Manhunter
Manhunter (1986)
A psychopathic serial killer is on the lose, killing a family each full moon and the police and FBI are clueless. Therefore they ask Will Graham, the FBI agent who captured Doctor Hannibal Lecktor, to look into the case. Will Graham has been out of the game for a while, so he visits Dr. Lecktor in prison to get into the thought patterns of a psychopathic again.
Directed by Michael Mann
Taglines for Manhunter (1986)
Enter the mind of a serial killer... you may never come back.
Will Graham Has The Mind Of A Psychopath - Thank God He's On The Right Side Of The Law
Will Graham: I gave it up! Till you showed up with pictures of two dead families, knowing God damn well that I'd image families three, four, five and six. Right?
Jack Crawford: So, Will, have you seen this week's Tatler?
Will Graham: It's not on my preferred reading list, Jack.
Jack Crawford: Yeah, well, uh, your picture's all over the front page.
Will Graham: Who the hell was it? Lounds?
Jack Crawford: Of course. Who else?
Will Graham: Damn it, Jack. I promised Molly. I promised her.
Cast overview, first billed only:
William L. 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
It's just you and me now, sport..
Will Graham: You think I'm gonna see him standing in the street and say "there he is"? That's Houdini you're thinking of.
The Tampa Tribune
MANHUNTER (1986): Before Thomas Harris wrote "The Silence of the Lambs", his mystery novel "The Red Dragon" introduced bloodthirsty killer Hannibal Lecter as a minor character. The "Dragon" story became Mann's "Manhunter", a viciously intimidating killer-thriller about a psychologically troubled FBI agent (William L. Petersen) who solves crimes by putting himself in the murderer's frame of mind. Includes a "Miami Vice" grip on Mann's quick-cut editing techniques and an unforgettable replay of "In-a-Gadda-da-Vida". Superior suspense.
