Red Dragon (2002)

Director:

Brett Ratner

Writers (WGA):

Thomas Harris (novel)
Ted Tally (screenplay)

Release Date:

4 October 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Meet Hannibal Lecter For The First Time

Plot:

A retired FBI agent with psychological gifts is assigned to help track down "The Tooth Fairy", a mysterious serial killer; aiding him is imprisoned criminal genius Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter.

Plot Keywords:

FBI | FBI Agent | Hannibal Lecter | Killer | Cannibal

Awards:

6 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Anthony Hopkins	...	Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Edward Norton	...	Will Graham
Ralph Fiennes	...	Francis Dolarhyde
Harvey Keitel	...	Jack Crawford
Emily Watson	...	Reba McClane
Mary-Louise Parker	...	Molly Graham
Philip Seymour Hoffman	...	Freddy Lounds
Anthony Heald	...	Dr. Frederick Chilton
Ken Leung	...	Lloyd Bowman
Frankie Faison	...	Barney Matthews
Tyler Patrick Jones	...	Josh Graham
Lalo Schifrin	...	Conductor
Tim Wheater	...	Flautist
John Rubinstein	...	Dinner Guest
David Doty	...	Dinner Guest
Brenda Strong	...	Dinner Guest
Robert Curtis Brown	...	Dinner Guest
Mary Anne McGarry	...	Dinner Guest
Marc Abraham	...	Dinner Guest
Veronica De Laurentiis	...	Dinner Guest
Michael Cavanaugh	...	Forensic Dentist
Madison Mason	...	Police Commissioner
Bill Duke	...	Police Chief
Cliff Dorfman	...	Cop
Phillip B. Fahey	...	Cop
Katie Rich	...	Woman Detective
Alex Berliner	...	Photographer
Tom Verica	...	Charles Leeds
Marguerite MacIntyre	...	Valerie Leeds
Thomas Curtis	...	Billy Leeds (as Tommy Curtis)
Jordan Gruber	...	Sean Leeds
Morgan Gruber	...	Susie Leeds
Richard Pelzman	...	Locksmith
Alex D. Linz	...	Young Francis Dolarhyde (voice)
Azura Skye	...	Bookseller
Andreana Weiner	...	Dr. Bloom's Secretary
William Lucking	...	Byron Metcalf
Elizabeth Dennehy	...	Beverly
Stanley Anderson	...	Jimmy Price
Joseph Simmons	...	Janitor
Terence Rowley	...	Superintendent
Gianni Russo	...	Newsie
Al Brown	...	Tattler Guard
Edward Nickerson	...	FBI Agent
Anthony Reynolds	...	FBI Agent (as Tony Reynolds)
Jeanine Jackson	...	Dr. Hassler
Mark Moses	...	Father in Video
Kyra Helfrich	...	Child in Video
Frank Bruynbroek	...	Chef
Dwier Brown	...	Mr. Jacobi
Grace Stephens	...	Jacobi Child
Lucy Stephens	...	Jacobi Child
Kevin Bashor	...	Jacobi Child
Hillary Straney	...	Museum Secretary
Christopher Curry	...	Mr. Fisk
Tanya Newbould	...	Chromalux Secretary
Conrad E. Palmisano	...	Deputy in Car
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Frank Langella	...	Voice of the Dragon (scenes deleted)
Markus Alexander	...	Baltimore Police Officer (uncredited)
Sho Brown	...	Officer (uncredited)
Ellen Burstyn	...	Grandma Dolarhyde (voice) (uncredited)
Robert Randolph Caton	...	Museum Patron (uncredited)
Norman Fessler	...	Driver (uncredited)
Lisa Haley	...	Musician (uncredited)
Mary Beth Hurt	...	Museum Curator (uncredited)
Aaron Michael Lacey	...	TV Cameraman (uncredited)
Paul Majors	...	Forensic Hospital Guard (uncredited)
Patty Malcolm	...	Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Lisa Thornhill	...	Mrs. Sherman (uncredited)
Frank Whaley	...	Ralph Mandy (uncredited)

Directed by
Brett Ratner

Writing credits (WGA)
Thomas Harris		(novel "Red Dragon")
Ted Tally		(screenplay)

