Red Dragon (2002) - Sudden Rush of Panic

In this intense scene from the psychological thriller "Red Dragon," FBI profiler Will Graham, portrayed by Edward Norton (known for his roles in "Fight Club" and "American History X"), visits the infamous Dr. Hannibal Lecter, played by Anthony Hopkins (renowned for his performances in "Meet Joe Black" and "The Mask of Zorro"), seeking insight into the twisted mind of a serial killer known as the "Tooth Fairy" or the "Red Dragon." As Will presents the case details to the incarcerated psychiatrist, Lecter begins to provide cryptic yet essential clues that could help Will unravel the mystery and identify the killer. The scene is charged with tension as the two brilliant minds engage in a psychological chess match, with Will desperate to stop the Red Dragon's reign of terror and Lecter reveling in the opportunity to manipulate and challenge his former patient turned adversary.
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"Red Dragon" is a 2002 prequel to the iconic thriller "The Silence of the Lambs" and is based on the novel of the same name by Thomas Harris. The film follows Will Graham, an FBI profiler who reluctantly comes out of retirement to hunt down a sadistic serial killer known as the "Tooth Fairy." As the investigation unfolds, Will realizes that he must seek the help of his former nemesis, the brilliant but psychopathic Dr. Hannibal Lecter, who possesses a unique insight into the criminal mind. The movie explores themes of obsession, psychological manipulation, and the blurred lines between hunter and hunted, as Will and Lecter engage in a dangerous game of cat and mouse. With a star-studded cast that includes Ralph Fiennes, Harvey Keitel, and Emily Watson, "Red Dragon" delivers a gripping and suspenseful journey into the darkest recesses of the human psyche, serving as a worthy addition to the Hannibal Lecter franchise.
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What’s the Red Dragon movie about?
In 1980, FBI agent Will Graham (Edward Norton from Primal Fear, American History X and Fight Club) visited forensic Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins from The Lion in Winter, The Silence of the Lambs and The Elephant Man) to discuss a case. Graham realizes that the killer is a cannibal, but Lecter stabs him. Lecter is imprisoned and Graham retires to Florida with his family. Years later, another serial killer, the Tooth Fairy, kills two families. Graham is asked for help by agent Crawford (Harvey Keitel from Bugsy and The Piano) and Graham concludes that he must consult with Lecter. The killer is Francis Dolarhyde (Ralph Fiennes from Schindler’s List, the Harry Potter saga and The Grand Budapest Hotel), and acts on the order of his alternate personality, whom he calls the Great Red Dragon. A letter from the Tooth Fairy is discovered hidden in Lecter's cell, expressing his admiration for Lecter and his interest in Graham. Dolarhyde has a relationship with Reba (Emily Watson from Breaking the Waves and Oranges and Sunshine) but her alternative personality requires him to kill her. Desperate to end the Dragon's control over him, Dolarhyde goes to the Brooklyn Museum, tears up Blake's painting and eats it. Later, Dolarhyde goes to Reba's house and learns that she has spent the evening with a colleague. Enraged, Dolarhyde kills him, kidnaps Reba, takes her to his house and sets it on fire. Unable to kill her, Reba escapes when the police arrive. Dolarhyde infiltrates Graham's house, takes his son hostage and threatens to kill him. To save his son, Graham reminds Dolarhyde of what he knows about his childhood. Enraged, the Dolarhyde attacks Graham. Both are seriously injured in a shoot-out, which ends when Graham's wife kills Dolarhyde.
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[@hollowlow]

2:25 Actually Dr Lecter, he's not refining his methods, he's RalphFienning his methods.. Thank you, thank you very much.

[@jolosarmiento24]

Underrated comment

[@Pedro91795]

Niiiice!!

[@MikeRochac]

👏👏👏👏 bravo, bravissimo!!

[@Zzyzzyzzs]

*chef's kiss

[@danb4811]

Hopkins has always been a beast of an actor.

[@carlosrivas1629]

Lector knows he is bad, like dahmer, who pretty much set up his own sucide by prisoner. i mean its kind of obvious.

[@angelmatos9143]

His acting is sooo goood it looks like a documentary.

[@Apple-International]

yes especially in Wolfman, literally.

[@shadow_wesker6666]

1:45 that little chuckle is just... wonderful. He knows he’s toying around with Will, and Will knows it too, but he still fell into his little trap right there.

[@youtube-shorts]

i also like little "mm" sound he makes after jumpscare lmao

[@tonyweaver2353]

He was proving his point on how when the Dragon was sloppy he just was scared and felt a sudden rush of panic which gives us the flight or fight mode. It takes experience to master. Im sure Will should have punched him in the face and Lector would still chuckle as to how Will masters his fear and when faced with a sudden rush of panic.

[@shadow_wesker6666]

@@tonyweaver2353 I know, but he still liked playing with Will.

