The Mean Season (1985)
A routine investigation of a shocking murder takes a bizarre twist when the killer contacts the reporter and appoints him his personal spokesman. As the killer's calls and clues increase, the reporter is lured into a deadly trap.
Director:
Phillip Borsos
Writer:
Leon Piedmont
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Kurt Russell as Malcolm Anderson |
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Mariel Hemingway as Christine Connelly |
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Richard Jordan as Alan Delour |
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Richard Masur as Bill Nolan |
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Richard Bradford as Phil Wilson |
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Joe Pantoliano as Andy Porter |
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Andy Garcia as Ray Martinez |
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Rose Portillo as Kathy Vasquez |
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William Smith as Albert O'Shaughnessy |
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Lee Sandman as Harold Jacoby |
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Dan Fitzgerald as Carl Mason |
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Cynthia Caquelin as Ruth Lowenstein |
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Fred Ornstein as Warren Phillips |
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Fritz Bronner as Peter Peterson |
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Mike DeRienzo as Everett Durfee |
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Michael Clay as Ray Sloane |
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Fred Buch as John Burrows |
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Bruce McLaughlin as Leonard Pridmore |
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Marshall B. Gage as SWAT Commander |
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Jill Beach as Channel 7 Anchorwoman |
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Peter Lundquist as Channel 7 Reporter |
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Connie Hicks as Channel 10 Reporter |
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Bill Rutherford as Channel 6 Reporter |
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Robert Small as Bill Crawford |
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Nancy Duerr as TV Newswoman |
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Mary Lou Simo as Reporter |
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Tamara Jones as Sarah Hooks |
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Joan Murphy as Mrs. Hooks |
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Richard Liberty as Mr. Hooks |
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Paul Nagel Jr. as Jogger |
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Morris Zuckerman as Mr. Stein |
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Lillian Zuckerman as Mrs. Stein |
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Anne Browning as Victim in Matheson Hammock Park |
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Robert Gwaltney as Psychiatrist |
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Christine Page as Elementary School Teacher |
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Raymond Forchion as Newsroom Reporter (uncredited) |
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Bobby Harwell as Man in Office (uncredited) |
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David Joseph Martinez as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited) |
| Directing | Phillip Borsos | Director |
| Crew | Carol Green | Unit Publicist |
| Sound | Daniel Allan Carlin | Supervising Music Editor |
| Crew | Dick Warlock | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Gary Summers | Sound Supervisor |
| Sound | Richard Hymns | Sound Effects Editor |
| Art | Richard Helfritz | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Craig Reardon | Makeup Designer |
| Camera | William D. Barber | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Robert Heine | Second Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Bill Nelson | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Gloria S. Borders | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Art | Don K. Ivey | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Jay Ignaszewski | First Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Laurel Ladevich | ADR Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Diane Johnson | Hair Designer |
| Camera | Edward Knott III | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Mike McGowan | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Randy Thom | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Victor Livingston | Sound Effects Editor |
| Directing | Michelle Marx | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Steve Perry | Unit Production Manager |
| Crew | Michael McDuffee | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Jose Duarte | Scenic Artist |
| Camera | Ed Knott Jr. | Key Grip |
| Sound | Gary Summers | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Rob Fruchtman | Sound Effects Editor |
| Writing | John Katzenbach | Novel |
| Sound | Lalo Schifrin | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Frank Tidy | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Leon Piedmont | Screenplay |
| Production | Steve Perry | Associate Producer |
| Production | David Foster | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julie Weiss | Costume Design |
| Editing | Duwayne Dunham | Editor |
| Production | Janet Hirshenson | Casting |
| Production | Jane Jenkins | Casting |
| Art | Philip M. Jefferies | Production Design |
| Production | Lawrence Turman | Producer |
| Production | Ed Arenas | Casting Associate |
| Sound | Dennie Thorpe | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Joseph Geisinger | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Ron Scelza | Sound |
| Directing | Tom Seidman | First Assistant Director |