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Will Graham: I thought you might be curious to see if you're smarter than the person I'm looking for.

Hannibal Lecktor: Then, by implication, you think you're smarter than me, since it was you who caught me.

Will Graham: No. I know that I'm not smarter than you.

Hannibal Lecktor: Then how did you catch me?

Will Graham: You had disadvantages.

Hannibal Lecktor: What disadvantages?

Will Graham: You're insane.

In the scene where Graham uses Freddy Lounds to plant a story about the Tooth Fairy in the Tattler, Lounds places a tape recorder on a desk. A few shots later, the recorder is back in Freddy's hand, and he places it on the desk again. See more...

Trivia

Because his role was so emotionally exhausting, William Petersen did everything he could to rid himself of the Will Graham character after principal photography was completed. This included shaving off his beard, and cutting his hair and dyeing it blonde. See more...

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Manhunter (1986) - 3 questions

Directed by Michael Mann, starring Brian Cox, Dennis Farina, Joan Allen, Tom Noonan, William Petersen (add more)

Genres: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller

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Questions

Question: When Jack Crawford is explaining to his team about the Tooth Fairy's note to Lecktor, there is, very prominently in the foreground, what looks like a paperweight on his desk. What exactly is it, and why is it so important as to be in the foreground?

Answer: It's the plaster cast of the Tooth Fairy's teeth made from the bite impressions he left on past victims.

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Question: When the film was first broadcast on TV, why was the title changed to "Red Dragon: The Pursuit of Hannibal Lecter"?

Answer: It was done to capitalize on the success of "The Silence of the Lambs," which made Hannibal Lecter a household name.

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Question: When talking to Freddy Lounds, why does Francis Dolarhyde wear the stocking over his face?

Answer: He wears the stocking over his face for two reasons: (a) to protect his identity (to make Lounds think he'll survive) and (b) remember that Francis believes he is an "ugly monster" so he is also wearing the stocking to defer judgement away from him.

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