[@ernestday6715]

What remains a true testament to the quality of Anthony Hopkins skills as an actor, is the fact that this movie had a number of top notch quality actors in it. Hopkins had the least amount of time of all of them, and yet, it was his performance that was the most breathtaking.

[@bboooobbyy]

His character was not supposed to be a centerpiece of the movie like he was in Red Dragon. Far better as it was portrayed in Manhunter.

[@Excremental_Discharge]

This movie is total shit compared to Manhunter.

[@rocksoliddude1]

They took his Silence of the Lambs character (from a horror film) and mixed it with Manhunter Lector portrayed by Brian Cox (realistic portrayal of psychopath in a crime thriller not a horror film).

[@alexdelarge703]

@@Excremental_Discharge Manhunter is buns, dude

[@chrislloyd261]

Indeeed as matter fact in one of the interviews he doesn’t even know what a fava bean is

[@xTheOxx]

I love how Hopkins pronounces "my crimes". You can hear the quotation marks in his speech.

[@dwightlove3704]

He wrote a letter to Graham at the end of this film saying "Public perception of what I do has never bothered me"!!!!!!

[@EvilNecroid]

absolute legend

[@dwightlove3704]

@@EvilNecroid Yes legendary!!!!!!

[@slappytheclown4]

yep. As good as Mads Mikkelsen is, he will always be second to Anthony Hopkins.

[@dwightlove3704]

@@slappytheclown4 Fun Fact Jack Nicholson was in the running to play my favorite flesh eating psychiatrist.

[@Jose-se9pu]

I really apreciate Edward Norton insisting on Will Graham not being afraid of Dr Lecter, makes the character feel different than the rest (especially Clarice), you can tell this is the man that managed to put the animal in the cage.

[@bboooobbyy]

Disagree. Will should absolutely be afraid of Lector. That dynamic was much better in Manhunter.

[@drarkham3573]

@@bboooobbyy Idk. To me, the fact that Will was able to keep up with Hannibal provides a better dynamic. Almost as if they are two wolves trying to one-up each other constantly, only ending in a stalemate. This separates Will from the other characters since everyone was scared of Hannibal, but Will the person who caught Hannibal, should be someone who rivals him, not a person fearing him. Almost like a Joker and Batman dynamic.

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

Will is afraid of Lecter. In fact he is traumatized by him. He just learned to control himself to some extent. But as someone else has remarked here, his true fear is the he is himself like the monsters he hunts and that he somehow half deliberately or unconsciously put Lounds in a situation that would get him tortured and killed ... and in terms of Lecter - he feels more like the guy who got himself stabbed almost to death trying to catch him saving himself mostly through luck - than the man who ultimately caught him ... to consider himself beyond the reach of Lecter would be arrogant, and Will is not that. Lecter is pressing his advantage torturing him with the idea of his complicity through simply being what he is - and yeah - Will is afraid of that and thus not beyond Lecters influence ... he is also afraid that lecter will somehow find a way to get at his family, as Lecter not so subtly threatens to do ....

[@mael208]

In the book, Graham is clearly afraid of Lecter. Because of his gift of pure empathy, Will is able to conect with the person he is investigating in a very personal, almost intimate level. This gives him perspective and valuable insight, but also terrorices him, to sense how the killers, and the victims, would feel in the moment the murders are comited. He is also described as having an ambiguous side, some kind of affinity that he shares with the monsters, some part of him that could change him and make him not much diferent than the men he chases. The movie makes a good observation about the fear being the element that separates Graham and Lecter. Lecter even mention this, expresing that he could treat Will, to help him overcome that fear.

[@brmbkl]

@@mael208 agree. while I do like Edward Norton in all his movies; this scene alone proves to me that he couldn't embody will. The accent, the body language, just too frat boy / smalltown / streetbeat cop to me, like he's a dumb local music rag interviewer come face to face with James Brown asking; "so what do you do."

[@thebatman6201]

The world will lose something special when Anthony goes. What presence

[@nataliehanke6391]

When he's gone I will cry. Mark my words.

[@thebluedragon07]

But oh all the gifts he'll leave behind for all of us to enjoy with all the roles he plays. He'll be immortalized forever.

[@christopherjohnson2171]

@@thebluedragon07 Yes! His performances will be here for all the generations to come to enjoy as well.

[@Pfromm007]

He has achieved the highest pinnacle of acting. He is an absolute master at the craft.

[@DonovanAenslaed]

2:20 what intrigues me about this scene is Lecter's change in the intonation of his voice. I don't know if he is mocking him, patronizing him or just downright playing him. This voice change is a notorious departure from his calm, menacing demeanor...

