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 | 3.34825 |
Directed By
Phillip Borsos
Crew
Phillip Borsos
Carol Green
Daniel Allan Carlin
Dick Warlock
Gary Summers
Richard Hymns
Richard Helfritz
Craig Reardon
William D. Barber
Robert Heine
Bill Nelson
Gloria S. Borders
Don K. Ivey
Jay Ignaszewski
Laurel Ladevich
Diane Johnson
Edward Knott III
Mike McGowan
Randy Thom
Victor Livingston
Michelle Marx
Steve Perry
Michael McDuffee
Jose Duarte
Ed Knott Jr.
Gary Summers
Rob Fruchtman
John Katzenbach
Lalo Schifrin
Frank Tidy
Leon Piedmont
Steve Perry
David Foster
Julie Weiss
Duwayne Dunham
Janet Hirshenson
Jane Jenkins
Philip M. Jefferies
Lawrence Turman
Ed Arenas
Dennie Thorpe
Joseph Geisinger
Ron Scelza
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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