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{{quote|''"Well... here I... am."''|'''The Tooth Fairy'''}}
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A box office flop on release, despite critical approval. It has become a [[Cult Classic]] for many Hannibal fans. The lead investigator is played by William Petersen, feeling at times like an extended audition for his ''[[CSI]]'' role.
The film relied on heavily-tinted scenes and overpowering music. The use of [
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Not to be confused with [[Sierra]]'s series of adventure games with the same name, or the [[Manhunter (Comic Book)|comic]] of the same name.▼
▲Not to be confused with [[Sierra]]'s series of adventure games with the same name, or the [[Manhunter (
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* [[Adaptational Heroism]]: Chilton is depicted as professional, competent, and lacks any sort of hatred of Lecktor, the total opposite of his book counterpart.
* [[Bald of Evil]]: Francis Dollarhyde.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Graham doesn't like it when people bring up his past experience with Lecktor, especially when the one bringing it up is the same tabloid reporter who took advantage of said experience to sell newspapers.
* [[Blind and
* [[Consulting a Convicted Killer]]: Graham seeks help from Hannibal Lektor in order to gain better insight in finding the Tooth Fairy.
* [[Cursed
* [[Eureka Moment]]: When Graham finally figures out how the Tooth Fairy chooses his victims.
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* [[Evil Is
* [[Forensic Drama]]
* [[A God Am I]]:
* [[Gory Discretion Shot]]: Lounds' torture at the hands of Dollarhyde is one of the most terrifying examples in all of cinema.
* [[Hannibal Lecture]]: [[Captain Obvious|Unsurprisingly]], courtesy of Hannibal Lektor.
* [[Jerkass]]: Brian Cox's take on Lecktor, in contrast to Hopkins's later, [[Evilly Affable]] performance.
** Freddy Lounds.
* [[Locked Into Strangeness]]: Graham's hair has some gray tinges, due to his experience with Lecktor.
▲* [[Jerkass]]: Brian Cox's take on Lecktor, in contrast to Hopkins's later, [[Evilly Affable]] performance.
* [[Mad Doctor]]: Lecktor.
* [[Man in White]]: Lecktor.
* [[Man On Fire]]:
* [[Modesty Bedsheet]]
* [[Murderer POV]]: Used at the beginning when the Tooth Fairy enters the Leeds' house. Portions of the sequence are used again when Graham examines the crime scene for the first time; a visual representation of his ability to enter the minds of killers.
* [[No Periods, Period]]: Averted somewhat; although, if women in this world ''didn't'' menstruate, and we found a box of Maxi-Pads from a world where they did, we'd probably be inclined to assume they're some kind of stick-on blindfold, too.
* [[Not So Different]]: Lektor tells this to Graham. And what's scary is that he seems to be right.
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* [[Paparazzi]]: Freddy Lounds, who's so sleazy he even broke into Graham's hospital room to take pictures of his injuries after his encounter with Lektor.
* [[Police Procedural]]
* [[The Profiler]]: Will Graham.
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* [[Shirtless Scene]]: Petersen gets a few.
* [[Smug Snake]]: Cox's Lecktor.
* [[Spell My Name
* [[Sympathy for
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'''Will:''' As a child, my heart bleeds for him. Someone took a little boy and turned him into a monster. But as an adult... as an adult, hes irredeemable. He butchers whole families to fulfill some sick fantasy. As an adult, I think someone should blow the sick fuck out of his socks.
* [[One
* [[To Know Him I Must Become Him]]: Graham's method for profiling serial killers, only sometimes it works ''too'' well.
* [[You Have 48 Hours]]: Since the Tooth Fairy operates on a lunar cycle, the FBI has until the next full moon to catch him before he kills again.
▲* [[You Have 48 Hours]]: Since the Tooth Fairy operates on a lunar cycle, the FBI has until the next full moon to catch him before he kills again. {{spoiler|They start out with two weeks, but end up taking it right down to the last minute before the killer claims another victim.}}
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