Near Dark 1987

Also, I couldn't help but notice your signature, which happens to be one of my favorite movies scenes, and not just from Manhunter, but any movie, really.

I posted a few days ago, (I think it was in the general discussion section) where people could put up their favorite movie shot, and I felt that very scene deserved to be mentioned, as it is such a powerful, and important one.


"It's just you and me now, sport. I'm gonna find you, goddamnit!" - Will Graham (William Peterson) in Manhunter (1986)

This scene, might not be the most famous or impressive shot in the film, I mean, it is one those rare ones, where almost every scene has some kind of an incredible, almost art-like striking "painting" imagery or scenery to them, which I guess is mostly to do with the work of Dante Spinotti, but of course Michael Mann and his way of coming up with the right colors, lights and so on, just made for a brilliant team back then.
Anyway, the scene or movie shot that I went with, is the first one where Will Graham begins to really feel "connected" to this ruthless and seemingly unstoppable serial killer (Tom Noonan) and he knows time is running away, and that things are getting quite desperate. So, it is a kind of now or never moment, as he is so deep into the whole situation, that there is absolutely no turning back, even (as his wife earlier says to him) "William... you're gonna make yourself sick or get yourself killed.".

It also concludes the first half of the film, and where next up it starts to getting closer to the murderer, and the whole thing just keep one building slowly towards their climatic confrontation.

Yes, there is much later on, a similar and maybe even more impressive shot, as where Graham and his friend and co-worker (Dennis Farina) find themselv inside a hotel room and it really is the last chance they might ever get to capture or stop the Tooth Fairy, and where Will is placing his hand on the window, and getting all the "clues" together in piece, and where this beautiful music called Graham's Theme by Michel Rubini just makes the whole thing even more impressive and powerful.

Still, I do think the more downbeat version of that instrumental, is maybe even better or more effective in this little but very important scene:
 

I do believe there are surely a lot of other fans of this incredible movie here as well, however I guess after the old IMDb forums went down, most just ended up taking onto very different movies places or other social media sites, and it just did not quite become the same. However, I hope you enjoy your stay here, as there are lots of very nice people all over, and who has so much to offer and I think it is one of the better places to hang around, or just chat up about everything and nothing really. 

I did try during the last few years of IMDb, to also engage in a few "discussions" with both fans of Manhunter, but also the other "camp", the ones of preferred Red Dragon, and it just seemed like the place ended up more like a "war zone" at times, and I just decided it was no longer worth spending time there, sadly.

Yes, the scene where he first covers his face or mouth, which I think later on was followed up during the whole "The Big Hush" part, and was such a stunning piece of cinema, especially when he finally lets Reba touch his face (but she is of course a sleep by then) but it means so much for him, and then the beautiful sunset during the whole morning scene, sadly, it did not last for long, but at least for a short while, poor Francis finally felt loved as a human being, and that must have felt fantastic.

Yeah, I guess we are either for or against the soundtrack, cause every time I read or hear something negative about the movie, is because someone thinks it sounds "out dated" or too big or huge in sounds and so on, but I rather have all that, than the boring and almost complete "sleeping" pill that become what ended up as music in the "remake" of Red Dragon (2002).

Speaking of the Manhunter soundtrack, I just love how Michael Mann had such a great way of picking out all these very different but unique artists and their way of making such a huge impact on each of the scenes, and I was so happy when the CD finally arrived almost 10 years ago, and it stands as one of my most treasured soundtracks.

There are a lot of great fanmade Manhunter music videos, but the one that I think perfectly sums up both the film, style, characters, story and of course use of music, is really this one:

The Prime Movers - Strong As I Am