The Tooth Fairy is Francis Dolarhyde, who kills as directed by his alternate personality, which he calls the Great Red Dragon, named after the William Blake painting The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed in Sun, which he has tattooed on his back. The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed in Sun, ca. After visiting the crime scenes in Atlanta, Georgia, and Birmingham, Alabama, and speaking with Crawford, Graham concludes that he must consult Lecter. With another full moon approaching, special agent Jack Crawford persuades Graham to help develop the killer's profile. Years later, in 1986, another serial killer nicknamed the Tooth Fairy has killed two families – the Jacobis and the Leeds – during full moons. Lecter is imprisoned in an institution for the criminally insane, and Graham, traumatized, retires to Florida with his family. Realizing Graham is close to discovering he is the killer, Lecter stabs him, but Graham subdues him before falling unconscious.

Graham has been working with Lecter on a psychological profile of a serial killer who removes edible body parts from his victims Graham is certain the killer is a cannibal. In 1980, FBI agent Will Graham visits forensic psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter to discuss a case. It was released on Octoto mostly positive reviews from critics and was a box office success, earning $209 million worldwide. After turning down the Silence of the Lambs sequel, Hannibal (2001), Silence of the Lambs screenwriter Ted Tally returned to write Red Dragon. Both films feature the same cinematographer, Dante Spinotti. The novel was previously adapted into the film Manhunter (1986). It is considered the fourth of the five released films regarding Hannibal Lecter.

Harvey Keitel, Emily Watson, Mary-Louise Parker, and Philip Seymour Hoffman also star.

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). It follows The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and Hannibal (2001) as a prequel, being followed by Hannibal Rising (2007). It is the third film of the MGM-Universal production, last starred by actor Anthony Hopkins. It was directed by Brett Ratner and written by Ted Tally. Red Dragon is a 2002 psychological thriller film based on the 1981 novel by Thomas Harris.

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