in there he quit the Chicago PD two years shy of his pension to pursue acting full time.

[@snowdenwyatt6276]

I only recently learned that under that bright shock of red hair, Freddie Lounds is played by Stephen Lang. Much more prolific and iconic since his hair turned white.

[@timothygil1]

The tiger scene is this movie is SOOOOO much better than in Red Dragon or the Series, I don't care what anyone says, especially with the music of Shriekback

[@gumbomudderx7503]

I saw this movie when I was in like 1st or 2nd grade. It was the first serious movie I remember seeing where I really followed along and was super interested in the story. It’s been a favorite of mine since

[@RaymLovesEggs]

I didn't know Quato was in this. Nice!

[@DoubleNickelFilmsLtd]

This is my absolute favorite out of all the adaptations of the Hannibal Lector stories.

[@Bellthorian]

This movie came out during the heyday of Miami Vice, and it has a Miami Vice feel to it.

[@stephanenguyen8786]

I wasn''t quite familiar with Tom Noonan when I first saw Last Action Hero. When I watched Red Dragon, the line from his manager "What? What are you, nuts? You want to play ax killers the rest of your life?" made much more sense ^^

[@ShadowSonic2]

He was also the Drug Lord bad guy in Robocop 2

[@stephanenguyen8786]

@@ShadowSonic2 And a demented child abductor in the X-Files ! He WILL play serial killers until the end of his carreer XD

[@ShadowSonic2]

@@stephanenguyen8786 He did play more nuanced characters on TV. He was the Anti-Slavery Preacher on "Hell on Wheels" and a good guy in "North and South Book 3"

[@darrylhughes7797]

I like the alternate ending to this which has Will go to see the family that the killer was planning to kill to make sure they were safe because he still has the killer's thoughts in his head.

[@stern12akachris32]

The Cinematography of this Movie was beautiful . This is much closer to the book . They had no where near the budget but man did they use every dime of it .

[@Fardawg]

The ending of the Red Dragon movie is more accurate to the book. The tattoos and eating the painting were also from the book.

[@JayStar-yj9pu]

Oh, and the Tiger Whisperer was Joan Allen. She teamed with Cox in pursuit of Jason Bourne in the second film..."Supremacy"

[@leonardoglesby1730]

Now that you have seen this Michael Mann, William Petersen collaboration you should take a look at the 1985, William Friedkin directed "To Live and Die In L.A." This stars William Petersen, and Willem Dafoe.

[@terribanks8633]

I was living in Atlanta when this book came out. After reading it, I had nightmares for months!

[@al1665]

Boxing Helena is another Atlanta Suspense/Horror classic

[@duanelavely5481]

Joan Allen would play Pam Landy in the Bourne films & was the prison warden in "Death Race" with Jason Statham.

[@pauladdison7765]

now you have to watch Hannibal Rising as well as season 3 to complete the series!

[@jodymitcham5609]

Need to watch William Peterson in To Live And Die In LA,very good counterfeit money movie from the 80’s

[@christopherboudreau43]

I think I went to see Red Dragon in the theater. There was one really good part where Will Graham goes to visit Hannibal, and they are walking around a track. Well I really had to use the bathroom. The part where Hannibal lunges at Will Graham was when I tried to get up to go, and I flung my popcorn everywhere with that jump scare lol

[@Hum0ng0us]

Lector in this one is more book accurate I think. Collative Learning has a pile of great videos braking down the psychology of Lector and the movies.

[@ManicReactions]

I became huge fans of Michael Mann and Dennis Farina (Jack Crawford) off the back of this film when I saw it in 1986. I’m with you, I prefer this Will Graham to Edward Norton’s. I enjoyed Brian Cox’s edginess at the time. Clearly, Hopkins is the iconic Lecktor. I haven’t seen Mads’ yet. He feels perfectly suited for the role. If you hadn’t recognized the resemblance, Stephen Lang (Freddy Lounds) would go on to be the big baddie in at least 2 of the 30 James Cameron Avatar films.

