Film

The Mean Season

1985 · 1h 43m · Mystery · Thriller

A time between summer... and murder.

IMDb

6.1

Rotten Tomatoes

64%

Metacritic

55

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.

Kurt Russell

Malcolm Anderson

Mariel Hemingway

Christine Connelly

Richard Jordan

Alan Delour

Richard Masur

Bill Nolan

Richard Bradford

Phil Wilson

Joe Pantoliano

Andy Porter

Andy Garcia

Ray Martinez

Rose Portillo

Kathy Vasquez

William Smith

Albert O'Shaughnessy

Lee Sandman

Harold Jacoby

Dan Fitzgerald

Carl Mason

Cynthia Caquelin

Ruth Lowenstein

Fred Ornstein

Warren Phillips

Fritz Bronner

Peter Peterson

Mike DeRienzo

Everett Durfee

Michael Clay

Ray Sloane

• Phillip BorsosDirector
• Leon PiedmontScreenplay
• John KatzenbachNovel
• David FosterProducer
• Lawrence TurmanProducer
• Frank TidyDirector of Photography
• Lalo SchifrinOriginal Music Composer
• Duwayne DunhamEditor
• Janet HirshensonCasting
• Jane JenkinsCasting

Official Trailer

Release date

February 15, 1985

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

R

Genres

Mystery, Thriller

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