Manhunter Will Graham figures it out.

Manhunter 1986 Michael Mann
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[@whtxombi4955]

The music getting louder as he's putting it all together was genius! Gives me goosebumps every time.

[@onastick2411]

Probably the best piece of cinema ever, absolutely brilliant.

[@buckchesterfield8886]

The soundtrack was my favorite part of this very good film.

[@adastra79]

Yeah, such an 80’s thing really

[@madjack1748]

thats an old movie trick called a soundtrack.

[@FuzzyDan]

Silence of the Lambs seen through a Miami Vice lens. I love and am forever fascinated by this movie.

[@jmalonemyth]

Not Silence of the Lambs. Red Dragon is the book it was based on. And yes, it is through a very 80s lens but I prefer this one by far to the Edward Norton adaptation of Red Dragon.

[@timothyweisenberger3593]

Nope Silence of the lambs and Red Dragon r this film seen through the lens of michael f-ing bay. Typing the name michael bay makes me throw up in my mouth a little bit.

[@1aml3g3nd13]

@@timothyweisenberger3593 Hold up. You think SotL is a Michael Bay-esque movie? Can you tell me when in that movie does all the explosions happen?

[@benjaminperez7328]

@@timothyweisenberger3593 Get a grip. You’re saying Jonathan Demme is Michael Bay-esque? How old are you? 13?????

[@nickmitsialis]

@@benjaminperez7328 Maybe he means 'Michael Mann-esque?

[@rayk6049]

Petersen in the 80s was so badass. A master class with this and To Live and Die in LA

[@creasefold1986]

Absolutely.

[@darthkek1953]

Agreed. 2 Live is the single greatest LA movie of all time. It's perfect LA without being Hollywood referential.

[@TheLiam85]

I realised how many movies were trying to be to live and die in LA when I finally saw that film

[@matthewblanchard7823]

Ihung out briefly with a Secret Service agent and we discussed that film. He said it was surprisingly accurate. ​@@darthkek1953

[@rb5519]

"To Live". One of my favorites. With THE most badass chase scene!

[@01evolution01]

You can see the gears turning in his head as he unravels the web. Love this scene.

[@RABartlett]

And Denis Farina as Crawford just like, this is exactly why he brought him on but he never stops being shook at watching it unfold in real time.

[@cagneybillingsley2165]

at the part where the penny drops, the film score resembles the instrumentals from comfortably numb

[@r.lewisblake7793]

@@cagneybillingsley2165 Wow! Deep!

[@briantaulbee5744]

It's the best "House" moment ever put to film.

[@zejaguar]

Underrated film. I was lucky enough to watch it in a theater. Dr Lecter was portrayed brilliantly.

[@55Quirll]

Yes by Brian Cox who was great in the Sharpe series

[@David-x7g5v]

Underrated if you have no clue

[@hashvendetta7226]

I remember reading somewhere that because of a strike happening, they were forced to change the ending and rushed to finish. I have always believed if they had stayed true to the original twist and ending this movie would have made much greater of an impact and Anthony Hopkins would be virtually unknown now. I absolutely love this film.

[@zejaguar]

@@hashvendetta7226 Hi Hash..could tell me the original finale? Loved this movie.

[@hashvendetta7226]

@@zejaguar how the book ends. Where he uses the the guys body to stage his death and go to Grahams home. The entire lekter plotline is designed to get dollarhide to wills house at the end. Red dragon is such a great book and clever story. I think if audiences would have experienced it fully back then, it would have made a huge impact. I know I've seen people praise the current ending, but its really flat compared to the shock from the book.

[@mikeyhorror]

Probably my favorite movie scene of all time.

[@PlasmaCoolantLeak]

First time I saw the movie was when I was going through channels. Man, this part had me banging my fist on the armrest, "YES, YES! Go get the bastard!"

[@toneloke454]

Was literally just thinking the same thing , best movie ever made

[@tedbailey3673]

It executes the occurrence of the epiphany perfectly but the design of the epiphany is from Harris and its the key moment of the story in book and film.