Produced by
Andrew Z. Davis	....	executive producer
Dino De Laurentiis	....	producer
Martha De Laurentiis	....	producer
James M. Freitag	....	associate producer
Terry Needham	....	associate producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Danny Elfman

Cinematography by
Dante Spinotti		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Mark Helfrich

Casting by
Francine Maisler

Production Design by
Kristi Zea

Art Direction by
Steve Saklad

Set Decoration by
Karen O'Hara

Costume Design by
Betsy Heimann

Makeup Department
Trish Almeida	....	key hair stylist
Fríða Aradóttir	....	hair stylist: Mr. Norton (as Frida S. Aradottir)
Gary Archer	....	dental prosthetics: G.A. Enterprises
Tom Berg	....	tattoo designer
Chris Burgoyne	....	lab makeup effects
Ken Diaz	....	tattoo application
Teressa Hill	....	hair stylist
Kris Kobzina	....	lab makeup effects
Ryan McDowell	....	lab makeup effects
Matthew W. Mungle	....	special makeup effects artist
Julie Pearce	....	makeup artist: Mr. Norton
Julie Pearce	....	makeup department head
Kelvin R. Trahan	....	hair department head
Eddie Vargas	....	lab makeup effects
Randy Westgate	....	key makeup artist (as Randy S. Westgate)
Tom Devlin	....	lab makeup effects (uncredited)
Kelcey Fry	....	assistant tattoo artist (uncredited)
Eric Leal	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Rita Troy	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Nacoma Whobrey	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
JoAnn Perritano	....	unit production manager (as Joann Perritano)
Lisa Rodgers	....	post-production supervisor
Melanie Miller	....	production supervisor: re-shoots (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bac DeLorme	....	second second assistant director (as Bac Delorme)
James M. Freitag	....	first assistant director
Jonathan McGarry	....	second assistant director
Conrad E. Palmisano	....	second unit director (uncredited)
Kristi Zea	....	second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department
Mark Balda	....	shop foreman
Thomas E. Brown	....	paint supervisor
Nelson Bush	....	gang boss (as Nelson Lee Bush)
Nelson Bush	....	set dresser (as Nelson Lee Bush)
John Campana	....	art department assistant
Anne Clements	....	set decorating coordinator
Michael Davis	....	construction coordinator: Baltimore (as Michael E. Davis)
Nancy Deren	....	set designer
Brad Einhorn	....	property master
Janette Evans	....	construction accountant
Andrea Mae Fenton	....	assistant set decorator (as Andrea Fenton)
Chela Fiorini	....	assistant property master
Tim Galvin	....	art director: Baltimore (as Tim Glavin)
Thomas Gibson	....	gang boss
Trevor Goring	....	storyboard artist
Linda Griffis	....	art department coordinator: Baltimore
Lupe Guitierrez	....	labor foreman (as Guadalupe Gutierrez)
Michael A. Heath	....	art department assistant (as Michael Heath)
Bill Holmquist	....	construction coordinator
Terry Kempf	....	propmaker foreman
Jay Klein	....	leadman: Baltimore
James Kroning	....	assistant property master
Jack Laspada	....	labor foreman
Larry Laurent	....	set paint foreman
Mario Leone	....	labor foreman
Jason Mahakian	....	model maker
Kevin Mangan	....	greens foreman
Jeff Markwith	....	set designer
Edward J. McCarthy	....	gang boss (as Ed J. McCarthy)
Patti McNulty	....	art department coordinator (as Patricia McNulty)
William Moore	....	journal designer
Dan Ondrejko	....	greens coordinator (as Danny Ondrejko)
Grant Osborn	....	set paint foreman
David Peck	....	general foreman
Jennie Hill Robinson	....	key greens: Baltimore
Greg Rocco	....	on-set dresser (as Gregory N. Rocco)
Lee Ross	....	stand-by painter
Lori Rowbotham	....	assistant art director
Steven Samanen	....	graphic designer
Robert Shaklett	....	propmaker foreman (as Robert D. Shacklett)
Andrew M. Siegel	....	assistant property master
Bob Skemp	....	greens foreman
Paul Sonski	....	assistant art director
Leslie Stevens	....	art department assistant
Jeffrey Thomas	....	stand-by greensman
James F. Truesdale	....	set designer
Kenneth Turek	....	leadman (as Ken Turek)
Manuel Valenzuela	....	labor foreman
Salvador Anaya	....	plaster gangboss (uncredited)
Julie Aquino	....	buyer (uncredited)
Carlo Basail	....	greensman (uncredited)
Richard J. Bell	....	greens foreman (uncredited)
