Red Dragon (2002)

Ralph Fiennes: Francis Dolarhyde

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• Francis Dolarhyde : I am the Dragon. And you call me insane. You are privy to a great becoming, but you recognize nothing. To me, you are a slug in the sun. You are an ant in the afterbirth. It is your nature to do one thing correctly. Before me, you rightly tremble. But, fear is not what you owe me. YOU OWE ME AWE.

• Francis Dolarhyde : I am not a man. I began as one, but now I am becoming more than a man, as you will witness.

• Francis Dolarhyde : Drop it. Do it now gumshoe. Your son is about to change. Then your wife. You can watch, then I'll take care of you.

  [Will drops knife] 

  Will Graham : [looks to Josh but is actually directing his mockery at Francis]  Look at you! I have never seen a child as disgusting as you! You pissed your pants? How dare you!

  [Francis is visibly insulted] 

  Will Graham : You want me to cut it off? Is that what you want me to do, you little freak? Don't cry at me you little faggot. Apologize! Say "I'm sorry daddy, I'm a dirty little beast, I'm a freak!... " Say it!

  [Francis starts shaking in outrage] 

  Josh Graham : No.

  Will Graham : Say it!

  Josh Graham : No, daddy.

  Will Graham : Say it or I will cut it off! "... I'm a dirty little beast, freak, hare lip, and no one will ever love me!"

  [deeply offended Francis throws Josh to one side, as he goes for Will] 

• Francis Dolarhyde : I'm the great Red Dragon.

• Francis Dolarhyde : Open your eyes.

  Freddy Lounds : No.

  Francis Dolarhyde : Open them or I'll staple your eyelids to your forehead.

• Freddy Lounds : Will you let me go now?

  Francis Dolarhyde : Soon. There is one more way I can help you to better understand.

  Freddy Lounds : I-I want to understand. I do, and I'm-I'm really gonna be fair from now on. You know that.

• Francis Dolarhyde : [torturing Freddy Lounds]  Do you know who I am, Mr. Lounds?

  Freddy Lounds : No. And I don't want to know. Believe me.

  Francis Dolarhyde : According to you, I'm a vicious, perverted, sexual failure. A bottom-feeding lowlife who's about to go down in flames. I think you know now, don't you?

  Freddy Lounds : Yes.

• [Freddy Lounds is shown graphic pictures of Dolarhyde's murder victims] 

  Freddy Lounds : Please no.

  Francis Dolarhyde : No? No what?

• Francis Dolarhyde : I'll shoot you and then myself.

  Reba McClane : No please no.

  Francis Dolarhyde : [trying to pull the trigger]  I can't do it, I CAN'T DO IT, I CAN'T DO IT.

• Newsie : You again? Come back at 4am, when I open, all right?

  [Dolarhyde pays him, cuts open newspaper bundle and takes a copy of the National Tattler] 

  Newsie : Hey, hey, I told you...

  Francis Dolarhyde : [turns around knife still visible, with menacing attitude]  What? You told me what?

• Reba McClane : If there's anything I hate worse than pity, it's fake pity. Especially from a walking hard-on like Ralph Mandy.

  Francis Dolarhyde : I have no pity.

• Newsie : Hey! I told you...

  Francis Dolarhyde : What? You told me what?

• Reba McClane : If there's anything I hate worse than pity, it's fake pity. Especially from a walking hard-on like Ralph Mandy. Sorry.

  Francis Dolarhyde : I have no pity.

• Jack Crawford : A note hidden in Lecter's cell. Sounds like a fan letter, might've been mailed by the Tooth Fairy. He wants Lecter's approval. He's curious about you. He's asking questions. I've already scrambled a chopper.

  Will Graham : Does Lecter know we have the note?

  Jack Crawford : Not yet. It was found during a routine cleanup.

  Will Graham : They don't open his mail?

  Jack Crawford : Can't, need a warrant. X-rays only.

  Will Graham : Where's Lecter now?

  Jack Crawford : Still in the holding cage.

  Will Graham : Can he see his cell from there?

  Jack Crawford : No, but he's already been there almost half an hour. Pretty soon he'll start to wonder what's wrong.

  Will Graham : We gotta buy time, Jack.

  Jack Crawford : [picking up a phone receiver]  Dr. Chilton? Call your building superintendent or engineer, whoever's in charge. Tell him to pull the circuit breakers on Lecter's hall. Have the super walk down the hall past the holding cell carrying tools. He'll be in a hurry, pissed off, too busy to answer any questions, got it? And don't forget, don't touch the note, okay? Graham's on his way.

  [hanging up, to the office at large] 

  Jack Crawford : Listen up! We've got a note coming in on the fly, possibly from the Tooth Fairy. Number one priority. It has to go back to Lecter's cell within the hour, unmarked. We'll need Hair and Fiber, Latent Prints, then Documents. I'll walk it through myself. Let's go, people!

  Francis Dolarhyde : [voiceover, narrating the text of the note]  My dear Dr. Lecter. I wanted to tell you I'm delighted that you've taken an interest in me. And when I learned of your vast correspondence, I thought, dare I? Of course I do. I don't believe you'll tell them who I am. Besides, what particular body I currently occupy is trivial. The important thing is what I am becoming. I know that you alone can understand this transformation. I have some things I'd love to show you. If circumstances permit, I hope we can correspond. I have admired you for years and have a complete collection of your press notices. Actually, I think of them as unfair reviews. As unfair as mine. They do like to sling demeaning nicknames, don't they? "The Tooth Fairy." What could be more inappropriate? It would shame me for you to read that, if I didn't know you had suffered the same distortions in the press. Investigator Graham interests me. Not your standard gumshoe, is he? More alert. Purposeful-looking. You should have taught him not to meddle. Forgive the stationery. I chose it because it will dissolve very quickly if you should have to swallow it. If I hear from you, next time I might send you something wet. Until then, dear Doctor, I remain your most avid fan.

• Francis Dolarhyde : [from trailer; suddenly appearing to Josh from behind a fridge door]  Hello, I'm a friend of your father.