[@jimhewitt8042]

Underrated at best. The classic in the dark and my fav😊

[@ERNESTOGUERRERO-hz8lz]

@@PlasmaCoolantLeakKuro

[@darthkahn45]

"Why does he call himself The Red Dragon?" "....Because he's the Red Dragon Avi..."

[@vonDarkken]

lol

[@vonDarkken]

said in my head like Tony!

[@mrpollopizza]

Do you know how long I scrolled through for a Snatch reference. Thank you good sir.

[@sepehrabdoli489]

hahahhaa made me laugh like a mfer

[@nickwarriordiaz]

Lol

[@mik9napkin598]

The subtle choice in having Farina stand and back away is interesting. Like he's kinda freaked out at watching Graham aligning his thinking with the killer's mind.

[@67maverick]

Totally agree. Farinas acting is brilliant (as always).

[@MbisonBalrog]

That 80s music man. Best decade for music.

[@michaelhammond7115]

This and 'Live and Die in LA' Willam hit 2 masterpieces in a short period

[@plasticweapon]

sure did. those movies changed my life.

[@Jesusholmes64]

Great fucking soundtracks on both

[@swevicus]

@@Jesusholmes64 And both make a good double feature. :)

[@isaachaze1]

I'm a huge Michael Mann fan and Manhunter is one of my favorite movies. To Live and Die in L.A. was directed by William Friedkin, but to me it had a very Michael Mann feel to it and had Debra Feuer in it who was in a few Miami Vice episodes and was Masters' girlfriend in to Live and Die.

[@WilczekAnia]

Absolutely, great actor there's something unique about him for me

[@drewyStyla]

"you've seen these films .. haven't you my man"

[@SikhLion]

3:44 Will reaches out into the darkness of the city, he almost has him. He can feel his presence, he looks at his hand, he pulls back, he realizes he hasn't caught him yet. Masterful acting!

[@SiliconBong]

Donaldo Gugliermo "Dennis" Farina, another great actor.

[@nickmitsialis]

Meanwhile in the late 2010s in the Hannibal TV series with Mads Mikkelsen, Will is turned into Hannibal's gay lover.

[@robertreilly8982]

The John Hancock building in the window is a cool touch too. Every little thing in this scene.

[@ryancoulter4797]

That background music for this scene is one of my absolute favourites.

[@DavidMinnella-eq3mr]

The look Farina has when the guard confirms Graham’s deduction is stellar. Most understated example of dumbfounded respect in cinema

[@Oldag75]

This scene (along with several other aspects of this original) was far better than in the later remake.

[@virgogaming6488]

Manhunter also felt more like the book than the Red Dragon movie did.

[@Oldag75]

@@virgogaming6488 Affirmative. The opening of this video is kids running through a basement to go upstairs. The outside door to the basement had a padlock, which is why the Dragon brought a bolt-cutter. In the book, Crawford observed that, in the South, one could not assume that access to the upper house was available via the basement -- literary portent regarding the Dragon having seen this film. In the book, while Graham was in the Leeds home, the phone rang and a recorder answered, "This is Valerie Leeds...." That also happened in "Manhunter," and it was pretty darned creepy. The film "Red Dragon" did not include that phone-call instance... which would have improved that movie a bit.

[@tjfSIM]

@@Oldag75Red Dragon sadly lacked a lot of the atmosphere and tension of Manhunter. I agree that phone ringing in the Leeds house was very eerie - I felt like it reinforced the human element for Will.

[@Subo23]

Ratner tried to capture the magic by using Mann’s longtime cinematographer but it’s just cake decoration

[@spencerobrien1233]

Red Dragon is far more faithful to the novel, but Manhunter does have a better cinematic atmosphere.

[@yvc9]

The music creeping in... heaven ❤❤❤❤ this is so absolutely good it hurts.