Erik Boring	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Max Bozeman	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Marco A. Campos	....	propmaker foreman (uncredited)
Marco A. Campos	....	propmaker (uncredited)
William Catania	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Susanna Glattly	....	scenic charge: Washington DC and Maryland (uncredited)
Collin Grant	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Kon Iliov	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Ted Lubonovich II	....	construction gang boss: Baltimore (uncredited)
Gary Metzen	....	painter (uncredited)
Silvija L. Moess	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Aaron Newton	....	gangboss (uncredited)
Ted Nolan	....	prop maker (uncredited)
Jeremy Alan Read	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Lee Ross	....	on-set scenic (uncredited)
Bruce G. Smith	....	paint foreman (uncredited)
Sarah Vinson	....	art production assistant (uncredited)
Michael Vojvoda	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Jeff Zook	....	carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Kyle Alexander	....	sound production assistant
Yann Delpuech	....	co-supervising sound editor
Kim Drummond	....	dialogue editor
Thom 'Coach' Ehle	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as Thom Ehle)
Christopher Emerson	....	dialogue editor
Frank Fleming	....	dubbing recordist
Jeff Gomillion	....	adr mixer
Shaughnessy Hare	....	second assistant sound editor
Craig Henighan	....	sound effects designer
Craig Henighan	....	sound effects editor
Darren King	....	supervising sound editor
Gregory King	....	supervising sound editor (as Greg King)
Fumiko Koyama	....	foley mixer assistant
Goro Koyama	....	foley artist
Gregg Landaker	....	sound mixer
Andy Malcolm	....	foley artist
Anna Malkin	....	foley mixer assistant
Ron Malligers	....	foley mixer (as Ron Mellegers)
Steve Maslow	....	sound mixer
Kim H. Ornitz	....	production sound mixer
Brion Paccassi	....	dubbing recordist
Bud Raymond	....	cable person
Philip Rogers	....	adr recordist (as Phillip Rogers)
Joseph Schultz	....	sound production assistant (as Joe Schultz)
Mychal Smith	....	boom operator (as Mychal D. Smith)
Meg Taylor	....	first assistant sound editor
Don White	....	foley mixer
Dan Yale	....	foley supervisor
Mark Yardas	....	dialogue editor
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Mark Kenna	....	sound consultant: Dolby (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Steve Austin	....	special effects technician
Kyle Ross Collinsworth	....	special effects technician (as Kyle Ross Collingsworth)
Al Di Sarro	....	mechanical effects foreman (as Al Disarro)
Bob Graham	....	special effects technician (as Robert Graham)
David Greene	....	special effects technician
Joe Klein	....	special effects technician (as Joe W. Klein)
Jane E. Pepiot	....	mechanical effects coordinator
Jeff Pepiot	....	special effects technician
Ken Pepiot	....	special effects coordinator (as Kenneth D. Pepiot)
Elia P. Popov	....	special effects technician
Gintar Repecka	....	mechanical effects
Frank Ceglia	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Richard Redlefsen	....	lab technician: W.M.Creations (uncredited)
Richard Redlefsen	....	sculptor: W.M.Creations (uncredited)
Dan Smith	....	special effects electrician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Ted Andre	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Kevin Elam	....	visual effects producer: Cinesite
Paul Howarth	....	visual effects editor: Cinesite
Lubo Hristov	....	visual effects art director: Cinesite
Bridgitte Krupke	....	visual effects coordinator: Cinesite (as Bridgitte Nance Krupke)
David Lingenfelser	....	visual effects supervisor: Cinesite
Kama Moiha	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Serena Rainbow Naramore	....	digital compositor: Cinesite (as Serena Naramore)
Jerry Pooler	....	visual effects supervisor: Cinesite
Dan Wanket	....	CG artist: Cinesite
Matthew Adams	....	rotoscope supervisor: Cinesite (uncredited)
Jeffrey Edward Baksinski	....	motion tracking supervisor: Cinesite (uncredited)
Scott Dougherty	....	executive producer: Cinesite (uncredited)
Kevin LaNeave	....	Avid editor (uncredited)
Vincent Lavares	....	digital asset manager (uncredited)
Corinne Pooler	....	digital paint supervisor (uncredited)
Toby Wilkins	....	Inferno artist: main title sequence, New Wave Entertainment (uncredited)

