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Actors: William Petersen, Brian Cox, Tom Noonan
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Manhunter |
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Will Graham(Petersen)is the semi-retired fbi agent,who is the key to cracking the 'Tooth-Fairy' murders. These murders appear to have no motive or pattern leaving little time to stop the next predicted murder from happening. But in order to proceed with the investigation Graham must confront his old enemy by meeting the man responsible for his early retirement, Dr.Hannibal Lecktor(Cox). Graham uses Lecktor as a bridge into the Killers thoughts and reasons for his actions. .
--Cleo , Resident Scholar
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A serial killer is slaughtering a family every month. The victims seem chosen at random, and the police are stumped. FBI section chief Jack Crawford (Dennis Farina) lures agent Will Graham (Petersen) out of semi-retirement for the case because Graham was able to catch Hannibal Lecktor (Cox). Reluctant Graham goes to Lecktor in prison for help, but the mad doctor starts playing off the new killer against him. The psychopath's latest victim is a blind woman named Reba (Joan Allen), and Graham has to catch him before she dies a horrible death. Petersen looks very young in this underrated 1986 film -- like a more handsome, regular featured Sean Penn -- and his deductions and crime scene work oddly foreshadow his 2000 hit TV series "CSI." Luscious Kim Greist (a year after her work in "Brazil") appears briefly as Graham's wife. Michael Mann's screenplay and direction (based on Thomas Harris's novel, _Red Dragon_), is understated and sharp. The soundtrack featuring Kitaro, Klaus Schulze, and Shriekback doesn't intrude as much as in other Mann projects, though Iron Butterfly's "Inna-Gadda-Da-Vida" invigorates the bloody climax quite appropriately.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Manhunter |
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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 60%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How difficult to spot villain?
- Story partially from villain's perspective
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
Murder Mystery?
Yes
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- nearly 100%
Special suspect?
- chronically deranged person
Kind of mystery?
- police procedural
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- catching/stopping killer
- hunted by killer/stalker
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- champion of justice
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
- short/standard wavy (man)
Body type
- muscular (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- blonde
Body type
- muscular (man)
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- killer
- criminal
Eccentric:
Yes
- mentally ill
- obsessed
- deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
unclothed?
- chest
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
- British
Intelligence
- Genius
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
- mean, arrogant
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
City?
Yes
City:
- dangerous
Misc setting
- prison
- scientific labs
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- concerned
How many deaths in film?
- 4-8
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
- sex under blankets
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 2 (a little)
Kind of violence:
- hand to hand
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- flamed
- perforation--bullets
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
- Some foul language
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Classic/oldies rock
Is this movie based on a
- book
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