The Mean Season (1985)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.2475 |
Directed By
Phillip Borsos
Crew
Phillip Borsos
Don K. Ivey
Gary Summers
Gary Summers
Bill Nelson
Steve Perry
Mike McGowan
Daniel Allan Carlin
Richard Hymns
Craig Reardon
Richard Helfritz
Dick Warlock
Michelle Marx
Randy Thom
William D. Barber
Jay Ignaszewski
Diane Johnson
Robert Heine
Jose Duarte
Gloria S. Borders
Edward Knott III
Carol Green
Laurel Ladevich
Victor Livingston
Michael McDuffee
Rob Fruchtman
Ed Knott Jr.
John Katzenbach
Lalo Schifrin
Frank Tidy
Leon Piedmont
Jane Jenkins
Julie Weiss
Lawrence Turman
David Foster
Janet Hirshenson
Steve Perry
Duwayne Dunham
Ed Arenas
Philip M. Jefferies
Dennie Thorpe
Ron Scelza
Joseph Geisinger
Tom Seidman
TOP CAST
Kurt Russell
Malcolm Anderson
Mariel Hemingway
Christine Connelly
Richard Jordan
Alan Delour
Richard Masur
Bill Nolan
Richard Bradford
Phil Wilson
Joe Pantoliano
Andy Porter
Andy García
Ray Martinez
Rose Portillo
Kathy Vasquez
William Smith
Albert O'Shaughnessy
Lee Sandman
Harold Jacoby
Dan Fitzgerald
Carl Mason
Cynthia Caquelin
Ruth Lowenstein
Fred Ornstein
Warren Phillips
Fritz Bronner
Peter Peterson
Mike DeRienzo
Everett Durfee
Michael Clay
Ray Sloane
Fred Buch
John Burrows
Bruce McLaughlin
Leonard Pridmore
Marshall B. Gage
SWAT Commander
Jill Beach
Channel 7 Anchorwoman
Peter Lundquist
Channel 7 Reporter
Connie Hicks
Channel 10 Reporter
Bill Rutherford
Channel 6 Reporter
Robert Small
Bill Crawford
Nancy Duerr
TV Newswoman
Mary Lou Simo
Reporter
Tamara Jones
Sarah Hooks
Joan Murphy
Mrs. Hooks
Richard Liberty
Mr. Hooks
Paul Nagel Jr.
Jogger
Morris Zuckerman
Mr. Stein
Lillian Zuckerman
Mrs. Stein
Anne Browning
Victim in Matheson Hammock Park
Robert Gwaltney
Psychiatrist
Christine Page
Elementary School Teacher
Raymond Forchion
Newsroom Reporter (uncredited)
Bobby Harwell
Man in Office (uncredited)
David Joseph Martinez
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
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