Stunts
Keii Johnston	....	stunts
Barbara Anne Klein	....	stunts (as Barbara Klein)
Kurt D. Lott	....	stunts (as Kurt Lott)
Brad Martin	....	stunts
Conrad E. Palmisano	....	stunt coordinator
J.P. Romano	....	stunts
Monica Staggs	....	stunts
Harry Wowchuk	....	stunts
Don Abbatiello	....	marine department (uncredited)
Mary Albee	....	stunts (uncredited)
Tom Bahr	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Bruce Paul Barbour	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gary Baxley	....	stunts (uncredited)
Joey Box	....	stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Braun	....	stunts (uncredited)
George B. Colucci Jr.	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Blaise Corrigan	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Ned Corrigan	....	stunts (uncredited)
Douglas Crosby	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Phil Culotta	....	stunts (uncredited)
Alex Daniels	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jeffrey Lee Gibson	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Tanner Gill	....	stunts (uncredited)
Keii Johnston	....	stunts: Burning man (uncredited)
Steve Kelso	....	stunts (uncredited)
Barbara Anne Klein	....	stunt double: Mary Louise Parker (uncredited)
Steven Lambert	....	stunts (uncredited)
Brad Martin	....	stunt double: Ralph Fiennes (uncredited)
Ted Moser	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Peewee Piemonte	....	stunts (uncredited)
Denney Pierce	....	stunts (uncredited)
J.P. Romano	....	stunt double: Anthony Hopkins (uncredited)
Rick Sawaya	....	stunts (uncredited)
Monica Staggs	....	stunt double: Emily Watson (uncredited)
Dick Ziker	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Wayne Arnold	....	second assistant camera: Baltimore (as Wayne Richard Arnold)
Ron Ash	....	best boy: Universal (as Ronald Ash)
Michael Barrere	....	grip (as Michel Barrere)
Art Bartels	....	grip
Don Bennett	....	rigging grip
Glenn Brown	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
George Cacamise	....	grip (as George F. Caccamise)
Kenny Carceller	....	rigging grip (as Ken Carceller)
Alfred Castillo	....	grip
John Crimins	....	electrician
Daniel Duggan	....	grip (as Danny Duggan)
David Dunbar	....	rigging electrician
Pat Fitzpatrick	....	best boy
Mark Freeman	....	electrician (as Mark P. Freeman)
Claude Fullerton	....	grip
Earl Gayer	....	rigging electrician (as Earl D. Gayer)
Chris Gordon	....	dolly grip
Coleman L. Hart	....	rigging grip
Steve Hastings	....	best boy rigger (as Steve R.B. Hastings)
Michael Jenkins	....	electrician (as Michael R. Jenkins)
Richard Klompus	....	video assist: Baltimore
Steven J. Kovalesky	....	electrician
Craig Kvinsland	....	electrician
Kevin J. Lang	....	rigging gaffer
Giulio Magnolia	....	camera loader
Duane Manwiller	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Jerry Marshall	....	video assist operator
Pedro Martínez Garrido	....	24 frame video operator
E.J. Misisco	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (as E.J. Misisco Jr.)
Greg Mitchell	....	24 frame video operator
J. Michael Muro	....	Steadicam operator (as James Muro)
J. Michael Muro	....	camera operator (as James Muro)
David H. Neale	....	rigging electrician
Jeffrey W. Petersen	....	gaffer (as Jeffrey Petersen)
Alberto S. Ramos	....	dolly grip (as Alberto Ramos)
Richard Redlin	....	best boy grip
Donald Reynolds Jr.	....	key rigging grip
Aaron Richards	....	rigging electrician (as Arron Richards)
Scott M. Robinson	....	key grip
Niles Roth	....	camera production assistant
Paul Santoni	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Sean Shinneman	....	rigging grip
Ted Shinneman	....	best boy rigger (as Ted A. Shinneman)
Monte Swann	....	24 frame video operator
Kieran Waugh	....	rigging electrician (as Kieran J. Waugh)
Michael D. Weldon	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Glen Wilson	....	still photographer
Jeff Andrus	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Rob Coughlin	....	grip (uncredited)
Andrew Dumas	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Richard Elias	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Jennifer Evans	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Jeff Gatesman	....	gaffer: second unit (uncredited)
Michael Gearhart	....	grip (uncredited)
Dana Gonzales	....	additional camera operator (uncredited)
Dylan Goss	....	aerial camera operator (uncredited)
Jason Griffiths	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Craig Grossmueller	....	additional first assistant camera (uncredited)
Scott C. Keys	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Duane Manwiller	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Dale Myrand	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Donald Reynolds Jr.	....	key grip: second unit (uncredited)
Andrea Ruane	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Chris Stanman	....	electrician (uncredited)
Robert Stillman	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Rick Strodel	....	grip (uncredited)
Sean Sutphin	....	additional film loader (uncredited)
Christopher A. Thompson	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Judy Cook	....	extras casting coordinator
Kathy Driscoll	....	casting associate (as Kathleen Driscoll-Mohler)
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Pat Moran	....	local casting: Baltimore
John Strawbridge	....	casting associate: Baltimore
Pamela Lynn Thomas	....	casting assistant (as Pamela Thomas)
Michele Short	....	casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Suzanne Cranfill	....	costume supervisor
Deb Dalton	....	costume supervisor: Baltimore (as Debb Dalton)
Dodson Elliott	....	cutter/fitter
Sandi Figueroa	....	costumer: Mr. Norton
Catharine Fletcher Incaprera	....	costumer: Baltimore (as Catherine Fletcher Incaprera)
Jorge J. González	....	costumer (as Jorge J. Gonzalez)
Alexis Jacks	....	key costumer
Erin Lenk	....	set costumer (as Erin C. Lenk)
Brewer Leroy	....	costumer: Baltimore
Francisco Mares	....	tailor
Autumn Saville	....	assistant costume designer
Nick Scarano	....	costume supervisor
Kenny Sheehan	....	key costumer: Baltimore
Kanani Wolf	....	set costumer
Eva Prappas	....	costumer (uncredited)
Damien Quinn	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Peggy Eghbalian	....	assistant editor
Meredith Gold	....	assistant editor
Chris Jackson	....	assistant editor
Jim Passon	....	color timer
Laura Steiger	....	associate editor
Oliver Streuli	....	apprentice editor
Elizabeth Dean	....	post-production coordinator (uncredited)

