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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. The screenplay, written by Christopher Crowe under the pseudonym Leon Piedmont, is based on the 1982 novel In the Heat of the Summer by John ...
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.
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- Crime, Thriller
- Phillip Borsos
- 1985-02-15
The Mean Season. After reporting on the murder of a teenage girl, journalist Malcolm Anderson (Kurt Russell) is contacted by the killer (Richard Jordan) known as the "Numbers Murderer," who...
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- Phillip Borsos
- R
- Kurt Russell
Feb 14, 1985 · “The Mean Season” depicts with conviction and economy how Russell is transformed by covering the serial killings. Russell, in turn, excels in retaining our sympathy as he becomes caught up in...
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.
The Mean Season is a 1985 American thriller film directed by Phillip Borsos and stars Kurt Russell, Mariel Hemingway, Richard Jordan, Richard Masur, Joe Pantoliano and Andy García. The screenplay was written by Leon Piedmont, based on the novel In the Heat of the Summer by John Katzenbach.
Brief Synopsis. A Miami reporter is chosen by a crazed killer to be his only contact, but when the killings continue the question arises whether the reporter is "using" the killer for press or the killer is using the reporter as a pawn in a deadly game.
