#Manhunter 1986

[patchouii]

It’s just so funny to me that like. All the other iterations of Hannibal are only too happy to be cold bastards who want to mess with Will Graham like a mouse in a lab maze at most. But tv Hannibal wanted someone to match his freak almost pathetically badly. And tv Will just happened to match his freak in a way that was lethal to the general public 💀

[silence-falls]

“Will we passive aggressively flirt in every lifetime?”

Every lifetime:

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[arkashas]

MANHUNTER (1986) dir. Michael Mann

[wardengrill]

Manhunter (1986)

[tvsnationalgeosapphic]

Any Manhunter (1986) fans in the house??

[therulerofallpotatos]

I will be needing 3 business days to recover from Speak No Evil so I'm putting on something I think will be more fun and lighthearted for me.

Manhunter (1986). I only recently learned this was a Hannibal movie so I'm playing it while its free on prime.

[for-hunger]

[sari-artworks-schyzotypalmind]

I just love Brian Cox´s Hannibal

Is the most physically book accurate Hannibal that we ever got, I just love his face, his expressions. I imagine him looking at Clarice like that and I MELT.

Please, tell me I´m not the only one.

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[chronic-monachopsis]

Manhunter (1986) Will Graham VS Hannibal NBC Will Graham

[silence-falls]

rank all portrayals of hannibal and will on both how much you like them and then separately how much it seems like they're gonna fuck

Shockingly enough both of these lists are ranked identically, so they will be the same. I am also considering all versions of Hannibal and Will to be conjoined at the hip, so I won’t be counting Hannibal Rising.

My Favorite Hannibal and Will Portrayals + Portrayals /w Most Chemistry

1. NBC Hannibal

Do I necessarily think that this portrayal is the most book accurate? No. Do I love it the most? Yes. I absolutely adore that they conjoined Clarice and Will’s characters into one. I think Mads is an incredible actor and he did a great job as Hannibal Lecter. The main reason I am ranking them so highly though is due to their chemistry. They’re incredibly well written and they have something that none of the other versions portray as well- obsession.

2. Red Dragon (2002)

I am ranking Red Dragon (2002) only slightly over Manhunter (1986), mainly due to the fact that Will and Hannibal have more scenes together in this version (don’t quote me on that time wise though). I am also ranking it higher because of the “slipping into a warm bath” scene. It has such great tension and leads me to believe that the characters were absolutely fucking.

Based on my personal opinion, I also prefer Hopkins’ performance compared to Cox’s. I believe that Hopkins was a lot more menacing and slightly more book accurate.

3. Manhunter (1986)

Despite me ranking this movie last, it is my preferred film version of Will Graham compared to Red Dragon (2002). As much as I deeply love Manhunter (1986) as a film, its chemistry between Hannibal and Will is lacking compared to the other two. Though, again, that may just be due to the fact that I am not the biggest fan of Cox’s portrayal of Hannibal. I am not downing the actor, only the direction given.

If given the choice, I would mash up Hopkins’ Hannibal and William Petersen’s Will Graham to create a casting I prefer.

[cedarxwing]

William Petersen as Will Graham, Manhunter (1986)

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manhunter on the mind