Music Department
Pete Anthony	....	conductor
Steve Bartek	....	orchestrator
Julian Bratolyubov	....	music preparation
Elin Carlson	....	chorus
Debbi Datz-Pyle	....	orchestra contractor (as Debbie Datz-Pyle)
Danny Elfman	....	score producer
Bruce Fowler	....	additional orchestrator
Kathy Nelson	....	executive in charge of film music: Universal Studios
Dennis S. Sands	....	music score mixer (as Dennis Sands)
Dennis S. Sands	....	score recordist (as Dennis Sands)
Ellen Segal	....	music editor
Edgardo Simone	....	additional orchestrator
David Slonaker	....	additional orchestrator
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
Rick Fleishman	....	music coordinator (uncredited)
Charles Martin Inouye	....	preview music editor (uncredited)
Shie Rozow	....	assistant music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Michael Luckeroth	....	transportation captain: Baltimore
Ted Moser	....	transportation coordinator (as Ted D. Moser)
Randy Musselman	....	transportation captain
Terry R. Owens	....	production driver
Alex Rodriguez	....	driver: Mr. Ratner
Ninous Sayad	....	driver: DDLC
Gene Ward	....	transportation captain
David W. Dale	....	driver: Anthony Hopkins (uncredited)
Mark Dobrogowski	....	transportation office coordinator (uncredited)
Joe Feeney	....	transportation dispatcher (uncredited)
Gerald Titus	....	transportation co-captain: Baltimore (uncredited)
Jay E. Vigil	....	transportation co-captain (uncredited)
Jeff Woodward	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Guy Adan	....	unit publicist
Tom Bahr	....	marine coordinator
Leane Blevins	....	technical advisor: FBI
Stuart Boros	....	executive: DDLC
William Bowling	....	supervising location manager (as Bill Bowling)
Douglas Calli	....	electrical technician (as Doug Calli)
Richard Castro	....	payroll accountant (as Rick Castro)
Al Cerullo	....	pilot
Anita S. Chang	....	executive assistant: Mr. Ratner
Donna Cline	....	technical advisor
Jennifer Conroy	....	production coordinator
Michele Cusick	....	set production assistant: Baltimore
Dino De Laurentiis	....	presenter
Lorenzo De Maio	....	executive assistant: Dino De Laurentiis
Judy Dickerson	....	dialect coach (as Judith A. Dickerson)
Yoshi Enoki Jr.	....	assistant location manager
Janette Evans	....	construction accountant
Luigi Ferraioli	....	caterer
Scott Fitzgerald	....	artwork used by permission of
Robb Foglia	....	set production assistant: Baltimore
Lisa Furia	....	second assistant accountant
Nicole Furia	....	production accountant
Josh Gallegos	....	set production assistant (as Joshua Gallegos)
Adam Grabarnick	....	set production assistant
Anne S. Greene	....	production office assistant: Baltimore
Al Guthery	....	pilot
Matthew Hirsch	....	assistant production coordinator
Dominique Jaramillo	....	set medic
Martin Kitrosser	....	script supervisor
Kevin Krakower	....	video choreographer
Ernest H. Lauterio	....	craft service (as Ernest A. Lauterio)
Eric Layne	....	first assistant accountant
James Lin	....	location manager (as James R. Lin)
Mahnaz Mary Mahdavi	....	post-production accountant (as Mary Mahdavi)