[@brocky70]

He is being completely condescending here. He knows that Will should have connected the dots already, known that the killer's first murder would improved over time, he shoud have known the answer was in the cases similarities, not their differences

[@pewtewreview]

it’s the same kinda way he talked to Clarice to mock the fact she was from the south, makes no sense for him to talk like this to Will and was only here to call back to Silence of the Lambs

[@MrImastinker]

I take it as him mocking the part of “the doctor”. Commending his patient for their progress, acting all chipper and supportive. It’s all a sick joke to him by this point, as far as him and Will goes.

[@Taco_Raider]

I once killed a gopher with a stick

[@19Emes91]

He's just satirizing the typical "psychotherapeutic speech". Lecter sometimes displays a cynical sense of humor.

[@Skogsvasen]

Hopkins is one of best actors ever.

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

Ever hear Dana Carvey's story about meeting him?

[@jara1392]

@@TheKitchenerLeslie what is it?

[@2H2521]

So is Edward Norton.

[@midnightmvck4368]

The quote “A Robin Redbreast in a Cage Puts all Heaven in a Rage…” excerpt is from Poet and Painter William Blake who also painted a piece he called “The Great Red Dragon”. When Will referenced the mahjong piece and was stumped, Hannibal gave him a clue to see if Will would pick up on it. The same painting later becomes lunch for Francis in the film. Hannibal has a wealth of knowledge and skills, but Will has incredible instincts and imagination. The way Hannibal pokes at Will for any information about his family throughout the movie shows how overtly clever he is since he’s phishing for information to get back at Will to make an introduction for the Red Dragon.

[@benwiseman3051]

I love how lecter says supposed crimes because he believes he was doing a service in killing and eating the rude.

[@viowave]

Eat the rich they say.

[@MrFuggleGuggle]

Bad enough he killed people for 'being rude', but then he would chop them up, eat them, AND serve some of them to his unwitting dinner guests. It's crime with a capital 'C', but, that's why he's clinically insane. He still thinks he did nothing wrong, in any of his victims. Mason Verger was a kiddie fiddling scumbag, but, a guy who just didn't care to play his best a few nights in an orchestra also deserved to die and be devoured(?)...

[@justinnicholson7583]

Steal from the rich and place people on his couch to twist Thier minds.

[@Fraapindy]

It’s just English spoken properly you probable Yank.

[@EddieEdsta101RojasJr]

@1:43 Dude, when he comes at Will like the way he did, with no music. 😳😱💀 Oscar acting right there!

[@renemay2319]

Continues to visit and seek help from the man who tried to kill him wanted to eat his heart, even still refers to him as "Dr". If that doesn't show you the kind of respect Lector has from people, even in shackles. Update: *Lecter, for the spelling critics. 🤣

[@andymclafferty600]

Yup. Because despite everything else he is and has done, he is legitimately a brilliant psychologist. What a great character

[@casino6051]

I disagree. He is only calling him doctor to appeal to what may be Hannibal's biggest weakness: his ego.

[@mauricekeip6303]

Dr Lecter hates unpolite people. That's what clarice said in another hannibal-movie. In order to get lecters help you have to play along...

[@jamesr.g.2320]

It’s not respect. He’s stoking his ego so he’ll cooperate with him.

[@mauricekeip6303]

@@tockpro105 Nobody said something else...

[@DiegoMachida]

"You dont make it easy do you ?, still one aims to please" ... LMAO

[@KimCantSwim]

there is something about Edward Nortons voice that is soo handsome so soothing and like very prince charming

[@Tanarandom]

I'm glad someone else thought so.

[@followingtheroe1952]

I was thinking the same thing about Lecter

[@thecowboy9698]

"You sensed who I was... but you failed act on your instincts until it was too late." If your instincts are telling you that something just isn't quite right, even if you can't think why, listen to your instincts and obey them, because they're trying to tell you something.

[@wickedwitchoftheeast88]

100% true I've learned the hard way to never ignore my gut instincts they're there for reason

[@dirtydish6642]

I find it helpful at times like these to remind myself that our true enemy is instinct. Instinct was our mother when we were an infant species. Instinct coddled us and kept us safe in those hardscrabble years when we hardened our sticks and cooked our first meals above a meager fire, and started at the shadows that leapt upon the cavern's walls. But inseparable from instinct is its dark twin, superstition. Instinct is inextricably bound to unreasoning impulses, and today we clearly see its true nature. Instinct has just become aware of its irrelevance, and like a cornered beast, it will not go down without a bloody fight. Instinct would inflict a fatal injury on our species. Instinct creates its own oppressors, and bids us rise up against them. Instinct tells us that the unknown is a threat, rather than an opportunity. Instinct slyly and covertly compels us away from change and progress. -Dr. Wallace Breen

[@wolfpackleaderalpha]

"Let me ask you something? Why don't people trust their instincts? They sense something is wrong, someone is walking too close behind them... You knew something was wrong but you came back into the house. Did I force you, did I drag you in? No. All I had to do was offer you a drink. It's hard to believe that the fear of offending can be stronger than the fear of pain. But you know what? It is." - Martin Vanger, "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"

[@jeffreyjackson5229]

No one, no one, absolutely no one can or will ever play that part better than Sir Anthony Hopkins.

