Red Dragon

Titolo originale: Red Dragon
Regia: Brett Ratner |
Anno: 2002
Origine: Germany | Italy | United States of America |
Generi: Crime Thriller Horror
Tag: based on novel or book | psychopath | fbi | murder | serial killer | cannibal | dentures | megalomania | mind game | tabloid reporter | chloroform | police profiling | psychotronic film | fbi agent | stethoscope |
Cast: Edward Norton | Anthony Hopkins | Ralph Fiennes | Emily Watson | Harvey Keitel | Philip Seymour Hoffman | Anthony Heald | Mary-Louise Parker | Tyler Patrick Jones | Ken Leung | Frankie Faison | Lalo Schifrin | Tim Wheater | John Rubinstein | David Doty | Brenda Strong | Robert Curtis Brown | Mary Anne McGarry | Marc Abraham | Veronica De Laurentiis | Michael Cavanaugh | Madison Mason | Bill Duke | Cliff Dorfman | Phillip B. Fahey | Tom Verica | Marguerite MacIntyre | Thomas Curtis | Azura Skye | Jeanine Jackson | William Lucking | Katie Rich | Alex Berliner | Ellen Burstyn | Mary Beth Hurt | James Pickens Jr. | Frank Whaley | Tanya Newbould | Elizabeth Dennehy | Joseph Simmons | Mark Moses | Norman Fessler | Alex D. Linz | Jordan Gruber | Morgan Gruber | Richard Pelzman | Andreana Weiner | Stanley Anderson | Terence Rowley | Gianni Russo | Al Brown | Edward Nickerson | Kyra Helfrich | Frank Bruynbroek | Dwier Brown | Grace Stephens | Lucy Stephens | Kevin Bashor | Hillary Straney | Christopher Curry | Conrad E. Palmisano | Tony Reynolds |

Tre anni dopo il suo ritiro dall'FBI, l'agente Will Graham viene contattato dal suo ex partner, per aiutarlo a risolvere un caso relativo ad un serial killer, noto come "Lupo Mannaro". Graham accetterà e chiederà aiuto ad Hannibal Lecter, suo vecchio nemico, la cui cattura nel 1988, aveva segnato la fine della sua carriera.