Steven Maines	....	stand-in: Mr. Fiennes and Mr. Keitel (as Steve Maines)
Marc Mann	....	midi programmer
Joseph Martin	....	assistant location manager: Baltimore
Brian R. Mason	....	production secretary
E. Scott Mayhugh	....	universal best boy (as Scott Mayhugh)
Paul McAuley	....	fitness trainer
Ryan Miningham	....	production office assistant
Melissa Morgan	....	set production assistant: Baltimore
Bruce Morin	....	craft service
Kelly E. Norris	....	production office assistant
Bill Owen	....	painting "White House #3" ©2000 used by permission of
Jennifer Payson	....	accounting clerk (as Jennifer Tamez)
Taylor Phillips	....	set production assistant
Heidi Pieh	....	stand-in: Ms. Watson and Ms. Parker
Greta S. Pittard	....	production secretary: Baltimore
Keith Potter	....	key set production assistant
Alan D. Purwin	....	pilot (as Alan Purwin)
Anthony Reynolds	....	stand-in: Edward Norton (as Tony Reynolds)
Christopher Roe	....	location assistant: Baltimore
Terence Rowley	....	stand-in: Mr. Hopkins
Roberta Y. Shintani	....	executive assistant: Dino De Laurentiis
Suzanne Shugarman	....	assistant: Mr. Davis
Talley Singer	....	executive assistan: Martha De Laurentiis
Josh Slates	....	production office assistant: Baltimore
Peter M. Starkman	....	caterer
David Steiman	....	assistant: Mr. Ratner
Laura Tiz	....	second assistant accountant
Eva Renee Witterstaetter	....	set production assistant
Sandra L. Yeary	....	second assistant accountant (as Sandra Yeary)
Annie Noel Applegarth	....	location scout (uncredited)
Luke Barnett	....	photo double: Ed Norton (uncredited)
Chick Bernhardt	....	marine department (uncredited)
Scott Brant	....	office production assistant (uncredited)
Cat Cacciatore	....	consultant: St. Louis (uncredited)
Brett Carleton	....	production assistant (uncredited)
George Cawood	....	title designer: New Wave Entertainment (uncredited)
Mark Chambers	....	production safety (uncredited)
Barbara Kerr Condon	....	double: "Grandma Dolarhyde" in photographs (uncredited)
André Devantier	....	caterer (uncredited)
Elizabeth Elwell	....	location manager (uncredited)
Maura Gannett	....	studio teacher (uncredited)
Antonio García	....	head chef (uncredited)
Peter Hansen	....	caterer: pastry chef (uncredited)
Jean Hodges	....	food stylist (uncredited)
David Honaker	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Kenneth Hunter	....	location scout (uncredited)
Sharre Jacoby	....	producer: main and end titles (uncredited)
Trevor P. Jenkins	....	personal assistant (uncredited)
Marc H. Katz	....	craft service: Florida (uncredited)
Joseph Martin	....	location manager: Washington D.C., second unit (uncredited)
Brian McMillan	....	animal supplier (uncredited)
Kelly Messias	....	assistant: Ralph Fiennes (uncredited)
Gianluca Nardulli	....	press officer: Italy (uncredited)
Denis O'Sullivan	....	assistant: Harvey Keitel (uncredited)
Brandon Schiffman	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Arron Turnbull	....	production secretary (uncredited)
Drew Vandervelde	....	production assistant: Baltimore (uncredited)