[@cyrilanderson]

I don’t know…Mads Mikkelson was quite good with it too.

[@pokerhulk52]

I prefer Mads

[@jeremygilbert7989]

How fitting that a man playing a cannibal could be so successful at chewing the scenery with such fervor.

[@korpienmahtijullit7508]

He was good in Lambs but very campy here.

[@jasonbowser5754]

Dear Lord…this man can act his ass off. Hopkins is pure art trapped in a man’s body. You watch this, and then The Father, and you forget it’s the same person in a very short period of time. What a Master!

[@Petey0707]

The Father was so fucking sad

[@c0zyD]

@@Petey0707 no it wasn’t

[@jewdavid5627]

Brian Cox would have been better than Hopkins in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS.

[@billzander2875]

He stole Westwood. It was kinda dumb without him.

[@alexdelarge703]

@@jewdavid5627 Keep smoking that good ish

[@warofnoise5394]

he never blinks

[@SwornReaper]

1:42 JESUS CHRIST!!! MY HEART ALMOST JUMPED OUT OF MY BODY!!

[@tonyathreadgill6252]

He was frightening in this scene. LOL I love Hannibal Lecter

[@mariosturmat5516]

I love Antony Hopkins' acting. He is damn convincing. There are many actors who are convincing, including Edward Norton, but Mr. Hopkins is a level apart in almost all of his films.

[@halleck3]

Don't know if Will felt a sudden rush of panic, but watching this in the theater, I sure did.

[@nonsensenonsense1729]

What do you mean theater watching though phone I forgot it was a fucking movie.

[@user-oy9zy4ds9m]

I remember seeing this for the first time scared the crap out of me too lol

[@itsthemoneyorstop1483]

Yup I also felt that sudden rush of panic as well

[@lightningwolf2460]

“A robin redbreast in a cage, puts all of heaven in a rage” If you’re paying attention you will notice Lecter just gave Will a significant clue.

[@hmongguyful]

Was that clue supposes to symbolize Dolarhyde?

[@censorthispuertorican]

​@@hmongguyful yeah. The tattoo that dolarhyde had was artwork created by the same guy who wrote the poem he quoted.

[@lightyagami1752]

Yeah, I immediately got the Blake reference when I first watched it. But then Blake seems to be the go-to poet for fictional psychopaths. Red John in The Mentalist, too.

[@hmongguyful]

@@lightyagami1752 Dolarhyde was much more dangerous than Buffalo Bill in my opinion

[@lightyagami1752]

@@hmongguyful Of course. Buffalo Bill targeted generously built females exclusively. Dolarhyde targeted entire family units, and had zero issues going after strong, fit, well armed and well trained men.

[@kerrytakashi12]

What was disturbing about this scene is that Hannibal equates Will as being almost equal to him...a killer. That remark about not judging the suspect too harshly and it was only his first time.

[@yesterdayitrained]

The accent Anthony Hopkins uses as Hannibal Lector is perfect; perfectly maintained, perfectly terrifying, perfectly evil, perfectly unique.

[@joshlovesays]

Still remember seeing this scene in the theater and the whole room jumping when he lunges. Fantastic.

[@qwertyuiopqwerty112]

1:07, 16 years later, Anthony Hopkins recites the two lines before this quote

[@imcallingjapan2178]

I don't get it?

[@Trichotome]

@@imcallingjapan2178 "A Robin Red breast in a Cage , Puts all Heaven in a Rage" is a quote from the poem Auguries of Innocence by William Blake. Anthony Hopkins plays a character in Westworld named Dr. Ford and in an episode quotes the lines that come before it, "To see a World in a Grain of Sand, And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand, And Eternity in an hour" (which was almost certainly an intentional reference they slipped in). kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJTJlKykes9kaas (note, video contains spoilers for Westworld)

[@imcallingjapan2178]

@@Trichotome Thanks

[@G1manime]

I swear, something about Anthony that makes me think of Jack Nicholson.

[@paulfuray8557]

Also Richard Burton.

[@ArnoldQMudskipper]

Of the old school. With real charisma, force of personality and acting chops.

[@34bully]

@Steven Roza Who?

[@hilriekemp]

It's their ability to Express emotions purely through facial expression and body movements. Before all the craziness Kevin Spacey was in that category of actor he was a beast at that the usual suspects and American beauty classics

[@dwightlove3704]

I could see Nicholson playing this role he has that type of mentality going all they way back to THE SHINING!!!!!!