[@22bk113]

And this is why Miami Vice was pure Legend.. Michael Mann knows how we will remember these epic scenes , with the right sound or right song..pure brilliance, nothing beats Phil collins ‘in the air tonight “ Crockett and tubbs on their way to settle an old score off the record..it’s a must watch scene…

[@adamschaeffer4057]

"Mama" by Genesis on that episode of Magnum PI as he's tracking a serial killer.

[@67maverick]

2:45 this is what gave me goosebumps. Such awesome acting from William and Dennis

[@Sneaky_freek]

The score in this scene is so f-ing perfect....Mann is the best director ever when it comes to incorporating music

[@deathmonger183]

yup. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida in the same movie. New Dawn Fades in Heat. Shadow of the Sun in Collateral.

[@AK-mz9yk]

Graham's theme (Manhunter) - One of the best movie background scores of all time

[@TL-gt8qq]

I had never heard of this movie or knew it was Mann and I instantly was reminded of Thief when this music started. He really is great

[@PassengersMusic777]

I always thought it was an instrumental Comfortably Numb

[@amjh4lah809]

​@@deathmonger183God Moving Over The Face Of The Water in HEAT is perfection 😘👌🏻🤌🏻

[@davidjacovelli5986]

One of the all-time great revelation scenes in cinema, his reaction when he makes the connection internally is a performance for the ages, and as others have pointed out the way the music builds the whole scene to its emotional crescendo is just perfection.

[@YogsenForfoth]

One of my all time favorite movies. ❤

[@propheticwitness8624]

Simply one of my favourite films of all time,never get tired of this film!!

[@bhutthedsbt9425]

This is by far my favorite of the serial killer movies. Silence of the Lambs and others are awesome and I won’t take anything away from them, but as a younger dude this one really got me. Love it, thanks!

[@nickwarriordiaz]

dont worry it s not about being young this movies IS better than other lecter movies by faaar. ı AM 40 years old an watched this movie 3 days ago and i still think it is way better than others.

[@ExcentricDragon]

Red Dragon may have told the whole book, but it missed teh atmosphere that Michael Mann was able to create with this adaptation. There are certain things I like about Red Dragon but Manhunter will still be my favorite between the two for elements like this scene.

[@peterdangelo5882]

Correct, Mann's film felt - you felt it watching it. The sounds, music, lightening, sets - guy was a genius.

[@allthingsbegin]

That's damn right

[@ytowndroog5940]

💯

[@MarkJones-el4gn]

By far the best Manhunter appred in Alex Cox BBC 2 Moviedrome in the last 80s early 90 look up Alex Cox introducing Manhunter bu Micheal Mann (1986)

[@johnreed3405]

Only Michael Mann can turn an epiphany scene something that leaves you on the edge of your seat

[@BenD68]

Absolutely brilliant film, Brian Cox is superb as Hannibal Lector, as is William Peterson, in fact all the cast are outstanding.

[@Atclav]

I saw this movie in the theaters and I loved every second

[@theobster]

This scene utterly absorbs and moves me every time I watch it.

[@peterdangelo5882]

Movie was atmospheric - wonderful. Lights, sounds, music - perfection.

[@savage1469]

That music build up is amazing

[@WhyBug]

On point

[@zerocoolcat]

The way he's so absolutely sure he cracked it is amazing.

[@zachsprinkle9139]

William Peterson is unbelievable in this movie.

[@freedom_rock18]

Before Grissom we had Graham

[@butterfliesandtape]

Almost as good as he is in TLADIL.A. 😊

[@vonDarkken]

@@butterfliesandtape almost :)

[@PrimarchX]

@@butterfliesandtape That was an amazing film. Friedkin.

[@ExcentricDragon]

@@butterfliesandtape eh... I thought he hammed it up in TLDIL.A. I had a hard time taking his character seriously. But otherwise it was a spectaciular movie.

[@willgray2000]

The best scene in the whole movie, a precursor to Mann’s great films, Heat and Collateral.

[@patrickc3419]

He’s made some great films, for sure. Loved seeing Collateral in the theatre.