Thanks
Rita Brown	....	thanks: Florida Keys and Key West Film Commission
Carol Gamble	....	thanks
Jack Gerbes	....	thanks: Maryland Film Office

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures (presents)
• Dino De Laurentiis Company (presents)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presented in association with)
• Mikona Productions GmbH & Co. KG (in association with)
• Pan Productions (uncredited)
• Scott Free Productions (uncredited)

Distributors

• United International Pictures (UIP) (2002) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2002) (Austria) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2002) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2002) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2002) (UK) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2002) (Italy) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (2003) (Japan) (theatrical) (Far East)
• Universal Pictures Canada (2002) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (2002) (USA) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
• Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Net5 (2005) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Universal Home Entertainment (????) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Home Video (2003) (Brazil) (video)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (HD-DVD)
• Universal Pictures Video (200?) (Netherlands) (video)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Video (2003) (Canada) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Cinesite (Hollywood) (visual effects)
• G.A. Enterprises (dental prosthetics)

Other Companies

• American Humane Association, The  animal action monitoring
• Avon Studio Transport  transportation
• BT Industrial Supply  expendables
• Background Players  extras casting
• Baltimore County Economic Development  thanks
• Baltimore Film Commission  thanks
• Baltimore Museum of Art  thanks
• Brooklyn Museum  the painting "The Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed With the Sun" by William Blake, 1805, is part of the collection of
• California Film Commission  thanks
• Carroll County Economic Development  thanks
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Chromalux Inc.  trademark used by permission
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color
• Decca Records  soundtrack published by
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Eastwood Scoring Stage  music mixed at
• Edizioni Condé Nast S.p.a.  Vogue Italy used by permission of
• Film Art  artwork
• Film California First  thanks
• Flammarion Publishing  L'Art Culinaire Francais used by permission of
• G.A. Enterprises  dental prosthetics by
• Harford County Economic Development  thanks
• Hollywood Caterers  catering
• Howard Anderson Company, The  digital opticals (as Howard Anderson Company)
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• MGM Clip + Still  clip from "Silence of the Lambs" courtesy of
• Maryland Department of General Services  thanks
• Maryland Film Commission  thanks
• Movie Movers  trailers
• Newman Scoring Stage, Twentieth Century Fox Studios, The  score recording (as The Fox Newman Scoring Stage)
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Paskal Lighting  lighting equipment: East Coast
• Power & Twersky Business Management Group  thanks
• Studio @ NWE  title design: main titles (as The Studio at NWE)
• The National Museum of Fine Arts  "The Jurist" by Giuseppe Arcimboldo used by permission from
• UMG Soundtracks  soundtrack published by
• Universal Studios Sound Facilities  post-production services (as Universal Studios Sound)
• Walters Art Gallery  thanks

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MPAA:

Rated R for violence, grisly images, language, some nudity and sexuality

Runtime:

