The second most tragic thing was Mann not casting William Friedkin as Lecktor like he threatened, all bc William Peterson hated him with a endless passion after To Live and Die in LA and Mann wanted that verisimilitude
Ian MacEwan
The most tragic thing about Manhunter is that they had to cut out a scene where Lecktor calls Graham and sings "I Just Called to Say I Love You" cause the studio couldn't clear the rights.