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Manhunter (1986)

R  119 min  -  Crime | Drama | Mystery   -  15 August 1986 (USA)
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Reviews: 407 user | 90 critic | 10 from Metacritic.com

An FBI specialist tracks a serial killer who appears to select his victims at random.

Director:

Michael Mann

Writers:

Thomas Harris (novel), Michael Mann (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
William Petersen ...
Kim Greist ...
Joan Allen ...
Brian Cox ...
Dennis Farina ...
Tom Noonan ...
Stephen Lang ...
David Seaman David Seaman ...
Benjamin Hendrickson Benjamin Hendrickson ...
Michael Talbott Michael Talbott ...
Geehan
Dan Butler ...
Jimmy Price (as Dan E. Butler)
Michele Shay Michele Shay ...
Robin Moseley Robin Moseley ...
Sarah
Paul Perri Paul Perri ...
Dr. Sidney Bloom
Patricia Charbonneau ...
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Storyline

Will Graham is a former FBI agent who recently retired to Florida with his wife Molly and their young son. Graham was a 'profiler'; one who profiles criminal's behavior and tries to put his mind into the minds of criminals to examine their thoughts while visiting crime scenes. Will is called out of his self-imposed retirement at the request of his former boss Jack Crawford to help the FBI catch an elusive serial killer, known to the press as the 'Tooth Fairy', who randomly kills whole families in their houses during nights of the full moon and leaves bite marks on his victims. To try to search for clues to get into the mind of the killer, Will has occasional meetings with Dr. Hannibal Lecktor, a charismatic but very dangerous imprisoned serial killer that Will captured years earlier which nearly drove him insane from the horrific encounter that nearly cost Will's life... Written by matt-282  

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Plot Keywords:

FBI | Serial Killer | Criminal | Florida | Crime Scene  | See more »

Taglines:

It's just you and me now, sport... See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Red Dragon: The Curse of Hannibal Lecter See more »

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$2,204,400 (USA) (17 August 1986) (779 Screens)

Gross:

$8,620,929 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | USA: (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1
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Trivia

The prison where Hannibal Lecter is being incarcerated is the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When the flaming Freddy Lounds comes down the parking ramp, the last few frames are the wheelchair hitting the Plexiglas wall through which they are filming the sequence. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Jack Crawford: We should have talked at the boatyard. You don't wanna talk about it here.
Will Graham: I'm not fallin' all over myself to talk about much anywhere, Jack.
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Soundtracks

"Leed's House"
by The Reds See more »