Best Seller (1987)
Overview
Hit man Cleve approaches writer/cop Dennis about a story for his next book: How Cleve made a living, working for one of the most powerful politicians in the country. To get the story right, they travel around the country to gather statements and evidence, while strong forces use any means they can to keep the story untold.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $4,278,150.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 5.591 |
Directed By
John Flynn
Crew
Michael McLean
Diane Dimeo
David Rosenbloom
John Flynn
Fred Murphy
Jay Ferguson
Conrad E. Palmisano
John Daly
Gene Rudolf
Larry Cohen
Robert Howland
Derek Gibson
Steven Lambert
Carter DeHaven
Rick Kline
Chris Butler
Donald O. Mitchell
Kevin O'Connell
Fritz Braden
Marilyn Bailey
Lorey Sebastian
Budd Carr
Lee Alexander
Allan K. Rosen
Christopher Tufty
Bill Phillips
TOP CAST
James Woods
Cleve
Brian Dennehy
Dennis Meechum
Victoria Tennant
Roberta Gillian
Allison Balson
Holly Meechum
Paul Shenar
David Madlock
George Coe
Graham
Anne Pitoniak
Mrs. Foster
Mary Carver
Cleve's mother
Kathleen Lloyd
Annie
Sully Boyar
Monks
Charles Tyner
Harold, Cleve's father
E. Brian Dean
Taxi Driver
Jeffrey Josephson
Pearlman
Edward Blackoff
Thorn
Seymour Cassel
Carter
Branscombe Richmond
Longshoreman #1
James Winburn
Supervisor
Mark Venturini
Bodyguard
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