Manhunter (1986)

Director:

Michael Mann

Writers:

Thomas Harris (novel)
Michael Mann (screenplay)

Release Date:

15 August 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Enter the mind of a serial killer... you may never come back.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Disturbing | Oedipus Complex | Death | Good Versus Evil | Thomas Harris

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

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
Bill Cwikowski	...	Ralph Dandridge
Alex Neil	...	Eileen
Norman Snow	...	Springfield
Jim Zubiena	...	Spurgen
Frankie Faison	...	Lt. Fisk
Garcelle Beauvais	...	Young Woman Housebuyer
Joanne Camp	...	Mother on Plane
David Allen Brooks	...	Mr. Leeds (as David A. Brooks)
Elisabeth Ryall	...	Mrs. Leeds (as Lisa Ryall)
Chris Elliott	...	Zeller
Gary Chavaras	...	Guard
Chris Cianciolo	...	Attendant
Ken Colquit	...	Husband Housebuyer
Ron Fitzgerald	...	Storage Guard #1
Dennis Quick	...	Storage Guard #2
David Meeks	...	Dr. Warfield
Sherman Michaels	...	Technician
Robin Trapp	...	Secretary #1
Lisa Winters	...	Secretary #2
Daniel T. Snow	...	State Trooper
Cynthia Chvatal	...	Airport Waitress
King White	...	Swat Man
Mickey Lloyd	...	Atlanta Detective
Dawn Carmen	...	Child on Plane
David Fitzsimmons	...	Bill
Robert A. Burton	...	Doctor
Steve Hogan	...	Helicopter Pilot
Mickey Pugh	...	Lear Jet Technician
Kin Shriner	...	Mr. Sherman
John Posey	...	Mr. Jacobi
Kristin Holby	...	Mrs. Jacobi
Greg Kelly	...	Jacobi Boy #1
Brian Kelly	...	Jacobi Boy #2
Ryan Langhorne	...	Jacobi Boy #3
Hannah Caggiano	...	Sherman Child #1
Lindsey Fonora	...	Sherman Child #2
Jason Frair	...	Leeds Child #1
Bryant Arrants	...	Leeds Child #2
Christopher Arrants	...	Leeds Child #3
Melvin Clark	...	SWAT Team Member
Renee Ayala	...	SWAT Team Member
Dana Dewey	...	SWAT Team Member
Stephen Hawkins	...	SWAT Team Member
Leonard Johnson	...	SWAT Team Member
Keith Pyles	...	SWAT Team Member
Michael Russell	...	SWAT Team Member
Michael Vitug	...	SWAT Team Member
Pat Williams	...	SWAT Team Member
Charles Yarbaugh	...	SWAT Team Member
Bill Smitrovich	...	Lloyd Bowman
Peter Maloney	...	Dr. Dominick Princi
Michael D. Roberts	...	The Runner
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marshall Bell	...	Atlanta Policeman (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Mann

Writing credits
Thomas Harris		(novel "Red Dragon")
Michael Mann		(screenplay)

Produced by
Dino De Laurentiis	....	producer
Richard Roth	....	producer
Bernard Williams	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Michel Rubini

Cinematography by
Dante Spinotti		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Dov Hoenig

Casting by
Bonnie Timmermann

Production Design by
Mel Bourne

Art Direction by
Jack Blackman

Costume Design by
Colleen Atwood

Makeup Department
Kareen Boursier	....	hair stylist
John Caglione Jr.	....	special makeup effects artist
Doug Drexler	....	special makeup effects artist
Stefano Fava	....	makeup artist
Sharon Ilson	....	assistant makeup artist (as Sharon Ilson Reed)
Neal Martz	....	special makeup lab
Gene Witham	....	makeup artist
Jeff Goodwin	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Jon Landau	....	unit production manager
Peter R. McIntosh	....	unit production manager
Bernard Williams	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gusmano Cesaretti	....	second unit director
Herb Gains	....	first assistant director
Adam Meams	....	dga trainee
Nathalie Vadim	....	second assistant director
Michael Waxman	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Joseph Bernard	....	concept artist
Tristan Paris Bourne	....	set dresser (as Tristan Bourne)
David Brace	....	lead man
David Brace	....	set dresser
Steve Davis	....	assistant set decorator
Anthony Dunne	....	construction coordinator (as Tony Dunne)
Jim Hill	....	supervising carpenter
Linda Kiffe	....	assistant property master
John T. Kretchmer	....	set dresser
John D. Kretschmer	....	set dresser
Alba Leone	....	on-set dresser
Charles E. McCarry	....	assistant art director (as Charles McCarry)
Julie Plakanis	....	assistant art director
Mickey Pugh	....	property master
Dawn Snyder	....	draftswoman
A.E. Stapleton	....	shop foreman (as Jeep Stapleton)
Charles Stewart	....	property master
Brian Stultz	....	scenic artist
Dean Taucher	....	assistant art director
Dean Taucher	....	head scenic artist
Joan Travis	....	set dresser
Mark S. Turner	....	scenic
Brian Kontz	....	plasterer (uncredited)