[@freedom_rock18]

Can’t forget about the insider

[@freedom_rock18]

@@patrickc3419I wish I would have had that experience…

[@freedom_rock18]

@@patrickc3419I’ve only seen public enemies an Ferrari

[@willgray2000]

@ not even remotely close to the masterpiece of Heat

[@andrewwiggin]

This is absolutely an overlooked gem. A neon noir procedural with consistently great performances.

[@balutanski]

Genius level stuff. The lightning alone is amazing. Acting is out of this world.

[@bobafeet1234]

Just sat and watched Manhunter recently. This movie had a fantastic look and style. The level of crime scene tech and forensics in it blew me away for 1986. I had no idea crime scene tech was so advanced back then. I know the subject matter was really dark, but why do you think this movies wasn't a big hit or even cult hit a the time? You literally never hear about this movie in popular culture... at least I never did.

[@SuperJeff1225]

This is one of the best scenes ever. Thank you for sharing.

[@cunn9305]

Silence of the Lambs was entertaining ... but Manhunter has lived in my nightmares since 1986

[@marcus_ohreallyus]

Oh man, the score of this movie is magnificent...and so is William Petersen's performance.

[@WilczekAnia]

One of Michael Mann greatest with such a unique vibe, a true masterpiece.

[@Blackberry21838]

This is one of my favorite scenes in any movie. It's inspired.

[@thomasromanelli2561]

Almost fifty years on, and the movie (and this scene in particular) still grips me in the dramatic tension that unfolds on the screen. Michael Mann created a genre-defining masterpiece with this film, and the remakes and derivatives that followed in the years after pale in comparison.

[@ITYWITFL]

In the DVD the music to "solving the puzzle" comes in louder and sooner but doesn't wash out the dialogue. I have the original theatrical and directors cut plus the sound track. Play Graham's Theme a little louder over the dialogue and you'll get what I mean. Enjoy. They don't make them like this anymore.

[@ShadowSonic2]

Where did you get the Theatrical Cut? A transfer from the VHS?

[@ITYWITFL]

@@ShadowSonic2 No, ordered on ebay I believe, it was very hard to find. Director's cut that is.

[@johndrippert3289]

This was a perfect movie. Plus, the use of 'In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida' in the climactic scene? Brilliant.

[@otterpoet]

Absolutely incredible movie. I genuinely love how they play this scene with Graham talking to himself and the killer. The rising music. The sharp cuts. Pure Mann's movie making.

[@glennevitt5250]

This is One Of My Classic Favorite of the 80 movies 🎥 I’ve watched 😎👍

[@DanielMcGillis-f3w]

Slightly changed from the book. The reason that they did not put this together earlier is that the store that developed one of the films put its own decal over the Gateway decal. Had they not done that this case would never have gotten this far. Looking for commonalities is crime solving 101. In the book, a surviving son from one of the families had taken the video and they did not know about it. As soon as they saw the video they made the connection to Gateway and Doalerhide. Loved this book and this version of the movie.

[@justinbenning2428]

After Heat & Collateral, this is my favorite Michael Mann movie. He nailed the cool yet dark 80's vibe.

[@darthkek1953]

Thief is up there too.

[@SurvivingTheApocalypse]

Everything about this film is perfect, it’s a masterpiece of cinema.

[@MiniOilSlyk]

3rd cop in the room is playing the synthesizer.

[@darthkek1953]

And that cop was Sergeant Pepper.

[@laprincessa9787]

Give this man a HUGE raise! He's a good man.

[@creasefold1986]

lol!

[@gterrymed]

Cynical BULLSH'T

[@pricejoss]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@andrewswain443]

I wish the clip would have included Jack’s response which was to call for a helicopter on the roof and to have a jet plane logged and ready on the tarmac for a flight to Missouri.

[@joshuaellison6356]

One detail I've only just noticed is how he calls the storeroom a full minute or two before exclaiming that Dolarhyde had seen the films. Beautiful depiction of instinct's head start on deduction.

[@briantaulbee5744]

That's a great observation. On some level he knew the answer before he really knew it.

