If Anthony Hopkins had not been Hanibal Lechter ...

[Giants Fan 85]

The late ... Robert Shaw, I think would have maybe even been better.

 

I do an imitation ... guess who this is:

 

"Ya knowa ... what ya look like ta me. Ya look like .... a rube-ah. A well scarubbed, hustling, rube-ah."

[Recidivist 1]

The late ... Robert Shaw, I think would have maybe even been better.

 

I do an imitation ... guess who this is:

 

"Ya knowa ... what ya look like ta me. Ya look like .... a rube-ah. A well scarubbed, hustling, rube-ah."

 

Actually, this already happened. Brian Cox was an even better Dr. Lechter, IMO, in "Manhunter" (1986).

[paulinstl 296]

Actually, this already happened. Brian Cox was an even better Dr. Lechter, IMO, in "Manhunter" (1986).

 

I was going to post the same exact thing. This movie was based on Red Dragon and was directed by Michael Mann of Miami Vice fame. It was by far way better than the Red Dragon movie that came out later.

[phillybear 366]

I must be in the minority, but I enjoyed Red Dragon more than Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal. Both the movie and the book.

[Patriotsfatboy1 1,432]

Actually, this already happened. Brian Cox was an even better Dr. Lechter, IMO, in "Manhunter" (1986).

 

Hopkins was a better Lechter. More creepy and more like the cerebral psychopath that Lechter was in the books.

 

Manhunter was an underrated film. The guy from CSI was in there, but Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs made Lechter a truly scary character.

[TAS 2]

Just throwing a name into the hat, he was the first that came to mind. quite frankly I'm not even sure he'd be great but John Malcovich (sp). Maybe even Christopher Walkken????

[Giants Fan 85]

Actually, this already happened. Brian Cox was an even better Dr. Lechter, IMO, in "Manhunter" (1986).

 

Ya know ... if it were up ta me ....

[phillybear 366]

I almost forgot to answer the question.

 

Willem Dafoe.

 

He was amazingly creepy in Shadow of the Vampire. He excels at every weird role he is in.

[TAS 2]

A little young, but an older Johnny Depp is freaky enough to pull off some weird shiot. He always has bizarre roles.

[Franknbeans 46]

Just throwing a name into the hat, he was the first that came to mind. quite frankly I'm not even sure he'd be great but John Malcovich (sp). Maybe even Christopher Walkken????

second the Malkovich suggestion. He'd creep it out real nice

[mighty_thor 115]

Deniro could have done it well.

[PastorOfMuppets 0]

A few to consider ...

 

Harvey Fierstein

Wilford Brimley

Alan Alda

Don Knotts

Larry Hagman

Danny DeVito

Nathan Lane

Chris Burke (played that miserable fcuk CORKY on 'Life Goes On')

Ed O'Neill

Martin Mull

[jerryskids 6,926]

First name that popped to mind was Kevin Spacey.

[Juniper 0]

Carrot Top.

Mickey Rourke.

Will Smith.

Merlin Olsen.

Neil Young.

McCauley Caulkin.

Jackie Chan.

John Cleese.

[Evil number 0]

Barney Rubble

Robert Reed

cmh90210

[GobbleDog 1,001]

Silence of the Lambs = most overrated movie of all time.

[The Moz 71]

only other person I can think of is malckovic - maybe would of been better

[TAS 2]

I've never seen the guy in a creepy role, and for the life of me can't think of his name, but who is the lead det. in CSI Miami? He's got the mannerisms and the creepy looks tho. Not sure he could pull it off. He's always a cop so this could be tough on him!????

[PastorOfMuppets 0]

Silence of the Lambs = most overrated movie of all time.

 

 

100% agreed. Hopkins is hilarious ... and not in the "campy" way either, just hamming it up and overacting like a buffoon.

[Ignition Technition 0]

Vincent D'Onofrio would have nailed it.

 

Check him out as that crazy mofo in " The Cell" or as Pooh-Bear in "The Salton Sea"

 

Alfred Molina( Gown clad drug dealer in Boogie Nights) is also a possibility.

 

Gary Oldman could have hammed it up pretty well also.