Red Dragon
Thriller film directed by Brett Ratner · Released 2002
Red Dragon is a 2002 psychological horror thriller film based on the 1981 novel of the same name by Thomas Harris. It was directed by Brett Ratner and written by Ted Tally. The film serves as a prequel to the films The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and Hannibal (2001), as it is based on the first book in Harris's Hannibal Lecter series of novels. It is the last film of the series distributed by Universal Pictures and the last film to star Anthony Hopkins as Lecter, only followed by a prequel, Hannibal Rising (2007) which depicts Lecter's youth.
Cast ages at release (2002)
- Anthony Hopkins, as Hannibal Lecter: 64–65
- Edward Norton, as Will Graham: 32–33
- Ralph Fiennes, as Francis Dolarhyde: 39–40
- Harvey Keitel, as Jack Crawford: 62–63
- Emily Watson, as Reba McClane: 34–35
- Mary-Louise Parker, as Molly Graham: 37–38
- Philip Seymour Hoffman, as Freddy Lounds: 34–35
- Anthony Heald, as Frederick Chilton: 57–58
- Azura Skye, as bookseller: 20–21
- Bill Duke, as Police Chief: 58–59
- Frankie Faison, as Barney Matthews: 52–53
- Ken Leung, as Lloyd Bowman: 31–32
- Ellen Burstyn, as Grandmother Dolarhyde voice: 69–70
- Frank Whaley, as Ralph Mandy: 38–39
- Tyler Patrick Jones, as Josh Graham: 7–8