[@pauldezmond3388]

Hopkins is always great - The Silence of the Lamb chops was his greatest portrayal of a character

[@NickDanzinger]

Saw this movie in theatres when I was 13! Some pretty brutal scenes, overall good film.

[@ihadtochooseaname8532]

Even though he is on a wire, Lecter is still in control. He knows Graham largely depends on him considering his expertise and experience as a serial killer. That is what psychopaths always want, manipulation and control.

[@delanorrosey4730]

Perhaps. Perhaps not. Lector was admiring Will for almost imagining Lector was the suspect and cannibalizing his victims. He left clues that Will saw through. He just never listened to his instincts because the thought was too overbearing for him to comprehend until it was too late. Red Dragon was all about metamorphosis. Will changing from the young agent to injured hero to reconciled warrior. Red Dragon evolving. Lector redeeming himself for his inconvenient capture by Will and refining his own methods so he can effect his own release and elude capture.

[@RemoGutierrez1]

Imagine having Hannibal Lector as your therapist you go talk to every week

[@PJWB]

Not sure if this is obvious but I think there’s a hint in this scene, Lecter asks to “see” the tapes and Will brushes it aside as a psychotic request, and Lecter responds how Will doesn’t make this easy and asks for his “Home Number”. Really though Lecter was pushing that need to “see” the tapes because of Dolarhyde working at Chromalux, is Lecter mentioning Will’s “Home Number” as a hint to check the home again, or maybe the front of the house where the house/street # is usually displayed?

[@ItsAWrap.]

I strongly recommend Hannibal lovers to watch the Red Dragon adaptation - Manhunter (1986). Brian Cox plays Hannibal and William Peterson plays Will Graham - both are fantastic.

[@dwightlove3704]

I saw that Cox was good but Hopkins took this role to a new level.

[@anubusx]

'In The Garden Of Eden'. By I Ron Butterfly.

[@shanmantv]

@@dwightlove3704 Cox is a different different portrayal. A realistic psycopath. Hopkins is an all out theatrical villain. Both fantastic in my view.

[@wreccen]

The scene in manhunter when will figures it out is one of the best scenes I've ever seen

[@georgecullins5939]

after getting used to the sort of altered universe quality of "Hannibal" the series, I ended up appreciating it as much as the novels by Harris - sublime.

[@allenlowe191]

No other actor can play hannibal like mr Anthony Hopkins

[@GoGo-mu3ev]

Mads Mikkelsen says hi ...

[@LO-zs3db]

Brian Cox wants a word

[@mattlikeshistory6419]

@@GoGo-mu3ev both Brian Cox and Mads did a fantastic job at portraying Hannibal but Hopkin's portrayal of the cannibalistic serial killer in silence of the lambs is unmatched to this day

[@jim5746]

Hopkins is the greatest actor who ever lived, go back and look at all his movies, he dominates every scene he is in.

[@Lorenzo12089]

1:39 I definitely felt a sudden rush of panic.

[@nicke22rocks57]

This movie is fantastic I don't think it gets enough credit due to silence of the lambs

[@stephaniemcmahon3808]

Anthony Hopkins is legend!

[@john172867]

Edward Norton is such an underrated actor.

[@jeremycooper5627]

Very much so yes

[@icey984]

Just watched him in motherless Brooklyn

[@MrParkerman6]

A Humming Bird couldn't Catch Edward at Work!

[@icey984]

@@MrParkerman6 nice fight club reference.

[@jakartaajalah]

He and Jhon Cusack are underrated

[@torferguson3866]

Anthony Hopkins appetite. He owns this role. The intensity! I like the Shreek of the steel cable nice touch. Sudden rush of panic

[@LouSassoleSledgecock_III]

Hopkins is one of the greatest actors in the history of film. So excellent.

[@theax40]

Sir Anthony Hopkins is so brilliant here, it beggars belief. Absolutely astounding.

[@Jafes2011]

They created this scene from scratch, it did not exist in the book. In the book Lecter basically was no help to Will.

[@nikfabbi87]

Yes, because they couldn't keep Hopkins' Lecter far from the spotlight anymore after being made so iconic by this actor (and after former installment, "Hannibal"): he had to be almost co-protagonist as well as in "Silence off the lambs"! (so, the prologue in his office, all this part, the "dinner" and wine in the cell scene, the letter scene, the very ending scene...).

[@ryanfernandes3543]

In the book Will is a sociopath that sees the crimes as he would have committed them. Lecter was there to draw that out of him, not help him solve anything. Because of how iconic Hopkins got for his portrayal of the the character they basically made him the embodiment of the internal struggles that were going on with Will in the book.

