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Country. United States. Language. English. Budget. $10 million [1] Box office. $ 4,300,000 (USA) 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.
- $10 million
- Lalo Schifrin
- February 15, 1985
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.
- (4.8K)
- Phillip Borsos
- R
- Crime, Thriller
With the cooperation of the police, who tape the killer's phone calls, Malcolm agrees and soon becomes famous. Jealous of the attention the journalist is receiving for his coverage, the Numbers ...
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- Phillip Borsos
- R
- Kurt Russell
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 ...
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. Phillip Borsos. Director. John Katzenbach. Novel. Leon Piedmont. Screenplay.
Jul 9, 2022 · July 9th 2022. By. Patrick Dahl. In The Mean Season (1985), a grizzled veteran on the verge of retirement gets drawn into one last irrefusable job. But Kurt Russell’s Malcolm Anderson isn’t a cop or a jewel thief. He belongs to a different breed of vainglorious movie professional, the journalist.
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.
