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Release Date:
15 August 1986 (USA)
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Tagline:
(reissue) Hannibal Lecter's legacy of evil begins here. more
Plot:
An FBI specialist tracks a serial killer who appears to select his victims at random. | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win
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Hannibal Lecter to Play a Dwarf in The Hobbit?
(From ReelzChannel. 17 November 2009, 1:20 AM, PST)
Brian Cox Up For Dwarf Role In 'The Hobbit'?
(From MTV Splash Page. 16 November 2009, 8:32 AM, PST)
(From ReelzChannel. 17 November 2009, 1:20 AM, PST)
Brian Cox Up For Dwarf Role In 'The Hobbit'?
(From MTV Splash Page. 16 November 2009, 8:32 AM, PST)
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are you all crazy?
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| William Petersen | ... | Will Graham | |
| Kim Greist | ... | Molly Graham | |
| Joan Allen | ... | Reba McClane | |
| Brian Cox | ... | Dr. Hannibal Lecktor | |
| Dennis Farina | ... | Jack Crawford | |
| Tom Noonan | ... | Francis Dollarhyde | |
| Stephen Lang | ... | Freddy Lounds | |
| David Seaman | ... | Kevin Graham | |
| Benjamin Hendrickson | ... | Dr. Frederick Chilton | |
| Michael Talbott | ... | Geehan | |
| Dan Butler | ... | Jimmy Price (as Dan E. Butler) | |
| Michele Shay | ... | Beverly Katz | |
| Robin Moseley | ... | Sarah | |
| Paul Perri | ... | Dr. Sidney Bloom | |
| Patricia Charbonneau | ... | Mrs. Sherman |
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Also Known As:
Red Dragon (USA) (original script title)
Red Dragon: The Curse of Hannibal Lecter (USA) (TV title)
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Red Dragon: The Curse of Hannibal Lecter (USA) (TV title)
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Runtime:
119 min | USA:124 min (director's cut)
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.20 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 |
Canada:R (Nova Scotia) |
Iceland:16 |
Ireland:18 |
Brazil:14 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:M |
Canada:13+ (Québec) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) (re-rating) |
Canada:PA (Manitoba) |
Canada:R (Ontario) (original rating) |
France:-12 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Norway:18 |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
West Germany:16
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Trivia:
Brian Cox said in the DVD interview that he based his portrayal of Hannibal Lecter on Scottish serial killer Peter Manuel.
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Crew or equipment visible: When Will Graham hears the answering machine in the master bathroom of the Leeds murder scene, he walks out of the room. As he passes by, a crew-member's forearm is revealed.
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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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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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
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Soundtrack:
STRONG AS I AM
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I can only surmise that the detractors of this film are under 25, the new generation of cinema-goers who need all the ultra-violence and gore to make a film "complete". This is quite simply, one of the best films of all time. Tom Noonan is amazing and absolutely masterful in his portrayal of Dollarhyde, and even comes across as sensual, when he is obviously deriving sexual satisfaction watching Reba fondle the sleeping tiger. One of the sexiest scenes ever, by the way. This is what I think people who don't "get" this film are missing, the little nuances, such as his look of sexual ecstasy watching Reba with the tiger, you can see he is imagining himself in the tigers position, being the recipient of loving caresses. And his awkwardness when Reba finally makes love to him, its all these things that you actually have to engage your brain to understand, thats where people just don't understand this film. The music is incredible, especially Shriekbacks "This Big Hush", where Dollarhyde is in bed with Reba, is just inspired. William Petersen was born to play Will Graham, the tormented retired forensic cop, brought out of retirement by the Tooth Fairy's slayings of whole families. Brian Cox's portrayal of LECKTOR is superb, playing the "straight man" to Hopkins "over the top" campness. I cant understand why Cox didn't play the proper Lecktor role in the subsequent films. But thats what people don't get-its not about Lecktor. Its not about Red Dragon. It is BASED on the novel Red Dragon, which is why it doesn't follow the book ad verbatim. Don't watch this as a prequel or sequel, watch it on its own merit as one of the best films ever made.