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Release Date
• USA: Oct 4, 2002
• UK: 11 Oct 2002
DVD Release Date
• R1: Apr 1, 2003
• R2: 12 Feb 2004
Budget $90,000,000
Official Website:
Red Dragon Website
MPAA Rating
Rated R for violence, grisly images, language, some nudity and sexuality.
Running Time
2 hours, 4 minutes
Country USA, Germany
Production Companies
Dino De Laurentiis Productions (as Dino De Laurentiis Company (DDLC)), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Mikona Productions GmbH & Co. KG, Scott Free Productions, Universal Pictures
Studio Dino De Laurentiis, Martha De Laurentis, MGM, Ridley Scott, Universal Pictures
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Other Titles
• Red Dragon (2002)
• Roter Drache (2002)
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Genre: Crime, Thriller, Horror, Murder, Serial Killer, Psychos, Suspense, Cannibals, Investigation, Police, Tragedy, Gore, Prison, Kidnapping, Demon, Disturbing
Tagline: Meet Hannibal Lecter For The First Time
Plot: Based on the novel by Thomas Harris, RED DRAGON stars Edward Norton as Will Graham, the intuitive FBI agent who captured the notorious Hannibal "the Cannibal" Lecter (Anthony Hopkins). When another killer, dubbed "the Tooth Fairy," begins a series of bizarre, seemingly random killings, the now-retired Graham reluctantly agrees to aid in the investigation. In order to get further into the mind set of the murderer, Graham consults the imprisoned Lecter, who offers cryptic commentary that the determined agent must decipher. However, the Tooth Fairy himself, Francis Dolarhyde (Ralph Fiennes), is also in contact with the infamous epicurean, and the case soon develops into a deadly cat-and-mouse game, with Lecter deviously playing both sides.Rather than attempting to remake MANHUNTER--Michael Mann's 1986 adaptation of RED DRAGON starring William L. Petersen as Graham and Brian Cox as Lecter--or recreate the monster-movie atmosphere of HANNIBAL, director Brett Ratner wisely chooses to focus on the character-driven specifics of the first Hannibal Lecter novel. As in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, the unblinking Hopkins makes the most out of his screen time as the eloquent yet terrifying former forensic psychologist. Norton is excellently understated as the talented investigator, while
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A good movie that's pretty equal to the original, where both movies have their ups and downs when compared to each other. 7/10--FrighT MasteR (UHM)
Written smartly by returning scribe Ted Tally this has lots of okay thrills and a good twist ending with Norton steady in the lead role and a mostly engrossing storyline. ... Satsifying and much better than the needlessly gory Hannibal, this is a nice end of the series and recommended viewing. ... Not as good as Silence, but an above average horror-thriller nonetheless.  -- (TheVideoGraveYard.com)
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Overall, not a classic by any means, but a solid effort, with nice tension and pace, that fits snugly in the number two spot between HANNIBAL and SILENCE in the roster. (SILENCE being easily the best of the three movies.)  --Sheamus (Bloody-Disgusting.com)
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