[@gibforddaddydale]

One of the greatest scenes in cinema history. I love how terrified Crawford is of Graham as he figures it out. There’s a great scene prior to this one in some versions of the film where Graham explains that the Tooth Fairy was an abused kid and his heart bleeds for him as a kid. But as an adult, he’s a monster who needs to be put down. And then Will asks Jack if this kind of understanding makes him uncomfortable. And all Crawford can do is back up against the wall and cross his arms in front of his chest in a protective manner. Manhunter has been one of my favorite movies for more than 30 years. In my top 5 serial killer movies. On par with The Silence of the Lambs, Se7en, Zodiac, and Memories of Murder.

[@zackr1896]

Yeah the scenes between these two really elevate the film for me. Those other films you mentioned are all top tier too, great taste.

[@nickwarriordiaz]

Zodiac is trash

[@lestatdelc]

@@nickwarriordiaz - Sorry you didn't like it. I thought Zodiac was brilliant.

[@nickwarriordiaz]

@@lestatdelc naah it was boring and terrible

[@lestatdelc]

@@nickwarriordiaz - sorry you felt that way. It is however a great film.

[@fisher-ej1bw]

Just awesome...'Graham's Theme' never fails to give me goosebumps whenever i hear it.

[@eddiewinehosen6665]

Michael Mann is such an underrated film maker. I know his movies have been big successes but he's not been given enough credit for his work imho!

[@ijonicus]

The greatest scene in one of the greatest films in modern history. Everything about it is just perfect, even the blemishes.

[@JasonThomas-gq6vn]

The score is so perfectly 80's. It's like a signature. An amazing scene.

[@SpiceyJUk]

Everything about this scene is perfect, true masterpiece of film making.

[@PaulRay-r3f]

An absolute classic,I love this film for the soundtrack and the plot

[@GrantPearson]

Graham's Theme by Michel Rubini is one of my top 10 favourite songs.

[@richvince1627]

Basically a "Comfortably Numb" rehash.

[@GrantPearson]

@@richvince1627 Comfortably Numb is arguably the greatest rock song of all time....and yet I've listened to Graham's Theme hundreds of times more.....Michel Rubini must've done something right.

[@NothingHumanisAlientoMe]

You mean a pacabels canon rehash

[@deaddropholiday]

It's just staggering to think William Petersen didn't develop into a full blown megastar. Not many actors can pull off the sheer volume of monologue needed in a film like this. And yet Petersen sells it like a boss. His performance in this movie (and To Live & Die in LA) ... chef's kiss. Still, I guess he cashed in with CSI so it all ended well.

[@NotTheRealRogerMurdock]

so many crazy good scenes in this movie: the tiger scene with joan allen, and the flaming wheelchair scene. i forget how good this movie is.

[@disseminationnetwork]

Flaming wheelchair is insane! And the actor on fire ultimately plays the villain in Avatar 1 & 2 all those years later!!!!

[@lestatdelc]

Agreed. The haunting music of Shriekback's track "Coelacanth" in the soundtrack as the blind Reba McClane (Joan Allen) runs her hands over the anesthetized tiger, while Francis Dollarhyde (Tom Noonan) has a pained look of wanting to be able to love and be loved as he watches her is astounding.

[@NotTheRealRogerMurdock]

@@lestatdelc 40 years later and I still don't know how to pronounce that damn song. I wore Oil & Gold out!!

[@lestatdelc]

@@NotTheRealRogerMurdock - seal-ee-oh-kanth It's an ancient fish, that was thought to have gone extinct, but then in the late 1930s a fisherman in the Indian Ocean caught one. The coelacanth was long considered a "living fossil"

[@joshuamervis]

Just the best movie, and one of the greatest scenes I've ever watched. Love this film!

[@grainnegowen5758]

Such an iconic scene breathtaking

[@Ron-lt3dv]

Without question this is one of the greatest movie scenes of all time.

