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A thriller that plays at social commentary, The Mean Season fumbles with its weightier themes, but does so in a generally watchable way. Read Critics Reviews
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Feb 15, 1985 · The Mean Season: Directed by Phillip Borsos. With Kurt Russell, Mariel Hemingway, Richard Jordan, Richard Masur. When a teenager is shot at the beach, a journalist from The Miami Journal is sent to cover the story. He's called by the murderer and told there'll be four more.
The Mean Season is a 1985 American thriller film directed by Phillip Borsos, and starring Kurt Russell, Mariel Hemingway, Richard Jordan, Richard Masur, Joe Pantoliano, Luis Tamayo and Andy García.
On the whole, "The Mean Season" is a solid adventure film. It is just that one wishes, considering the excellent cast and the director, that it were better. Full Review | May 20, 2021
‘The Mean Season’ 30-Second Summary A burnt out Miami reporter named Malcolm Anderson experiences a revitalization in his career when an article he writes about the unsolved murder of a local teenager garners him both fame and an unwelcome admirer: a man who insists he’s the perpetrator.
Sep 21, 2023 · Film and Plot Synopsis. A burnt out Miami reporter named Malcolm Anderson experiences a revitalization in his career when an article he writes about the unsolved murder of a local teenager garners him both fame and an unwelcome admirer: a man who insists he’s the perpetrator.
The Mean Season is taken from a novel entitled In The Heat Of The Summer by John Katzenbach (whose other books include Just Cause, later filmed with Sean Connery). The film is a fairly engrossing, if familiar, serial killer story, set in Florida just as the summer ends and the stormy season begins.