[@E-eb6ic]

@@ryanfernandes3543 He’s not a sociopath though because his whole deal is he can empathize with the killers. Dr. Bloom describes it as being able to assume anyone’s point of view, even those that sicken him. Creepy, yeah, but to be a sociopath you have to lack empathy and that’s his whole deal. (I do agree with the other stuff you said though)

[@korpienmahtijullit7508]

No wonder, this scene is such crap. They are like two school boys on a yard who also are best friends. In the book Lecter almost killed him before, there is zero remainder of tension here.

[@aktchungrabanio6467]

@@nikfabbi87 Lmfao!!

[@nachtrevi82]

manhunt is a masterpiece, visually stunning and mesmerizing

[@irage32]

The game

[@archangelstormrider3695]

Which is the greater fool? Definitely Dr. Chilton

[@cyborgbadger1015]

He does so love his petty torments..

[@NitpickingNerd]

he didn't learn his lesson and was pestering Mystique a while later

[@dietdrpepper15]

"The case file mentioned videos" HUGE hint, hidden in a dismissive comment.

[@wasgehtsiedasan9562]

i get asmr every time anthony hopkins speaks in his lecter voice that oozes of superiority. love it

[@tonyreyes3780]

The idea of of Will Graham giving Lecter his home number and getting inundated with annoying, verbose phone calls is hilarious

[@MrPersonalityProductions]

0:56 - as insane as Lecter is, I wonder who'd be nuts enough to be his lawyer.

[@Facade953]

Continuity order: 1) Hannibal Rising 2) The Red Dragon 3) The Silence Of Lambs 4) Hannibal

[@bobrobert3642]

Wrong.

[@AJ0223]

@@bobrobert3642 no? Definitely right

[@sjoormen1]

thank you, at last.

[@bobrobert3642]

laser dog hannibal is first, then manhunter, then meet Joe black

[@AJ0223]

@@bobrobert3642 meet Joe black was gay

[@FoxHound-ch1yy]

I love it how Hannibal was released in 2001 and Red Dragon was released in 2002... Anthony Hopkins had back to back movie releases those two years playing Lecter. so good!

[@mikedamon8685]

Gives me the shivers

[@Kagemusha08]

The difference in direction between Silence and this is huge.

[@jolosarmiento24]

How so?

[@The_dry-god]

even though he's appropriately ranked as one of the best actors of all time, I still feel he is underrated in this and Silence of the Lambs.

[@simonhanson795]

Kind of strange going back and watching these movies after watching Hannibal. Its a very different dynamic. between Will and Hannibal.

[@sneedle252]

Why does Hannibal put on that Southern/Appalachian accent when saying "I believe we're making progress"? I thought it might be a John Wayne reference given that he uses the word "pilgrim" right afterwards.

[@joshuahorton3927]

My first thought was he is imitating Chilton but has been too long since I have watched it to remember.

[@antonboludo8886]

He was making fun of Clarice Starr...

[@Three-Headed-Monkey]

@@antonboludo8886 But he hadn't met Clarice yet. Red Dragon is set before Silence.

[@antonboludo8886]

@@Three-Headed-Monkey That is correct.

[@fletcherhamilton3177]

I’ve often wondered that. Just a weird ad-lib? _Red Dragon_ is a good film but a few aspects of it feel sloppy and compensated for. He’s not mocking Chilton as Chilton’s accent is generic; he hasn’t met Clarice and . . . maybe chalk it up to a John Wayne reference with the use of ‘pilgrim’ and settler / early-American imagery, as @Ian Buchan suggested? Or he’s casually mocking Will here? It is _strange,_ for sure.

[@michaelmcgonagle5905]

Dr. Lechter reminds me of my shop teacher when our projects were late.

[@nicolesong6199]

Actually, that's kinda cool. This one seems like it's worth a watch.

[@scottwall4669]

Fun fact!!! His prison number is a B, meaning he was booked for a Felony the first time in 1969. Cs started Jan 1, 1970. Very few Bs still alive, only one A and he is 98. Lecters numer here is one off Charles Mansons, meaning the number was drawn at LA County Jail near the same moment as mansons was drawn.

[@imcallingjapan2178]

That's not fun at all

[@anthonyalvarez9991]

@@imcallingjapan2178 kinda cool though

[@fletcherhamilton3177]

That is actually fun. Maybe non-applicable - this isn’t prison, after all, it’s a mental hospital (for want of the correct modern nomenclature), ergo it’s probably coincidence?

[@illwitness]

Wow, very interesting.

[@williamshaw9047]

Lecter was caught in Baltimore County, MD in the early 1980s, so it must be an in-joke (dare I say tribute?). Similar trivia: In the movie "Dead Again," Roman's prison number is "25101415" or "25 October 1415," the date of the Battle of Agincourt fought by King Henry V, which was the movie he had directed (to great success) before.

[@johneduardgabrielcruz2030]

2:34 Dr Lecter giving clue how to catch the serial killer, but it took another visit before Will finally figured it out...

[@lordnevetsz]

Masterful movie, as were the other two....Hannibal Rising, was good to watch but lacked much.

