It's definitely Michael Mann's Manhunter. 1986.
Tom Noonan as 'The Tooth Fairy' - superbly chilling fellow.
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Jabberwoc misses D.R. and Quinch,
Tue 2 Jul 2013, 16:31,
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You are right....
My memory is just muddled, Like me quoting my favorite line ever from a book for years, only to find I had rewritten it in my own head and quoting it wrong
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The invisable man Is having a long lazy soak in search,
Tue 2 Jul 2013, 16:49,
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