FBI Agent Will Graham, who retired after catching Hannibal Lecktor, returns to duty to engage in a risky cat-and-mouse game with Lecktor to capture a new killer.
Direction
Michael Mann turns Florida into a synth-drenched hellscape.
Cinematography
Every frame looks like a perfume ad for psychopaths.
Score
Tangerine Dream and Shriekback make anxiety sound beautiful.
Director
Michael Mann
William Petersen
Will Graham
Tom Noonan
Francis Dollarhyde
Dennis Farina
Jack Crawford
Brian Cox
Dr. Hannibal Lecktor
Kim Greist
Molly Graham
Joan Allen
Reba McClane
Stephen Lang
Freddy Lounds
David Seaman
Kevin Graham
Benjamin Hendrickson
Dr. Frederick Chilton
Chris Elliott
Zeller
Michael Talbott
Geehan
Dan Butler
Jimmy Price
Paul Perri
Dr. Sidney Bloom
Patricia Charbonneau
Mrs. Sherman
Alexandra Neil
Eileen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mann changed the spelling to 'Lecktor' to avoid legal issues with the Dino De Laurentiis company, which owned the Lecter rights. The studio hated the film so much they dumped it in August with zero marketing.
Dennis Farina was a real Chicago cop before acting; Mann cast actual cops in small roles for authenticity. The film's commercial failure killed Mann's studio career for years—he didn't make another theatrical feature until The Last of the Mohicans.
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