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The Mean Season was released on February 15, 1985 in 876 theaters and grossed USD $1.5 million on its opening weekend. It went on to make $4.3 million in North America. Critical response. In her review for The New York Times, Janet Maslin wrote that the film "has a brisk pace and a lot of momentum. It also has a few more surprises than the ...
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.
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- Crime, Thriller
- Phillip Borsos
- 1985-02-15
Rated: 2/4 May 20, 2021 Full Review Harper Barnes St. Louis Post-Dispatch On the whole, "The Mean Season" is a solid adventure film. It is just that one wishes, considering the excellent cast and ...
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- Phillip Borsos
- R
- Kurt Russell
An ambitious newspaper crime reporter becomes the unwitting ally of a vicious serial killer. A routine investigation of a shocking murder takes a bizarre tw...
Cat and mouse thriller with an early performance from Andy Garcia in a supporting role. The setting is Miami during the so-called mean season, when the summer is winding down and the thunder storms become more violent. Made before the 90s post-Silence of the Lambs serial killer boom, there's not much to recommend here.
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- Phillip Borsos
Phillip Borsos. Director. John Katzenbach. Novel. Leon Piedmont. Screenplay. 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.
A reporter's latest assignment may be his last when he becomes entangled in a web of murder and mystery. A deranged killer alerts him to each successive victim -- including the newsman's girlfriend -- in this harrowing 1985 thriller starring Kurt Russell.