[@emersonbolen784]

I am SO GLAD they went back and made this after "Silence Of The Lambs".

[@someclipsilike7908]

"Anthony Hopkins from Meet Joe Black and The Mask of Zorro" lol

[@razormaku8045]

bravo, you can feel that sudden surge of fear when he hisses

[@darthvape]

Is it weird that I'm getting chill vibes even though Dr. Lector tried to eat Will? Like, the way they talk and interact is so genuine. They seem like friends just enjoying themselves.

[@jadefire2817]

He genuinely seems to care about both Will *and* Clarice . It's what makes Hannibal such an oddly endearing character. And why Clarice tells the one FBI agent, "They don't *have* a name for what he is." He can't be categorized as purely psychopath, sociopath, insane or any other descriptor.

[@little_ALX]

I'd like to give attention to the guard when Lector startled Will, and it seems to me that he barely moved, and Lector says that's the fear, and it takes experience to master it. That guard is probably used to seeing so much that he just wanted to see what would happen

[@porlax]

or maybe his low reaction is because he is not experience with fear, someone who is fearful will freeze in panic situations meanwhile the experienced onee can react to it

[@rossdavis428]

@@porlax That is a very keen perception, Porlax. Dr. Lecter is right; we can sense the dangers around us if we tune our focus toward them through our controlled emotions, like fear~ Those who have learned how to harness their emotions, like fear, have access to a powerful source of drive that will allow them to react instinctively against the potential dangers at hand; much like animals in the wild.

[@rossdavis428]

@@blunderbuss9984 If you have a point that you want to state, then come out and state it. Otherwise, you are not making sense.

[@kingstarscream3807]

@@rossdavis428 You're overthinking it. Lecter simply explained that fear becomes more manageable over time with exposure.

[@rossdavis428]

@@kingstarscream3807 No, it is you who is under-thinking this principle. The instinctual capabilities of humans has been accessible since the dawn of our existence; fear is just one emotion of many that can be controlled to be used to their maximum potential with the proper practice. For you to claim that I am _"over-thinking"_ this principle just proves that you are the one who is unaware of the instinctual capabilities of humans~

[@stevenwilliams2617]

not in this scene but when lecter says there will be plenty more, victims, it gave me chills.

[@pbfamous07]

when actors were legit masterful. now its just CGI, DC and Marvel. such a shame.

[@dougbrown04]

I just realized lector offered to show will exactly how to figure it out, but will refused. "Don't make it easy do you?".

[@jeffhobbs1729]

ok could you expand on that?

[@dougbrown04]

@@jeffhobbs1729 he asked to watch the videos, will refused. Will "looked but didn't see" that the videos were the key to the entire case. The second will refused, lector stated "you don't make it easy do you?". Also later, lector said "he offered to help once before, but you responded rudely....". This was referencing the request to see the videos.

[@jeffhobbs1729]

@@dougbrown04 hmm.. well if thats the case then its just great writing as in the other movies lectors requests to see photos had been turned down for being obscene so video would certianlh be out of the question. But i take your point well done

[@DevilGeneImbued]

watching this scene I find such an eerie sameness with the remake TV series "Hannibal". I know they're literally meant to be a remake, and can do these things word for word.... but there's something about the repeating of moments like these in a completely different setting that makes it feel... evil. As if the motion picture of Hannibal himself has been reborn in a baptism of blood and malice... like these media of Hannibal are cursed to repeat like some form of an ancient evil. Hannibal is by far one of the greatest portrayed antagonists in the world

[@DoctorDestyNova]

But is he really an antagonist, Mr. Murdock, or is he just a manifestation of karma? the young deformed boy who burned alive in the sewer and came back to eat brains? Or the disgraced Bounty Hunter who awoke from his coma not remembering who he was, just eager to eat every man alive? Or how about the young man who learned that he was nothing but a slave? When all along for so many years, he believed himself a leading scientist and department head of a city in the clouds? What then Mr. Murdock, What then? For every action there is a reaction, and then when the person knows enough, they realize that they are but the reaction, the cog within the clock, the answer to what the world deserves.

[@invinoveritas6859]

My Rotweiler is also insane and he walked with a leash in the circle just like Lecter...;))))

[@jetazzetaz35]

This movie gives me an edge.

[@sydhsydh1084]

I definitely got that rush of panic. Almost threw my phone away damnit 😂

[@theflickchick9850]

Hannibal: *jumps* Me: Okay, just throw the whole man away.