Sound Department
George H. Anderson	....	sound editor
David A. Arnold	....	sound editor
Michael J. Benavente	....	sound editor
Steve Borne	....	sound editor (as Steve Born)
Don Digirolamo	....	sound re-recording mixer
Susan Dudeck	....	sound editor
Jim Fitzpatrick	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Robert Glass	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Bob Glass)
Scott Hecker	....	sound editor
J. Paul Huntsman	....	looping editor
Robert Knudson	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Buzz Knudson)
John A. Larsen	....	sound editor
John W. Mitchell	....	sound mixer
Bob Newlan	....	sound editor
Keith Pamplin	....	boom operator
Tom Passmore	....	sound assistant
Robert R. Rutledge	....	supervising sound editor
Frank Serafine	....	sound editor
Charles Ewing Smith	....	sound editor
Jay Wilkinson	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Wayne Beauchamp	....	pyrotechnician
Joe Digaetano	....	special effects coordinator
R.J. Hohman	....	special effects assistant
Larry Reid	....	special effects assistant (as Larry Daniel Reid)

Visual Effects by
Gusmano Cesaretti	....	visual consultant

Stunts
Jack Carpenter	....	stunts
Bud Davis	....	stunt coordinator
Bud Davis	....	stunts
Chuck Hart	....	stunts
Michael Haynes	....	stunts
Bernard Johnson	....	stunts
Larry Modlin	....	stunts
Don Pulford	....	stunts
Dennis Scott	....	stunts
Debra Shuckman	....	stunts (as Deborah Shuckman)

Camera and Electrical Department
Carlo Campana	....	dolly grip
Frank Caslin	....	electrician
Gusmano Cesaretti	....	still photographer
Mauro Diamanti	....	grip
John Ferguson	....	gaffer (as John C. Ferguson)
Neal Mills Forney III	....	assistant camera
Claudio Frollano	....	electrician
Steve Graves	....	grip
Steve Graves	....	rigger
Bob Hall	....	assistant camera
Jim Cody Harrington	....	grip
Bobby Huber	....	chief grip
Bobby Huber	....	rigging coordinator
Enrico Lucidi	....	camera operator
Michael Mann	....	camera operator
Maurizio Micalizzi	....	key grip
Ettore Micauzzi	....	grip
Mark Moore	....	best boy
Randy Nolen	....	steadicam operator
Mario Palermi	....	electrician
Stephen Perry	....	electrician (as Steve Perry)
Bill Pieper	....	electrician
Marco Sacerdoti	....	focus puller: "b" camera
Carlo Vinciguerra	....	gaffer
Tim Woods	....	rigging electrician
Jay W. Yowler	....	generator operator
Dennis Zoppe	....	grip
Dennis Zoppe	....	rigger

Casting Department
Mac Bass	....	extras casting
Mark Fincannon	....	additional casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jennifer L. Bryan	....	wardrobe assistant (as Jennifer Bryan)
William A. Campbell	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Bill Campbell)
John A. Dunn	....	assistant costume designer
Tom McKinney	....	wardrobe buyer
Susie Money	....	wardrobe assistant
Ursula Schrader	....	wardrobe supervisor
Hartsell Taylor	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Dan Engstrom	....	second assistant editor
Daniel S. Frisch	....	post-production assistant
Richard D. Keefe	....	assistant editor
Don Kurt	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
George A. Martin	....	music editor
Michel Rubini	....	musician
Greg Fulginiti	....	music engineer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Eric Bartsch	....	driver
Howard Brady Davidson	....	transportation captain (as Howard Davidson)
Allan Hamilton	....	transportation captain (as Allan D. Hamilton)

