Red Dragon [Blu-ray]

Director: Brett Ratner Brett Ratner

Overview

Following the phenomenal success of The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal, Anthony Hopkins returns as brilliant madman Hannibal Lecter in this thriller based on the novel in which author Thomas Harris introduced the character. Will Graham (Edward Norton) is an FBI agent with a rare gift for tracking serial killers who brought Hannibal Lecter to justice; however, his confrontation with Lecter proved to be a bloody, near-death experience, and afterward Graham retired from the Bureau, moving to Florida to spend his time with his wife, Molly (Mary-Louise Parker), and their son. However, a particularly grisly killer is on the loose, and Jack Crawford (Harvey Keitel), Graham's one-time mentor at the Bureau, asks him to return to duty to find him. The "Tooth Fairy" is a vicious murderer who kills entire families at once, covering the eyes of his victims with bits of a shattered mirror. Graham finds he needs help putting together the pieces of the "Tooth Fairy" case, and he calls upon Lecter looking for advice. Lecter, at once vaguely helpful and self-serving, as usual, offers scraps of information to Graham which help him zero in on the killer. But Lecter knows more than he's telling; the "Tooth Fairy" is actually Francis Dolarhyde (Ralph Fiennes), a troubled and withdrawn man who admires Lecter's violent panache and corresponds with him. Dolarhyde works at a film processing lab, where one of his co-workers, a blind woman named Reba McClane (Emily Watson), seems to be quite attracted to him. As Dolarhyde wrestles with both his murderous impulses and his feelings for McClane, Lecter plays Graham and Dolarhyde against one another so that, as the FBI agent comes closer to catching "the Tooth Fairy," Dolarhyde moves in on his next victim -- Graham's family. Red Dragon marked the second time Harris' novel of the same name had been brought to the screen; five years prior to The Silence of the Lambs, Michael Mann adapted the book for the screen as Manhunter, which starred William Petersen as Graham and Brian Cox as Lecter.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/12/2010
UPC:	0025195053631
Original Release:	2002
Rating:	R
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	2:05:00
Sales rank:	1,549

Special Features

Lecter's fbi file and life history; Inside the mind of a serial killer hosted by John Douglas; Anthony Hopkins: lecter and me; The making of Red Dragon; Feature commentary with director Brett Ratner and writer Ted Tally; Deleted scenes; A director's journey; Brett Ratner's student film; Screen and film tests; Makeup application; The leeds' house crime scene; Storyboards to final feature comparison; D-box motion enabled

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Anthony Hopkins	Dr Hannibal Lecter
Edward Norton	Will Graham
Ralph Fiennes	Francis Dolarhyde
Harvey Keitel	Jack Crawford
Emily Watson	Reba McClane
Mary-Louise Parker	Molly Graham,Actor
Philip Seymour Hoffman	Freddy Lounds
Anthony Heald	Dr Chilton
Frankie Faison	Barney
Bill Duke	Szef policji
Ken Leung	Lloyd Bowman
Stanley Anderson	Jimmy
Azura Skye	Bookseller
Tyler Patrick Jones	Josh Graham
Lalo Schifrin	Actor
John Rubinstein	Actor
David Doty	Actor
Tim Wheater	Actor
Brenda Strong	Lecter's Dinner Guest
Robert Curtis Brown	Lecter's Dinner Guest
Mary Anne McGarry	Lecter's Dinner Guest
Marc Abraham	Lecter's Dinner Guest
Veronica De Laurentiis	Lecter's Dinner Guest
Tom Verica	Charles Leeds
Marguerite MacIntyre	Valerie Leeds
Tommy Curtis	Billy Leeds,Billy Leeds
Jordan Gruber	Sean Leeds,Susie Leeds
Michael Cavanaugh	Forensic Dentist
Madison Mason	Police Commissioner
Katie Rich	Female Detective
Cliff Dorfman	Cop
Phillip B. Fahey	Cop
Elizabeth Dennehy	Beverly
Richard Pelzman	Locksmith
Dwier Brown	Mr. Jacobi,Tattler Guard
Grace Stephens	Jacobi Child,Jacobi Child
Kevin Bashor	Jacobi Child
William Lucking	Byron Metcalf
Andreana Weiner	Dr. Bloom's Secretary
Jeanine Jackson	Dr. Hassler
Frank Whaley	Ralph Mandy (uncredited)
Mark Moses	Father in Video
Kyra Helfrich	Child in Video
Alex Berliner	Photographer
Gianni Russo	Newsie
Christopher Curry	Mr. Fisk
Tanya Newbould	Chromalux Secretary
Edward Nicherson	FBI Agent
Terence Rowley	Superintendent
Frank Bruynbroek	Chef
Hillary Straney	Museum Secretary
Conrad E. Palmisano	Deputy in Car
Aaron Lacey	TV Cameraman
Danny Elfman	Composer

Technical Credits

Ted Tally

Brett Ratner	Director
Ted Tally	Screenwriter
Andrew Z. Davis	Executive Producer
Martha De Laurentiis	Producer,Producer
Francine Maisler	Casting
Conrad E. Palmisano	Stunts
Kenneth D. Papiot	Special Effects
Ridley Scott	Producer
Keii Johnston	Stunts
Kyle Alexander	Sound Effects
Yann Delpuech	Sound Effects
Kim Drummond	Sound Effects
Christopher Emerson	Sound Effects
Kathleen Driscoll-Mohler	Casting
Kim Ornitz	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Back for thirds as cannibalistic killer Hannibal Lecter, the characterization that earned him his Oscar, Sir Anthony Hopkins is once again deliciously devilish. This blood-curdling The Silence of the Lambs prequel -- previously filmed as Manhunter -- begins with Lecter's apprehension by talented young FBI profiler Will Graham (Edward Norton), following a violent clash that leaves both men near death. Years later, Graham is called out of retirement to help search for the "Tooth Fairy," a brilliant serial killer who preys on young women. Stymied in his investigation, Will turns to the one man who can put him on the murderer’s trail -- the imprisoned Lecter, to whom the Tooth Fairy has written a fan letter. Red Dragon, based on the first in Thomas Harris’s bestselling series of violent thrillers, isn’t really a Hannibal Lecter story, but Hopkins effortlessly dominates the film, and his presence is felt throughout even though his actual screen time is limited. Ralph Fiennes, cast against type as the deranged Tooth Fairy, turns in a remarkably layered and intense performance. Emily Watson is equally good, and extremely sympathetic, as the blind woman who risks becoming one of his victims. But the movie’s essence is captured in the verbal duels between Lecter and Graham, sharply written by Ted Tally and directed with just the right emphasis by Brett Ratner (Rush Hour). The DVD edition features a Ratner-Tally commentary, in addition to a comparative analysis of Lecter and a real-life serial killer by renowned profiler John Douglas, a Hannibal Lecter "biography," deleted scenes, and DVD-ROM content. A two-disc special edition adds Ratner’s "video diary" of the film’s production, behind-the-scenes footage, Ratner’s NYU student film, screen tests, and storyboard-to-film shot comparisons.