[@transformersrevenge9]

Interesting. The bolt cutter was the answer to the mystery. Will was on the right track, but Hannibal quickly cut in and started talking about the symbol. Knowing how he both wants to help (just to hang out with Will more, and cause trouble), but doesn't want to solve the case for Will, I'm guessing he put it together already, but changed the subject, to prolong the investigation. The patio doors were also mentioned, and Hannibal most likely asked for the home movies, to prove his theory right. Also, if he knew what company made both home movies, then he could have contacted the killer himself, instead of going through the round about way of writing through an article. Or perhaps he could have traded that info, like he tried to trade bogus info on Buffalo Bill, so he could make his escape.

[@justinbergmans36]

Brian Cox in manhunter made me a believer, he’s the best lector. I didn’t believe the praise, until I saw that film and his performance.

[@shooter7a]

Yes....Manhunter was a better movie overall....even with the few goofy pretentious moments.

[@johntaylorson7769]

Definitely. I don't know about a better Lector, certainly different, but haunted Petersen is much better than bland Norton.

[@michaelbuick6995]

Cox is for me the best Lector. Hopkins is great I'm not trying to take away any credit from him. He's great at being evil. But that's kind of the problem I have with his Lecter; he is just so obviously evil. Hopkins stops it from falling into "hammy" territory but still. Cox is a far more realistic psychopath his fast talking smarmy jerk take on Lecter is more understated, and Lecter is definitely a "less is more" type character.

[@marcobalcazar9184]

The difference between Manhunt and Red Dragon is enormous. Dr. Lecter's lines are delivered in such way that will stun you whereas the dialog in Manhunt has the more simplistic back and forth. Hopkins and Norton's acting is if I could say, of a different caliber

[@marcoanonimo6253]

more empathized and personal touch 2002 version but manhunt give to us book's idea with a tremedous error, how they ended.

[@jolosarmiento24]

Yeah it’s hard to go back to Manhunter as every character feels like a downgrade compared to Red Dragon. The ending fight is also much better and a bit of a surprise in the latter film

[@elpusegato]

I much prefer Manhunter. It feels real and raw and utterly, bone-chillingly terrifying. Red Dragon is quite "aware" that it's a Hollywood picture while Manhunter feels much more like a documentary; Cox's Hannibal a fleshed out psychopath as opposed to Hopkins' omniscient demigod.

[@marionhenriquet2036]

I must see all the dvd again !!!

[@f4standboolbous]

I have to admit.. i flinched and this is not the first time i watched this.

[@paramitawulandari2631]

Anthony Hopkins and Edward Norton.

[@christiancole7574]

Should be Sir Anthony Hopkins! SUPURB! Actor! Truly amazing to see him work!

[@gabortoth3644]

Sir Anthony Hopkins is scary enough to make me soil my pants when he is smiling....Somehow I found it insanely scary with this character (pun intended :P) Acting on the highest level

[@justicedemocrat9357]

Goddamn alright you win, I'll go watch the movie.

[@alexludavertigo6926]

0:07 "Now don't you be textin' threats, 'cause the police can trace that. If you you got something to say to her you best carve it into a dog's fur with a boxcutter." -Early Cuyler

[@royalewithcheese7]

Hannibal basically tells Will how to catch the killer in this scene. "The Leeds had a videotape."

[@baifomet6425]

1:42 Is the warden Chuck McGuill?

[@scottymacalister5436]

This scene always scared the shit out of me lol

[@KTBFFH]

Same level of stage presence as Brando and Oliver Reed. All in the eyes

[@BER78TRUTH]

The Original Red Dragon movie was better. Brian Cox played Dr. Lecter and his acting (as always) was perfection.

[@michaelmyersofmelbourne6598]

I still to this day could never be left alone with Anthony Hopkins. The dudes performance as Hannibal creeps me out so much I can’t not see or think of Hannibal.

[@michaelmyersofmelbourne6598]

@Alexandru Rosu you can never watch too many films when you’re a movie buff

[@barbaradenicomedia114]

this same reaction of predator Hannibal does that with Clarice and she does not even blink.

[@geoffc.4446]

Wow, wonder why this was reconnended to me?

[@dzabageo]

Dr. Lecter: "Not who, Will, but when.... 1975, Studio 69 Disco, on the corner of 69th and 8th. Go now. Fly fly!"

[@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253]

I... like this scene ! I like the "Manhunter" phone call more, but it is always a joy to see sir Hopkins ham it up like that. This second visit never happened in the book, at least I don't remember it happening, but boy oh boy is it just lovably hammy and cute :)

[@mynameisrandy]

He seems like a nice guy.

[@TBFMike]

The second time watching this movie was when I realized that he knew everything in this scene. He literally asks to see the tapes of the families home video, giving Will the answer but knew Will wouldn't catch the clue.

[@porridge57]

Anton Chigurh, the Emperor from Star Wars, Darth Vader, Professor Moriarty, Hans Landa and Hannibal Lecter. Best movie villians ever, IMO.

[@FuzzyChubbyPurpleUnicorn]

Watched a couple of these clips. I definitely am gonna stop and just watch the movies