Approfondimenti

(at around 34 mins) When Will Graham (Edward Norton) first encounters Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Sir Antho [...] D
Brett Ratner directed Colpo grosso al drago rosso - Rush Hour 2 (2001) previous to directing this mo [...] D
(at around 48 mins) When Lecter is given the phone, he punches the button in the cradle in a sequenc [...] D
During shooting of the opening classical concert scene, one of the extras in the audience was conduc [...] D
Michael Bay was offered the chance to direct. D
(at around 28 mins) The establishing shot of the Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane [...] D
Lecter is enraged by a poorly playing flautist. In Hannibal (2001), it is explained that this flauti [...] D
Costume designer Betsy Heimann ordered the Dolarhyde clothing from mail-order catalogues, to reflect [...] D
Francis Dolarhyde and his schizophrenic hallucinations of the Great Red Dragon, as well as his origi [...] D
(at around 1h 6 mins) After finding out that Francis Dolarhyde (Ralph Fiennes) knows where he lives, [...] D
After this movie's release, Sir Anthony Hopkins said this would be his last portrayal of Hannibal Le [...] D
The Smith & Wesson 459 is the sidearm of FBI Special Agent Will Graham. The FBI purchased 803 S&W 45 [...] D
The blind Reba McClane wears a braille watch, a type of wristwatch which can be opened to touch/read [...] D
(at around 3 mins) In an opening scene, a dinner guest asks Dr. Hannibal Lecter "What is this divine [...] D
Ethan Hawke was the first choice to play Will Graham. D
(at around 1h 12 mins) Philip Seymour Hoffman (Freddy Lounds) insisted on being glued to the chair d [...] D
Mary-Louise Parker and Anthony Heald appeared in Il cliente (1994). D
Screenwriter Ted Tally was unaware that Frankie Faison would reprise his role of Barney, and indicat [...] D
In the book, Dr. Lecter's emergence from obscurity into a suspected killer arises from a lucky incid [...] D
Frankie Faison (Barney Matthews) and Al Brown (Tattler Guard) appeared on The Wire (2002). D
(at around 54 mins) Reba is blind, so when she offers to pour Francis a cup of coffee she has to put [...] D
The Leeds' house previously appeared in Una pazza giornata di vacanza (1986). D
Edward Norton worked with Scott Glenn, the previous actor of Jack Crawford, in The Bourne Legacy (20 [...] D
Frank Whaley appears in an uncredited role. D
Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes, and Harvey Keitel appeared in Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). D
Director Brett Ratner's first choice for the role of Reba McClane was Téa Leoni. D
With the exception of the pre-title prologue, all three returning cast members (Sir Anthony Hopkins, [...] D
(at around 43 mins) Freddy Lounds' article is heavily redacted in the killer's notebook. While this [...] D
Sir Anthony Hopkins (Dr. Hannibal Lecter), Anthony Heald (Dr. Frederick Chilton), and Frankie Faison [...] D
Edward Norton and Anthony Hopkins have both appeared in the Marvel universe as The Hulk and Odin res [...] D
(at around 2 mins) In the opening, Dr. Hannibal Lecter serves his dinner guests wine that appears to [...] D
Director Brett Ratner originally wanted Michael Mann, the director of Manhunter - Frammenti di un om [...] D
Sir Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes, and Philip Seymour Hoffman all turned down the or [...] D
At the end Dr. Chilton træls Lecter that a female FBI agent is there to see him. It is clearly a [...] D
In Thomas Harris' book, Dolarhyde works for Gateway Film Laboratory. This was changed to Chromalux F [...] D
Sean Penn and Nicolas Cage were considered for the role of Dolarhyde. D
Second time Philip Seymour Hoffman played a character named "Freddy" and was killed by the titular c [...] D
The novel "Red Dragon" by Thomas Harris was published in 1981, ten years before Sir Anthony Hopkins [...] D
(at around 27 mins) One of the killers that Will brought down during his official work at the FBI wh [...] D
Harvey Keitel played a character originally played by Dennis Farina in Manhunter - Frammenti di un o [...] D
In the Italian version of this movie, Harvey Keitel (Jack Crawford) was voiced by Ennio Coltorti, wh [...] D
Edward Norton and Ken Leung appeared in Tentazioni d'amore (2000). D
The only re-adaptation of any of Thomas Harris' novels. The first adaptation was Manhunter - Frammen [...] D
Paul Bettany was offered the role of Francis Dolarhyde, but turned it down to appear in Dogville (20 [...] D
Edward Norton's hair was slightly bleached, as his character lives in a sunny climate, which would m [...] D
Harvey Keitel's role was previously played by Scott Glenn in Il silenzio degli innocenti (1991). Kei [...] D
Sir Anthony Hopkins stated that one of his goals in playing Dr. Hannibal Lecter for a final time was [...] D
Most of the dialogue in this film is mostly paraphrased in the Hannibal (2013) series by Bryan Fulle [...] D
Although Jodie Foster does not join Anthony Hopkins in reprising her role from Il silenzio degli inn [...] D
Edward Norton (Will Graham in this movie) and Jodie Foster (Clarice Starling in Il silenzio degli in [...] D
(at around 7 mins) When FBI agent Will Graham (Edward Norton) realizes that Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Sir [...] D
Director of photography Dante Spinotti also filmed Manhunter - Frammenti di un omicidio (1986), whic [...] D
In the book Red Dragon by Thomas Harris, Will Graham's stepson is named Willy. In Manhunter - Framme [...] D
Ralph Fiennes' back tattoo took eight hours to apply. D
Jack Black was considered for the role of Freddy Lounds. D
Hannibal (2001) was directed by Ridley Scott. Harvey Keitel appeared in Scott's first movie, I duell [...] D
Two Jack Crawfords (Scott Glenn in Il silenzio degli innocenti (1991) and Harvey Keitel in this movi [...] D
Many actors and actresses from this movie had also worked with the original Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Lec [...] D
'Red Dragon' is the most adapted novel by Thomas Harris. It has been adapted three times, first as M [...] D
This movie opens with Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Sir Anthony Hopkins) attending an orchestral performance [...] D
(at around 1h 13 mins) Freddy Loundes writes an article that the Tooth Fairy will 'go down in flames [...] D
Jewish cast and crew members celebrated Passover during the filming of external shots of the climact [...] D
During filming, Michael Jackson made a surprise visit to the set. He and director Brett Ratner had k [...] D
Jeremy Piven auditioned for the role of Francis Dolarhyde. D
The musician that Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Sir Anthony Hopkins) sees playing badly, and later serves to [...] D
"Red Dragon" is also the name of a rumored book in the Vatican library said to be able to summon the [...] D
Graham finds a tab from a soda can in the woods around the Jacobi house and touches it with his bare [...] D
Sir Anthony Hopkins showed up on the set during one of his off days just so he could watch Philip Se [...] D
Frank Langella recorded lines as the Voice of the Dragon in the scene where the Dragon tells Dolarhy [...] D
The B.T.K. (Bind, Torture, Kill) Killer, on whom Francis Dolarhyde was based, was captured in 2005. D
Ethan Hawke, Matt Damon, and Jeremy Renner were considered for the role of Will Graham. D
(at around 1h 4 mins) At the end of Dr. Hannibal Lecter's (Sir Anthony Hopkins') note in the Tattler [...] D
Sir Anthony Hopkins lost twenty pounds to play a younger version of Dr. Hannibal Lecter. D
(at around 57 mins) The painting on Byron Metcalf's (William Lucking's) wall is a portrait of John W [...] D
When asked to reprise his role in this movie, Anthony Heald was unsure if he would be able to. Tim R [...] D
Reba McClane (Emily Watson) was previously played by Joan Allen. Allen played the wife of John Proct [...] D
(at around 1h 18 mins) The death of Freddy Lounds (Philip Seymour Hoffman) was filmed by setting a r [...] D
Patty Malcolm's debut. D
The cast includes three Oscar winners: Sir Anthony Hopkins, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Ellen Bursty [...] D
In a 2016 interview for The Wrap, Anthony Hopkins stated that he regretted returning to his role as [...] D
In William Blake's "Great Red Dragon" series of paintings, there are two with very similar names. Th [...] D
(at around 1h 25 mins) Francis takes Reba to feel a Tiger. This is not coincidental. As the film dea [...] D
(at around 1h 3 mins) An FBI agent suggests using sodium amytal (truth serum) on Hannibal Lecter. Wi [...] D
The orchestral work performed at the beginning is the Scherzo movement from "A Midsummer Night's Dre [...] D
Many lines of Dr. Hannibal Lecter in this movie are original lines of Dr. Bloom in the book. D
Edward Norton says he took every penny from what he made on this movie to finance La 25ª ora (200 [...] D
Will Graham (Edward Norton) appears in only four scenes with Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Sir Anthony Hopkin [...] D
Ralph Fiennes gained fifteen pounds of muscle for the role of Francis Dolarhyde. D