Manhunter (1986)


Manhunter
Release Date15 August 1986
Budget$15,000,000
US Box Office$9,000,000
Other NamesRed Dragon: The Pursuit of Hannibal Lecter
Tagline(reissue) Hannibal Lecter's legacy of evil begins here.
GenreCrime, Thriller
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsAtlanta, Georgia, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound Mix70 mm 6-Track, Dolby
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassPsychological Thriller, Detective Film, Post-Noir (Modern Noir), Crime Thriller
MoodNail-biters
ThemesSerial Killers, Criminal's Revenge, Disfigured Criminals, Murder Investigations
TonesCreepy, Disturbing, Menacing, Ominous, Stylized, Tense, Visceral
TagsCannibal, Doctor, Federal Agent, Mental Breakdown, Nightmare, Psychopath, Serial Killer

Manhunter is a 1986 American thriller film based on Thomas Harris's novel Red Dragon. Written and directed by Michael Mann, it features Brian Cox as Hannibal Lecktor and stars William Petersen as Will Graham.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Will Graham

Kim Greist
Molly Graham

Reba McClane

Jack Crawford

Freddy Lounds

David Seaman
Kevin Graham

Benjamin Hendrickson
Dr. Frederick Chilton

Jimmy Price

Michele Shay
Beverly Katz

Robin Moseley
Sarah

Paul Perri
Dr. Sidney Bloom

Mrs. Sherman

Bill Cwikowski
Ralph Dandridge

Alex Neil
Eileen

Norman Snow
Springfield

Jim Zubiena
Spurgen

Lt. Fisk

Young Woman Housebuyer

Joanne Camp
Mother on Plane

David Allen Brooks
Mr. Leeds

Elisabeth Ryall
Mrs. Leeds

Zeller

Gary Chavaras
Guard

Chris Cianciolo
Attendant

Ken Colquit
Husband Housebuyer

Ron Fitzgerald
Storage Guard #1

Dennis Quick
Storage Guard #2

David Meeks
Dr. Warfield

Sherman Michaels
Technician

Robin Trapp
Secretary #1

Lisa Winters
Secretary #2

Daniel T. Snow
State Trooper

Cynthia Chvatal
Airport Waitress

King White
Swat Man

Mickey Lloyd
Atlanta Detective

Dawn Carmen
Child on Plane

David Fitzsimmons
Bill

Robert A. Burton
Doctor

Steve Hogan
Helicopter Pilot

Mickey Pugh
Lear Jet Technician

Mr. Sherman

John Posey
Mr. Jacobi

Kristin Holby
Mrs. Jacobi

Greg Kelly
Jacobi Boy #1

Brian Kelly
Jacobi Boy #2

Ryan Langhorne
Jacobi Boy #3

Hannah Caggiano
Sherman Child #1

Lindsey Fonora
Sherman Child #2

Jason Frair
Leeds Child #1

Bryant Arrants
Leeds Child #2

Christopher Arrants
Leeds Child #3

Melvin Clark
SWAT Team Member

Renee Ayala
SWAT Team Member

Dana Dewey
SWAT Team Member

Stephen Hawkins
SWAT Team Member

Leonard Johnson
SWAT Team Member

Keith Pyles
SWAT Team Member

Michael Russell
SWAT Team Member

Michael Vitug
SWAT Team Member

Pat Williams
SWAT Team Member

Charles Yarbaugh
SWAT Team Member

Lloyd Bowman

Peter Maloney
Dr. Dominick Princi

Michael D. Roberts
The Runner

Atlanta Policeman

Gusmano Cesaretti
National Tattler Photographer

Director

Writer

Producer

Richard Roth
producer

Bernard Williams
executive producer

Original Music

The Reds

Michel Rubini

Cinematographer

Dante Spinotti
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Editor

Dov Hoenig
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Casting Director

Production Designer

Mel Bourne
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Art Director

Jack Blackman
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Costume Designer

Colleen Atwood
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Makeup Department

Kareen Boursier
hair stylist

John Caglione Jr.
special makeup effects artist

Doug Drexler
special makeup effects artist

Stefano Fava
makeup artist

Sharon Ilson
assistant makeup artist

Neal Martz
special makeup lab

Gene Witham
makeup artist

Jeff Goodwin
makeup artist

Production Manager

Jon Landau
unit production manager

Peter R. McIntosh
unit production manager

Bernard Williams
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Gusmano Cesaretti
second unit director