124 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Austria:14 (Niederösterreich) | Austria:16 (Steiermark) | Belgium:KNT | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Finland:K-15 | France:-16 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Peru:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:15 | USA:R | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | Brazil:16 | Malaysia:18SG | Iceland:16 | Canada:18+ (Ontario) | Portugal:M/16 | Italy:T

Filming Locations:

4160 Country Club Drive, Long Beach, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Brett Ratner originally wanted Michael Mann, the director of Manhunter (1986), to do a cameo as a taxi driver.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When the lady at Hannibal's dinner party says, "Hannibal, confess. What is this divine-looking amuse-bouche?" she has a full plate of food in front of her. An amuse-bouche is a bite-sized morsel, or hors d'oeuvre, not enough to fill a plate.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Hannibal Lecter:Think to yourself that every day is your last. The hour to which you do not look forward will come as a welcome surprise. As for me, when you want a good laugh, you will find me in fine state, fat and sleek, a true hog of Epicuru's herd.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Chasing the Dragon: Academy Group Inc. (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Scherzo

Another great film that slipped under the radar of most

This was a fantastic film, but it slipped under many people's radar for three reasons:

1) The critics said (and rightly so) that it is not as good as the Silence of the Lambs. However, I find it difficult to compare the films, largely because Will Graham (Norton) is completely different to Clarice Starling (Foster). The different dimension they bring to the investigation is enough, by itself, to distinguish them beyond comparison.

2) This was the third film in the series. The problem with the Hollywood pumping out an absurd number of sequels and prequels (even when the original film was terrible to begin with) is that it alters the public's attitude towards them. People are usually happy to see the "part 2" but beyond that, you're usually down to loyalists. In fact, this situation has been made worse due to the fact that many of the sequels made are shockingly bad (eg, the American Pie sequels, the Highlander sequels). Some are so terrible that they can actually tarnish the memory of the original (eg... Matrix Revolutions). So a third Hannibal film was always going to be an uphill battle.

3) This followed an awful sequel: Hannibal. People who thought Hannibal was terrible (and there's no shortage of them) are likely to turn their nose up at any further sequels or prequels. That's what Hollywood always overlooks - once you pump out one bad sequel (eg, Ocean's Twelve 2004), fewer people will even consider seeing the next sequel, unless it receives almost unanimous critical acclaim.

I did not like Hannibal either and I think that many stars in Hollywood would have turned it down after reading the script. Jodie Foster, with the offer of reprising her academy awarding winning role, and Jon Demme (director of Silence of the lambs) walked away from the Hannibal after disagreements with author (Harris) over the character directions. Hopkins nearly left when Foster and Demme walked, but was persuaded to stay (probably with a nice salary increase!). In any case, key elements were gone and in my view, they ultimately failed to attract a strong supporting cast.

By contrast, I think many actors would have been falling over themselves to land one of the roles in Red Dragon after reading the script. Accordingly, we ended up with Hopkins (reprising his academy award winning role to absolute perfection), Norton (who is the rightful winner of the academy award for American History X in my view, even though the academy went to someone else that year), Harvey Keitel, Ralph Finnes and the brilliant, but under-rated, Phillip Seymore Hoffman. They combine to breath tremendous life into this investigative/thriller. And the opening 5 minutes is magnificent.

However, I have two criticisms that cost it a star. First, it wasn't quite dark enough. Perhaps that masterpiece, the Silence of the Lambs, used up all the visceral attributes that were so pathetically contrived in Hannibal and present, but not powerfully present, in Red Dragon. There certainly was a dark edge, but it just didn't get under my skin the way Silence of the Lambs did (if you'll forgive the pun).

Second, I felt that there were a few off-shoots to the main plot that could have been worked around or seemed to play no real role in the film whatsoever. For example, the tense relationship between Norton and the reporter (Hoffman), Finnes taking the blind girl to listen to the sedated tiger (or lion or whatever it was), Norton teaching his wife to shoot ... and many others. Most of the time, I felt that they should have been left on the cutting room floor as they were of little interest, had little (if any) role in the context of the story and accordingly, unnecessarily bulked out the running time of the film.

Otherwise, terrific viewing. Don't be dissuaded by Hannibal - this sequel achieves where that one so dismally failed.