Scream Factory dishes out details on their Manhunter release

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

Scream Factory has made a habit of tossing respect to films that have slunk into the shadows of popular culture. And there's perhaps no film more worthy of that respect than MANHUNTER, Michael Mann's thriller based on the Thomas Harris novel Red Dragon, and the first film to feature the notorious Hannibal the Cannibal. MANHUNTER was swallowed by the massive shadow of that other Hannibal Lecter movie, but Scream Factory is here to revive its reputation with a massive collector's edition, out May 23rd.

Here's the deets on the special features:

Disc 1: Theatrical Version of the film (HD)
• NEW The Mind of Madness – an interview with William Petersen (18 minutes)
• NEW Courting a Killer – an interview with actress Joan Allen (16 minutes)
• NEW Francis is Gone Forever – an interview with actor Tom Noonan (22 minutes)
• NEW The First Lecktor – an interview with actor Brian Cox (40 minutes)
• NEW The Eye of the Storm – an interview with director of photography Dante Spinotti (36 minutes)
• NEW The Music of MANHUNTER – including interviews with composer Michel Rubini, Barry Andrews (Shriekback), Gary Putman (The Prime Movers), Rick Shaffer (The Reds) and Gene Stashuk (Red 7) (42 minutes)
• Original Theatrical Trailer
• Still Gallery

Disc 2: Director’s Cut of the film (HD with Standard Definition inserts)
• Audio Commentary by writer/director Michael Mann
• Director’s Cut of the film (in Standard Definition)
• The Manhunter Look – A Conversation with cinematographer Dante Spinotti (10 minutes)
• Inside Manhunter with stars William Petersen, Joan Allen, Brian Cox and Tom Noonan (18 minutes)

In MANHUNTER, which our very own The Arrow called "a captivating show to witness":

Former FBI profiler Will Graham (William Petersen, To Live and Die in L.A., CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) reluctantly returns to his old job to track a horrific serial killer known as "The Tooth Fairy." But in order to get into the mind of this maniac, Graham must face another: Hannibal Lecktor (Brian Cox, X-Men 2, RED), the imprisoned psychiatrist whose own insanity almost cost Graham his life… and whose insights into "The Tooth Fairy" could prove as dangerous as the killer himself.

Tom Noonan (Heat, RoboCop 2), Joan Allen (The Bourne Legacy), Dennis Farina (Get Shorty), Kim Greist (Brazil) and Stephen Lang (Avatar) co-star in this gripping thriller from director Michael Mann (Heat, Miami Vice) and adapted from the novel Red Dragon by Thomas Harris. Manhunter is one of the most unnerving serial killer movies ever made.

You can pre-order your copy RIGHT HERE!