Herb Gains
first assistant director

Adam Meams
dga trainee

Nathalie Vadim
second assistant director

Michael Waxman
second assistant director

Art Department

Joseph Bernard
concept artist

Tristan Paris Bourne
set dresser

David Brace
lead man, set dresser

Steve Davis
assistant set decorator

Anthony Dunne
construction coordinator

Jim Hill
supervising carpenter

Linda Kiffe
assistant property master

John T. Kretchmer
set dresser

Alba Leone
on-set dresser

Charles E. McCarry
assistant art director

Julie Plakanis
assistant art director

Mickey Pugh
stand-by, property master

Dawn Snyder
draftswoman

A.E. Stapleton
shop foreman

Charles Stewart
property master

Brian Stultz
scenic artist

Dean Taucher
head scenic artist, assistant art director

Joan Travis
set dresser

Mark S. Turner
scenic

Brian Kontz
plasterer

Sound Department

George H. Anderson
sound editor

David A. Arnold
sound editor

Michael J. Benavente
sound editor

Steve Borne
sound editor

Ed Callahan
sound editor

Don Digirolamo
recordist

Susan Dudeck
sound editor

stereo sound consultant: Dolby

Robert Glass
recordist

Scott Hecker
sound editor

J. Paul Huntsman
looping editor

Robert Knudson
sound re-recording mixer

John A. Larsen
sound editor

John W. Mitchell
sound mixer

Bob Newlan
sound editor

Dan O'Connell
foley artist

Keith Pamplin
boom operator

Tom Passmore
sound assistant

Robert R. Rutledge
supervising sound editor

Frank Serafine
sound editor

Charles Ewing Smith
sound editor

Jay Wilkinson
sound editor

Special Effects

Wayne Beauchamp
pyrotechnician

Joe Digaetano
special effects supervisor

R.J. Hohman
special effects assistant

Larry Reid
special effects assistant

Visual Effects

Gusmano Cesaretti
visual consultant

Stunts

Bud Davis
stunt coordinator, stunts

Chuck Hart
stunts

Michael Haynes
stunts

Bernard Johnson
stunts

Larry Modlin
stunts

Don Pulford
stunts

Dennis Scott
stunts

Debra Shuckman
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Carlo Campana
dolly grip

Frank Caslin
electrician

Gusmano Cesaretti
still photographer

Scott R. Davis
electrician

Mauro Diamanti
grip

John Ferguson
gaffer

Neal Mills Forney III
assistant camera

Claudio Frollano
electrician

Steve Graves
grip, rigger

Bob Hall
assistant camera

Jim Cody Harrington
grip/ best boy grip

Bobby Huber
rigging coordinator, chief grip

Davis Jambs
rigging electrician

Enrico Lucidi
camera operator

camera operator

Maurizio Micalizzi
key grip

Ettore Migalizzi
grip

Mark Moore
best boy

Randy Nolen
Steadicam operator

Mario Palermi
electrician

Stephen Perry
electrician

Bill Pieper
electrician

Marco Sacerdoti
focus puller

Carlo Vinciguerra
gaffer

Tim Woods
rigging electrician

Jay W. Yowler
generator operator

Dennis Zoppe
grip, rigger

Casting Department

Mac Bass
extras casting

Mark Fincannon
additional casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Jennifer L. Bryan
wardrobe assistant

William A. Campbell
wardrobe supervisor

John A. Dunn
assistant costume designer

Tom McKinney
wardrobe buyer

Susie Money
wardrobe assistant

Ursula Schrader
wardrobe supervisor

Hartsell Taylor
wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department

Dan Engstrom
second assistant editor

Daniel S. Frisch
post-production assistant

Richard D. Keefe
assistant editor

Don Kurt
post production supervisor

Music Department

George A. Martin
music editor

Michel Rubini
musician

Greg Fulginiti
music engineer

Transportation Department

Eric Bartsch
driver

Ron Bledsoe
transportation

Howard Brady Davidson
transportation captain

Allan Hamilton
transportation captain

Other Crew

Daniel Aguar
production assistant

John Alarimo Jr.
interpreter

Christine Baer
secretary: Mr. Mann

Jane Bartelme
production coordinator

Tristram Bishop
production assistant

Beverly Charlap
travel

Maria K. Chavez
location manager: Florida

Theresa Curtin
assistant: Mr. Mann

presenter

Robert Giardini
location manager: Wilmington

Cindy J. Gray
location office secretary

Nikol Hegarty
production coordinator

Steven Holmes
secretary: Mr. Mann

Patrick A. Howell
auditor

Shiho Ito
location manager: Wilmington

Randee Lynne Jensen
secretary: Mr. Mann

Kay Joyner
assistant production coordinator

Ron Lynch
assistant: Mr. Williams

Michael J. Malone
location manager: Chicago

Andy Marx
publicist

David Meeks
animal trainer

Adam Merims
production accountant

Stuart Neumann
location manager: Washington

Valerie E. Norman
script supervisor

Julie Oberdorfer
production coordinator

June Randall
script supervisor

Jane Rayleigh
assistant auditor

Steve Roberts
location manager: St. Louis

Marianne Scanlon
post-production auditor

Elaine Smith
location manager: Atlanta

Judith M. Worth
assistant: Mr. Mann

Jim Zubiena
weapons expert

Thanks

Gudmund Vigtel
special acknowledgment of thanks

Production Company

De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
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Red Dragon Productions S.A.
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Studio Canal
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Distributor

De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)

Karl-Lorimar Home Video (KLV-TV)
,

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Nimbus HomeVideo

Anchor Bay Entertainment

Kinowelt Home Entertainment

MGM/UA Home Entertainment

Gativideo

Paramount Pictures

Recorded Releasing

Svensk Filmindustri (SF)

VTI Home Vídeo

Warner Home Video
,

Miscellaneous

Blue Light Sound
sound services

Charivari
men's clothing

DyerKahn
advertising concepts

Great Northern Brokerage Services
insurance

Hugo Boss
men's clothing

Joe Dunton & Company
camera equipment provided by

Joe Dunton Cameras America
camera equipment provided by

Pacific Title
titles and opticals

Rogers & Cowan
publicity

The Reds
original music composed and performed by

Todd-AOGlen Glenn Studios
re-recording facilities






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