CinemaOSMovie · 1985 · 1h 43m · R
The Mean Season

A time between summer... and murder.

62%(121)IMDbMysteryThriller

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.

Directed byPhillip Borsos

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 43m
Language
EN
Released
February 15, 1985
Studios
Orion PicturesDavid Foster ProductionsThe Turman-Foster Company

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Kurt Russell

Kurt Russell

Malcolm Anderson

Mariel Hemingway

Mariel Hemingway

Christine Connelly

Richard Jordan

Richard Jordan

Alan Delour

Richard Masur

Richard Masur

Bill Nolan

Richard Bradford

Richard Bradford

Phil Wilson

Joe Pantoliano

Joe Pantoliano

Andy Porter

Andy Garcia

Andy Garcia

Ray Martinez

Rose Portillo

Rose Portillo

Kathy Vasquez

William Smith

William Smith

Albert O'Shaughnessy

Lee Sandman

Lee Sandman

Harold Jacoby

Creative team
Directed by
Phillip Borsos
Phillip Borsos
Written by
Leon Piedmont
Produced by
Lawrence Turman
Lawrence Turman
David Foster
David Foster

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