[@terryhughes7349]

Brian Cox actually stuck closer to the book but Tony expanded it in interesting directions.

[@John_Locke_108]

Brian Cox scares me more than Hopkins

[@Madbandit77]

​@@John_Locke_108 With that phone call, I was terrified of the guy.

[@lewis821]

always find it funny when people use nicknames for people they don’t know.

[@John_Locke_108]

@@lewis821 😂 It's like when my 5 year old calls me by my name.

[@dallesamllhals9161]

@@John_Locke_108 Not here

[@chez520]

There is a TV version where, at the end, Will visits the Tooth Fairy's next victims.

[@DW.Strangeman]

Red Dragon is closer to the novel but it's worth mentioning that the film (Red Dragon) is absolute s**t. 2 main characters are miscast (and I'm an Edward Norton fan), the writing and directing is basically painting by numbers. Lektor is spelt correctly, it changed in SOTL for a wider audience. This is a film I show my students as an example of great film making. If you get the chance/time to watch it, one of the other ones is "Don't Look Now" or "Let The Right One In". Hope you liked it and as always will press the like button and really appreciate your uploads and company🥰

[@goran77ish]

Oh I like this Hannibal more. Feels more realistic than over the top others did.

[@KingHenryVR4]

According to the trivia the Miami Vice episode "Shadow in the Dark" is a tv adaption of his movie.

[@veeyazzie3957]

One of my All time favorite movies 🎬 Well casted & brilliant Cinematography. The soundtrack is great too. I grew up watching Silence of the Lambs, & watched Red Dragon in my high school years. After finally watching MANHUNTER for the 1st time in 2013 & recognizing the Director Michael Mann(Last of the Mohicans, HEAT, The Insider, Ali, Collateral, THIEF) This became my favorite adaptation of Hannibal Lector on screen, Brian Cox is a tremendous actor

[@Col_Fragg]

FYI: Frankie Faison, who appears in "The Wire," also appears in "The Silence of the Lambs" as Barney, the orderly.

[@613lcd]

I always considered Brian Cox my movie grandpa....lol. one of my all time greats

[@MrBoyYankee]

This Will Graham, you'll love Miss. Movies. Will Peterson (Grissom for CSI FANS) interpretation of Will Graham is the coolest and book accurate.

[@steveb1972]

This reignited “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” like Silence of the Lambs did for “Goodbye Horses”!

[@demonicrebellion6903]

A terrific upload to come home to from work.

[@travismorris9303]

Where'd this version come from? The one I've always seen ended like Red Dragon with a fire at the killer's house, mistakenly believing the killer is dead but he shows up at Will Graham's house and is killed there. I originally saw this when it came out in the 80s and this is the first time I've seen that ending

[@ghoulschoolfan80s35]

From what I heard for this adaptation of the book "Red Dragon," the reason they changed the title to "Manhunter" was because there had been a prior film called "Year of the Dragon," which had been a major box office bomb when it came out

[@PaulOdontknow]

The style/editing of the final act is meant to demonstrate that Graham is more in Dollarhyde's mindset than his own and seeing things through his perverted outlook. But then when he tells Reba, I'm Will Graham, he's showing he didn't loose control of himself fully, this time. This Hannibal is the most like the books, the combination of erudite and vulgar and physically imposing. Also, pollen is serious shit in the south, especially from oak trees.

[@brianjones7907]

before he made this michael mann tested the idea of a seriel killer in Miami Vice , in the episode "Shadow in the Dark" Sonny Crockett is tasked with tracking down the Shadow , in the episode you can see a lot of the style that was used in the later Manhunter movie

[@GuardianOwl]

25:07 _🎵Jaws Theme Plays 🎵_

[@LoneWolf_Cub_Ogami_Itto]

Commissioner Burrell is also in Silence Of The Lambs, in Baltimore as the nuthouse employee where Lector is.

[@GetMeThere1]

I saw this when it first came out. Pretty damn terrifying -- I'll certainly never "hear" In a Gadda-da-vida the same again, lol.