Red Dragon
Red Dragon is a 2002 psychological thriller film based on the 1981 novel by Thomas Harris. It was directed by Brett Ratner and written by Ted Tally. A prequel to Hannibal (2001) and The Silence of the Lambs (1991), it is the third film of the Hannibal Lecter franchise. It is the last film of the series distributed by Universal Pictures and the last film to star Anthony Hopkins as Lecter. It is followed by a prequel, Hannibal Rising (2007) which depicts Lecter's youth. The film sees FBI agent Will Graham (Edward Norton) enlisting the help of serial killer Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) to catch another killer, Francis Dolarhyde (Ralph Fiennes). Harvey Keitel, Emily Watson, Mary-Louise Parker, and Philip Seymour Hoffman also star.
Plot
In 1980, FBI agent Will Graham visits forensic psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter to discuss a case. Graham has been working with Lecter on a psychological profile of a serial killer; Graham is certain the killer is a cannibal, based on the fact that organs taken from the victims are often used in cooking. He then discovers a bookmarked sweetbreads recipe in Lecter's study that includes those organs, revealing Lecter as the killer. Lecter stabs him, but Graham stabs him back with arrowheads and shoots him before falling unconscious. Lecter is tried, found not guilty by reason of insanity, and imprisoned in an institution for the criminally insane. Graham, traumatized, retires to Florida with his family.
Cast
- Alex D. Linz
- Anthony Heald
- Anthony Hopkins
- Azura Skye
- Bill Duke
- Brenda Strong
- Cliff Dorfman
- Conrad Palmisano
- Dwier Brown
- Edward Norton
- Ellen Burstyn
- Emily Watson
- Frank Whaley
- Frankie Faison
- Gianni Russo
- Harvey Keitel
- John Rubinstein
- Ken Leung
- Lalo Schifrin
- Lisa Thornhill
- Marc Abraham
- Marguerite MacIntyre
- Mark Moses
- Mary Beth Hurt
- Mary-Louise Parker
- Philip Seymour Hoffman
- Ralph Fiennes
- Robert Curtis Brown
- Stanley Anderson
- Thomas Curtis
- Tom Verica
- Tyler Patrick Jones
- William Lucking