Manhunter

1986
R
2h

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

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Serial Killer Crime Mystery Thriller

Former FBI profiler Will Graham returns to service to pursue a deranged serial killer dubbed "the Tooth Fairy" by the media.Former FBI profiler Will Graham returns to service to pursue a deranged serial killer dubbed "the Tooth Fairy" by the media.Former FBI profiler Will Graham returns to service to pursue a deranged serial killer dubbed "the Tooth Fairy" by the media.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

85K

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Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Manhunter

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Manhunter: A Skillful Entry

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Manhunter: A Skillful Entry

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Manhunter: Dr. Hannibal Lecktor

Featurette 1:38

Manhunter: Interview With William Peterson

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Manhunter: Interview With Dante Spinotti

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Manhunter: Interview With Joan Allen

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Trivia
During the filming of this movie, Sir Anthony Hopkins was playing King Lear at the National Theatre. During the filming of The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Brian Cox was playing King Lear at the National Theatre.

Goofs
(at around 1h 50 mins) A large pool of blood disappears from around killer's body.

Quotes
Will Graham: I know that I'm not smarter than you.
Dr. Hannibal Lecktor: Then how did you catch me?
Will Graham: You had disadvantages.
Dr. Hannibal Lecktor: What disadvantages?
Will Graham: You're insane.

Alternate versions
The Hannibal Lecter Collection released by MGM in 2007, which also features The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and Hannibal (2001), contains the authentic Theatrical Cut of the film.

Connections
Featured in The Prime Movers: Strong As I Am (1986)

Soundtracks
Graham's Theme
Created, Performed and Composed by Michel Rubini
Composed by Michel Rubini on the Synclavier Digital Music System

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7/10

What a tremendous surprise.

Having finally seen MANHUNTER, I am left wondering why anyone ever felt the need to remake it - RED DRAGON is a fine flick, with a fine cast, but it feels exceptionally pale given what a tremendous source it was drawing from; scene for scene, line for line at some points.

So much threat, such a pervading sense of menace; the character work, and the direction, the wonderful soundtrack - it hums along, and there's no place to stop to catch your breath. I really adored this, and if you're looking for a really engrossing thriller, and I mean thriller, this movie delivers.