How many got interested in the Harpy from "Red Dragon?"

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Lavan

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It plays a particularly gruesome part in the book. The movie left it out. Drat!

EEeeeeecccchhhh!

Femoral arteries......yaaaahgg!

:eek:
 
That's funny, I seem to remember a Harpy, as well as a Civilian, being mentioned in "Hannibal", myself... :rolleyes:
 
I don't remember anything about a Harpy in Red Dragon, but I do remember a lot about it from Hannibal.

This may sound funny, but many years ago I actually got into knives through Hannibal. I had no idea what a "Harpy" was and I'm a curious kind of guy so I went online and looked it up.

That opened up a whole new door in regards to knives. I remember thinking while looking at the Harpy online, "wow, I had no idea a knife could cost this much." I then started to look into knives even more and found this forum.

So I guess Hannibal really got me into knives. When I read it I went looking for a Harpy out of curiousity and found a lot of information and a nice hobby.

-Bryan
 
Okay, I'll admit it. Hannibal was a big factor in turning me on to Spydercos (and good knives in general.) Yes, my first Spyderco was a Harpy. (Awesome box knife, that.) I'm still shopping around for a cheap Stryker autopsy saw. I did manage to find some nice carbon steel kitchen knives in my grandparent's basement, though.

On a quick side note, was I the only one incredably disappointed with the movie Hannibal? It sucked beyond reason and measure. They gave him a Merlin, for chrissakes! As though Dr. Lecter would choose FRN over stainless. . . Sadly, that was the least of that movie's troubles. At least Red Dragon turned out decent.
 
proud2deviate said:
As though Dr. Lecter would choose FRN over stainless.
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I'm pretty sure it WAS an SS model. Yes, Hannibal was a terrible movie.
 
The ending in the film was also especially wrong. Hannibal would have chosen a different solution. The book was a lot better.
 
The first edition of Red Dragon was published in 1981, but the Spyderco Harpy came out in 1987. I think I remember seeing some pics from the movie "Hannibal" of Dr. Lecter brandishing an SS Harpy though.
 
VultureParade said:
I don't remember anything about a Harpy in Red Dragon, but I do remember a lot about it from Hannibal.

This may sound funny, but many years ago I actually got into knives through Hannibal. I had no idea what a "Harpy" was and I'm a curious kind of guy so I went online and looked it up.

That opened up a whole new door in regards to knives. I remember thinking while looking at the Harpy online, "wow, I had no idea a knife could cost this much." I then started to look into knives even more and found this forum.

So I guess Hannibal really got me into knives. When I read it I went looking for a Harpy out of curiousity and found a lot of information and a nice hobby.

-Bryan
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Same here Bryan, just a couple years back. Read Hannibal, googled Spyderco Harpy, got hooked.

As far as the movie, definitely the worst of the trilogy, they should have at least stuck with the book's ending.

Edited to add: Think Lavan may be referring to the "FBI case history" of Dr. Lecter that comes on the disc with Red Dragon, it refers to his purchase of the Spyderco knives.
 
On the Hannibal DVD the blurb promises an alternate ending. The only one I could find was the same stupid one as the film. Any one found the alternate DVD ending?
 
On a quick side note, was I the only one incredably disappointed with the movie Hannibal?
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Haha, you weren't the only one. Let's just say I wasn't standing up at the end of Hannibal screaming "encore! encore!" :)


-Bryan
 
I also got into knives by Hannibal (the book, not the movie). The G10 Harpy was my first "proper" knife after half a dozen of badly cared-for SAKs. It has been well-used by now, and I carry it on my daily runs. For my normal EDC I have moved up a bit over the years, and my current one is a custom which was at least somewhat inspired by the Harpy - licensed Spyderhole, G10 handles, and a Wharncliff blade not looking all that different from the Harpy´s talon.

@Lavan: Which part do you think they left out in the movie? I saw it in the cinema, and all the Harpy-scenes I remembered from the book were still in, including the encounter with the pickpocket and the farewell to the Commendatore. There is an edited version of the movie available, though, and it is missing the knife part of the latter scene.

Kristofer
 
My error. The book WAS "Hannibal." "Red Dragon" was the first.

And no wonder I never saw it in the movie. I haven't ever SEEN "Hannibal."

So let that be a lesson. If it's on the Internet, it must be TRUE!

heh heh

:footinmou :D
 
Milu said:
The ending in the film was also especially wrong. Hannibal would have chosen a different solution. The book was a lot better.
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I agree. The idea was that due to some brain defect or something he couldn't feel pain like the rest of us, and this made him very strong right?

So you expect me to believe he can't get a clever to go through a pair of hand cuffs? Sure it may not go through at first but I'd definatly try that before I went through my wrist. :rolleyes:
 
Or gone through her wrist...or decked her and carried her off with him...or followed the instructions in the book Hannibal:D

The ending absolutely ruined the film for me.
 
Have'nt seen the movie Hannibal because I thought the book was disappointing, especially the ending. It felt like Harris was just filling a contract and going thru the motions, no where nearly as finely crafted as "Red Dragon" and "Silence...."

I still think I preferred "Manhunter" to "Red Dragon", but Michael Mann is a favorite director of mine.

Oh yeah, I have the triumvirate - Rookie, Harpy and Standard, all in G10. The G10 Standard is a gem, one of Spyderco's best.
 
I bought a Merlin the first time I saw one. I already had a combo edge Delica so I knew it was a sound knife.
 
I agree about "Manhunter", by far my favourite Thomas Harris screen adaptation, even if the ending felt a little bit rushed compared to the book. And there was no Spyderco content. :( :)

Kristofer
 
I watched and even enjoyed "The Silence of the Lambs" as a first-rate thriller with a superb cast, but I have never been all that big a fan of serial killers, so I have not watched any of the other films or read any of the books. I did almost buy Hannibal thinking that it was about the 3rd Century BCE Carthaginian general who fought Rome in the 2nd Punic War. That was until I looked at the fly-leaf. :barf:
 
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