Other crew
Daniel Aguar	....	production assistant
John Alariano Jr.	....	interpreter
Christine Baer	....	secretary: Mr. Mann
Jane Bartelme	....	production coordinator
Tristam Bishop	....	production assistant
Beverly Charlap	....	travel
Maria K. Chavez	....	location manager: Florida (as Maria Chavez)
Theresa Curtin	....	assistant: Mr. Mann
Robert Giardini	....	location manager: Washington
Cindy J. Gray	....	location office secretary (as Cindy Gray)
Nikol Hegarty	....	assistant production coordinator
Steven Holmes	....	secretary: Mr. Mann
Patrick A. Howell	....	auditor
Shiho Ito	....	location manager: Washington
Randee Lynne Jensen	....	secretary: Mr. Mann
Michael J. Malone	....	location manager: Chicago (as Mike Malone)
Andy Mark	....	publicist
David Meeks	....	animal trainer
Adam Merims	....	production accountant
Stuart Neumann	....	location manager
Stuart Neumann	....	location manager: Washington (as Stuart A. Neumann)
Valerie E. Norman	....	script supervisor
Julie Oberdorfer	....	production coordinator
June Randall	....	script supervisor
Jane Rayleigh	....	assistant auditor
Steve Roberts	....	location manager: St. Louis
Marianne Scanlon	....	post-production auditor
Elaine Smith	....	location manager: Atlanta
Judith M. Worth	....	assistant: Mr. Mann
Jim Zubera	....	weapons expert

Production Companies

• De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
• Red Dragon Productions S.A.
• Studio Canal

Distributors

• De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) (1986) (USA) (theatrical)
• Karl-Lorimar Home Video (KLV-TV) (1986) (USA) (VHS)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1989) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Warner Home Video (1992) (USA) (VHS)
• Nimbus HomeVideo (1999) (UK) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Atlantic Film (2002) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Karl-Lorimar Home Video (KLV-TV) (USA) (laserdisc)
• Paramount Pictures (Canada)
• Recorded Releasing (UK)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (1987) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• VTI Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (laserdisc)

Other Companies

• Blue Light Sound Inc.  sound services
• Charivari  men's clothing
• Dyer/Kahn  advertising concepts
• Great Northern Brokerage Services  insurance
• Hugo Boss  men's clothing
• Joe Dunton & Company  camera equipment provided by
• Joe Dunton Cameras America  camera equipment provided by
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Rogers & Cowan PR  publicity
• The Reds  original music composed and performed by
• Todd-AO/Glen Glenn Studios  re-recording facilities

Also Known As:

Red Dragon (USA) (original script title)
Red Dragon: The Curse of Hannibal Lecter (USA) (TV title)
Red Dragon: The Pursuit of Hannibal Lecter

Runtime:

119 min | USA:124 min (director's cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

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

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Iceland:16 | Ireland:18 | Brazil:16 | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) | 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

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)

Trivia:

Tom Noonan (Dollarhyde) spent many hours in make-up so that artists could paint fake tattoos on his back and torso modeled after William Blake's "Great Red Dragon" paintings. Though Noonan appeared with the tattoos in publicity photographs (available in a Special Edition DVD), director Michael Mann concluded that the tattoos were too "over the top," and discarded the idea.

Goofs:

Factual errors: There is a discussion of Graham's Charter Arms Bulldog .44 being loaded with Glaser Safety Slugs for added lethality. Glaser Safety Slugs are designed to fragment on impact and release their loads of tiny shot pellets into the wound cavity, creating massive bleeding and near-certain death. When Graham shoots Dolarhyde, each round is shown to penetrate Dolarhyde's body, spattering blood on the wall behind him. Glaser Safety Slugs would not penetrate a body this way. An exit wound would be very unlikely.

Quotes:

[Will Graham releases the jogger he has just mistakenly tackled]
The Runner: [to the cops] What you movin' in slow motion for, man? I'm being mugged.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Manhunt (2003) (VG)

Soundtrack:

EVAPORATION

Blasphemous opinion

This will no doubt elicit howls of outrage, but I have always thought that Mr. Cox's portrayal of Hannibal Lector to be far superior to that of Mr Hopkins'. Mr Cox portrays Lector as someone coldly intellectual, almost reptilian and inhuman, while Mr Hopkins gives a performance that always brings to mind that of Ernest Thesiger as Dr. Pretorius in Bride of Frankenstein". Mind you, I really enjoy Ernest Thesiger as Dr. Pretorius; I'm just saying that the charming, witty and OH! so urbane serial killer has been done to death, and had been even when "Silence Of The Lambs" came out. Rent this video if you want to see how it's supposed to be done.