Red Dragon (2002) - To Understand The Origin Of Evil, You Must Go Back To The Beginning.

Red Dragon

To Understand The Origin Of Evil, You Must Go Back To The Beginning.
( Crime / Horror / Mystery / Thriller )

US Runtime: 124 min

Premiere Date:
Sep 30, 2002 [USA]

Director:	Brett Ratner

Writer:	Ted Tally [screenplay]

Producers:	Andrew Z. Davis [Executive Producer] Dino De Laurentiis [Producer] Martha Schumacher [Producer] James M. Freitag [Associate Producer] Terry Needham [Associate Producer]

Music by	Danny Elfman

Cinematography:	Dante Spinotti

Edited by:	Mark Helfrich

Production Companys:	Dino De Laurentiis Productions Mikona Productions Scott Free Productions Universal Pictures

Cast:

Anthony Hopkins Hannibal Lecter Ralph Fiennes Francis Dolarhyde Harvey Keitel Jack Crawford Mary-Louise Parker Molly Graham Philip Seymour Hoffman Freddy Lounds Anthony Heald Dr. Frederick Chilton Frankie Faison Nurse Barney Matthews Tyler Patrick Jones Josh Graham Lalo Schifrin Conductor Tim Wheater Flautist John Rubinstein Dinner Guest David Doty Dinner Guest Brenda Strong Dinner Guest Robert Curtis-Brown Dinner Guest Mary Anne McGarry Dinner Guest Veronica De Laurentiis Dinner Guest Tom Verica Charles Leeds Marguerite MacIntyre Valerie Leeds Thomas Curtis Billy Leeds Jordan Gruber Sean Leeds Morgan Gruber Susie Leeds Michael Cavanaugh Forensic Dentist Madison Mason Police Commissioner Katie Rich Woman Detective Cliff Dorfman Cop Phillip B. Fahey Cop Elizabeth Dennehy Beverly Stanley Anderson Jimmy Richard Pelzman Locksmith		Dwier Brown Mr. Jacobi Grace Stephens Jacobi Child Lucy Stephens Jacobi Child Kevin Bashor Jacobi Child Azura Skye Bookseller William Lucking Byron Metcalf Alex D. Linz Young Dolarhide voice Andreana Weiner Dr. Bloom's Secretary Jeanine Jackson Dr. Hassler Mark Moses Father in Video Kyra Helfrich Child in Video Alex Berliner Photographer Gianni Russo Newsie Al Brown Tattler Guard Tanya Newbould Chromalux Secretary Edward Nickerson FBI Agent Terence Rowley Superintendent Frank Bruynbroek Chef Hillary Straney Museum Secretary Conrad E. Palmisano Deputy in Car Robert Randolph Caton Museum Patron] Ellen Burstyn Grandma Dolarhyde voice (uncredited) Norman Fessler Driver (uncredited) Mary Beth Hurt Museum Curator (uncredited) Lisa Thornhill Mrs. Sherman (uncredited) Aaron Michael Lacey TV Cameraman (uncredited) Patty Malcolm Dinner Guest (uncredited) Frank Whaley Reba's coworker (uncredited)

Crew:

Jeff Andrus rigging grip Pete Anthony conductor Tom Bahr marine coordinator Luke Barnett photo double: Ed Norton William Bowling location manager Glenn Brown assistant camera George Cawood title designer: New Wave Entertainment Barbara Kerr Condon double: "Grandma Dolarhyde" in photographs Jennifer Conroy production coordinator David W. Dale production assistant Judy Dickerson dialect coach: Ralph Fiennes and Emily Watson Mark Dobrogowski transportation office coordinator Yoshi Enoki Jr. assistant location manager Josh Gallegos production assistant Meredith Gold assistant film editor Steve Hastings best boy rigger Michael A. Heath asset coordinator Matthew Hirsch assistant production coordinator Marc H. Katz craft service: Florida Richard Klompus video assist operator: Maryland		Eric Layne first assistant accountant Michael Luckeroth transportation captain: Maryland Steven Maines stand-in: Ralph Fiennes and Harvey Keitel Duane Manwiller camera operator: "b" camera Duane Manwiller director of photography: second unit Joseph Martin location scout Joseph Martin location manager: Washington D.C. second unit Ted Moser transportation coordinator Jennifer Payson accounting clerk Donald Reynolds Jr. key rigging grip Niles Roth camera intern Terence Rowley stand-in: Anthony Hopkins Ward Shrake photo double: Philip Seymour Hoffman Josh Slates production office assistant: Baltimore Laura Steiger associate editor David Steiman assistant to director Pamela Lynn Thomas casting assistant Laura Tiz assistant accountant Toby Wilkins inferno artist: main title sequence, New Wave Entertainment

Special Effects:

Cinesite (Hollywood) visual effects

Miscellaneous Companies:

Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment Inc. cranes and dollies

Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

4160 Country Club Drive, Long Beach, California, USA

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Central Library, Pasadena, California, USA

Golden Oak Ranch - 19802 Placerita Canyon Road, Newhall, California, USA

Los Angeles, California, USA

Marathon, Florida, USA

Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California, USA

San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Sykesville, Maryland, USA

Universal Studios, Universal City, California, USA [studio]

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Tech Info:

Budget:: $90,000,000 (USA)
Camera:: Panavision Cameras, Primo, C and E Series Anamorphic Lenses
Color Info:: Color
Laboratory:: DeLuxe / Technicolor

Aspect Ratio:: 2.35 : 1
Cinematographic Process:: Panavision
Film Negative Format:: 35 mm
Printed Film Format:: 35 mm
Shooting Dates:: 07 Jan 2002 - ????

Quotes:

Hannibal Lecter: You're a remarkable boy. You're so courageous. I think I'll eat your heart.
Will Graham: I don't have much time!
Hannibal Lecter: Oh, but I do! I have oodles!
Francis Dolarhyde: Open your eyes!
Freddy Lounds: No!
Francis Dolarhyde: Open them or I'll staple your eyelids to your forehead!
Hannibal Lecter: Aren't you grateful that our scars have the power to remind us that the past was real?
Hannibal Lecter: Think as today is your last day !

Trivia:

Harvey Keitel is playing a character originally played by Dennis Farina in Manhunter. In Get Shorty, Keitel played Farina's character during the 'movie within a movie'.
Director Brett Ratner also made Rush Hour 2, in which a Casino named "The Red Dragon" can be seen.
Anthony Hopkins, Anthony Heald and Frankie Faison all reprise their roles from earlier films in the series. Frankie Faison is the only one of them to have appeared in all four Thomas Harris "Hannibal" adaptations, having also appeared in Manhunter in a different role.
Jude Law was considered for the role as Hannibal Lecter, as this story takes place several years before either The Silence of the Lambs or Hannibal.
Dante Spinotti, who is the DP on this movie, also filmed the movie Manhunter, which was the first adaptation of the novel "Red Dragon".

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