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Episode 181: Manhunter w/ special guest Mansfield's mom Tammy

Watch If You Dare

Watch If You Dare

Film Reviews, Tv & Film, Film History

5.0548 Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2026

⏱️ 157 minutes

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Summary

This episode features the return of Aaron's mom Tammy as a guest! They discuss 1986's crime thriller "Manhunter" directed by Michael Mann and based off of the 1981 novel "Red Dragon" by Thomas Harris. They talk about Brian Cox's performance as Hannibal Lecktor (Lecter), the portrayal of crime procedural in media, and how Francis Dollarhyde makes for a great horror-adjacent villain. They also get into Mann's "Miami Vice" neon influence bleeding into this movie, the banality of evil, music choices, and many other aspects of the flick. Tammy, Aaron and Derek recorded a podcast. DO YOU SEE!ONLY $5 A MONTH to join our Patreon: www.patreon.com/WatchIfYouDareWe are on PodBean, Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Goodpods, Amazon Music, Spotify, iHeartRadio and CastBox. Please rate, review, subscribe, and share our show. Also, check out our Spotify Music playlist, links on our Twitter and Podbean page. Our socials are on Bluesky and Facebook and Twitter @WatchIfYouDare

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0:00.0

Guess what, ghouls and goblins? The spook boys have officially joined Patreon.

0:06.0

That's right, the show as you know it will remain the same, ad-free, but our patrons will have exclusive access to bonus content.

0:14.0

Interviews, franchise deep dives, even are television.

0:17.0

Wait, did you say television?

0:19.0

You heard right, Sally. Becoming a patron means you're not only helping us keep the show running, but that it also

0:24.5

remains available on all platforms, and again, ad-free.

0:27.7

For more details, head on over to patreon.com, where you can become an official member of

0:32.9

the Spoop Troop today. Oh, where? What? Where? What? Aaron, where am I? Why do you have me tied up?

1:11.8

I'm doing this so that you can see. See what I am becoming.

1:17.7

Oh, God. I don't want to see, buddy. I don't want to see any of this.

1:23.9

Here is my collection of 4K U.HD Blu-ray discs.

1:28.3

Do you see?

1:29.6

Yes, yes, I see.

1:32.4

Here is my 4K Sony-Bravia OLED TV.

1:36.8

Do you see?

1:38.0

Yes, yes, I see it.

1:40.5

Here is a screenshot of my Alamo Draft House season pass.

1:45.0

Do you see?

1:46.2

All right.

1:46.6

Now we're getting a little ridiculous here, buddy.

1:49.0

I don't need to be tired of us.

1:50.2

Here is my metal commemorative charter member ID card for being one of the first subscribers to Criterion Streaming Service.

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