[@luminyam6145]

This actor was the reason I watched CSI Las Vegas, I had been watching him for years and thought he was such a great actor.

[@nicholascronin9506]

Didn't know this existed. Thank you, algorithm!

[@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253]

It's SO intense, so cold, so calculated... And then the flash of pure heat happens and Will just *GETS* it through sheer understanding. This film is not 100 percent completely true to the book, but it and Lambs are SO true to the overall tone of those books it is amazing.

[@ianmangham4570]

Amazing score 🎬

[@robwalsh9843]

Manhunter is simply one of the best serial killer films. It really displays what it means to hunt down a murderer. You have to put your mind in a place you don't want to be in order to corner your prey.

[@davidjones7083]

Probably the best serial killer film ever

[@DanielTHOMPSON-g2n]

One of the greatest scenes in a thriller!!

[@peteraleksandrovich5923]

Wildly underrated flick.

[@northernpaladin66]

Such a brilliant film

[@endlesswick]

This is the best eureka scene in the history of film.

[@thomashoppe893]

You can play that scene at filmschool to teach. Everything is perfect. ....and the music by Michel Rubini.

[@Mitch-z1t]

Petersen one of the greats without question

[@bombers519]

This scene is perfect.

[@10tepeyac]

I get chills every time I watch this

[@gonzaloNMF]

I love this film! William Petersen nailed it as Will Graham. Red Dragon is a good movie, but this one is several tiers above.

[@daviddeluca8638]

One of my favorite movies👍so good👏

[@jameschichester7151]

Incredible film!

[@ndpndnt1306]

Love this movie! Will Graham is fascinating, his thought process and mannerisms. And the soundtrack only adds to how good this movie is! Red Dragon paled in comparison.

[@chrishowe2935]

That’s some seriously good acting.

[@lindomarpatricio9257]

Michael Mann is a genius

[@mik9napkin598]

Can't watch this enough times.

[@allthingsbegin]

Sometimes I love blasting the theme song while driving down the 405 freeway in the middle of the night through LA

[@IAmNotAPerverts]

Hey Pal, this is ONLY done when you are solving a serious caper!!!!!!

[@darthkek1953]

Cocaine in the nose, hooker in the trunk, Jewish agent on the phone... good times.

[@GallowsPole805]

Better than being stuck in the 405 parking lot at 2PM on a Tuesday lol. Try cranking this up on a moonlit night on the 101 up in the Gaviota coastline north of Santa Barbara….

[@francissoyer6909]

A most excellent scene from an excellent film...

[@glenbarr8798]

It’s a really good movie. Really underrated. Peterson does a great job which lead him to getting the lead in CSI.

[@StevenFlugardt]

The synths make me melt

[@alezandercorben4122]

Best film ever made.

[@randallf.4646]

Actually frightening how he realized

[@christopherrouse8602]

Peak 80s filmmaking right here.

[@nathanhenry1592]

Francis Dollarhyde He Was Terrifying

[@vonDarkken]

Tom Noonan is great - he shows up in "Heat" as well.

[@C_R_Saltwater]

They met again in a CSI LV episode

[@disseminationnetwork]

​@@vonDarkkenI somehow found an email for him back in the early 2000's. I told him he was amazing in this movie, he was very polite and responded with thanks, I think he was teaching acting possibly somewhere in the Midwest. Very nice person.

[@powerboon2k]

It annoys me how good this movie is, and how good his performance is.

[@cagneybillingsley2165]

the score here sounds like the instrumental bridge from comfortably numb

[@Biracial_Utensil]

One of the greatest "ah-ha!" moments in cinema.

[@joepop25]

The acting is beautiful

[@onastick2411]

The fog that lifted, was he was looking at video tapes, for convenience, copies of the original films, made on actual film, from back in the day. The reveal being "you've seen these films", they weren't actual video tapes, they were films, and had been developed somewhere. Convenience masks reality, throws shade, which only a incisive mind can decipher.

[@garyjones9910]

Look at the eyes of william peterson when he first realises its about to all come together. Mesmerising