| | | Hannibal Lecter's legacy of evil begins here.
Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), English, French, Spanish, Subtitled
Witness the birth of evil. This eerie, very intense (New York) thriller from writer-director Michael Mann (Heat, The Insider) first introduced the world to the cunning, unforgettable serial killer named Hannibal. Joan Allen and Stephen Lang co-star in this dark locomotive of a film (Los Angeles Times) that promises to keep viewers riveted (Time)! Former FBI profiler Will Graham (William Petersen, CSI ) reluctantly returns to his old job to track a horrific serial killer known as the Tooth Fairy. But in order to get into the mind of this maniac, Graham must face another: Hannibal, the imprisoned psychiatrist whose own insanity almost cost Graham his life and whose insights into the Tooth Fairy could prove as dangerous as the killer himself.System Requirements: Runninng Time 120 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE
"The brilliance of Michael Mann's Manhunter is that it appreciates that the true nexus of humanity is our shared closeness." Marc Bernardin, Entertainment Weekly
"Petersen is superb..." TV Guide
Editor's Note
Retired FBI agent Will Graham (William L. Petersen) returns to action to hunt down a serial killer by using his ability to get inside the psychopath's mind. However, it was this ability that drove him into retirement in the first place. The process of tracking and capturing the infamous Hannibal Lecter (Brian Cox) took a tremendous psychic toll on Graham, causing him to spent time in a mental hospital. With another madman on the loose, Graham has no choice but to return to duty, though he knows that it might cost him his family and his sanity. To get the old mind-set back, Graham visits Hannibal Lecter in his high-security jail cell. However, the manipulative Lecter plays both sides and warns the new killer that Graham is on his trail, telling him to destroy Graham's family to protect himself. In order to save his own family, Graham must risk everything to once again enter into the mind of the criminally insane. With MANHUNTER, Mann raises the bar for serial killer films, imbuing his killer with an almost sympathetic quality while keeping him extremely menacing and clearly dangerous. Based on the Thomas Harris novel RED DRAGON, which serves as the prequel to THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, MANHUNTER is a masterpiece of gripping storytelling and psychological horror.
Plot Summary
Based on the Thomas Harris novel RED DRAGON, MANHUNTER has all the ingredients of a great thriller. Will Graham is a former FBI agent who has the uncanny ability to enter the minds of psychopaths. When a maniac begins killing entire families, Will is drawn out of retirement to use his skill once again--but at great personal cost.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound; French, Spanish Dolby Digital Mono | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Theatrical Trailer |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: MGM |
| Release Date: 10/9/2007 |
| Running Time: 120 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1986 | | Catalog ID: 1006759 | | UPC: 00027616909084 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Standard 1.33:1 [4:3] |
| Cast & Crew
| Memorable Quotes| "You want the scent? Smell yourself."----Hannibal Lecktor (Brian Cox) to Will Graham (William L. Petersen) | | "You had certain disadvantages."----Will Graham, explaining to Lektor how he was able to capture him. "What disadvantages?"----Hannibal Lecktor "You're insane."----Will Graham | | "If one does what God does enough times, one will become as God is."----Hannibal Lecktor, giving Will Graham an archaic clue |
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| | Professional Reviews | Entertainment Weekly
"...[Noonan] burns up the frame...[as] one of the freakiest madmen Hollywood has ever given us....You'll never listen to IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA without locking the doors again..." -- Rating: B 06/21/1996 pp.72-3Variety
"...Brian Cox has some delicious moments as a brilliant, depraved criminal....Stephen Lang is outrageously despicable..." 08/13/1986 Los Angeles Times
"...[Mann] mounts his film with the speed of a bullet train and virtually defies us to get off while it's in motion..." 08/15/1986 p.C1 Total Film
"...Gripping and packed with director Michael Mann's visual stylistics..." 04/01/2001 p.112 Salon.com 10 of 10
The best Hannibal Lecter movie and one of the greatest suspense movies ever made...A lurid masterpie - Allen Barra
Film Threat 9 of 10
As with all of Mann's films, Manhunter is an intense experience. All of the actors, including - Dave Beuschner
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