Film

Ambition

1991 · 1h 40m · Horror · Thriller · Drama

To write the perfect thriller I had to get into the mind of a murderer. Now I can't get out.

IMDb

4.7

Mitchell Osgood dreams of being a famous writer, but the book he has written constantly is rejected by the editors. When the psychopathic killer Albert Merrik is released from prison after 15 years, Osgood believes that writing down the history of his crimes could be his breakthrough. Although he refuses to talk to him at first, Osgood follows him around and offers him a job in his book shop. To get the right impressions for his book, he feels that he has to experience Merrik psychopathic again.

Lou Diamond Phillips

Mitchell Osgood

Clancy Brown

Albert Merrick

Cecilia Peck

Julie

Willard E. Pugh

Freddie

Richard Bradford

Jordan

Grace Zabriskie

Mrs. Merrick

Katherine Armstrong

Roseanne

JD Cullum

Jack

Haing S. Ngor

Tatay

Mik Scriba

Prison Guard #1

Maria Rangel

Female Dancer

Robert Harvey

Merrick's Attorney

Teresa Bowman

Media Reporter #1

Rick Scarry

Media Reporter #2

Randy Hall

Male Dancer

Celeste Yarnall

Beverly Hills Shopper

• Scott D. GoldsteinProducer · Director
• Lou Diamond PhillipsScreenplay
• Richard E. JohnsonProducer
• Jeffrey JurDirector of Photography
• Leonard RosenmanOriginal Music Composer

Release date

June 2, 1991

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

Horror, Thriller, Drama