The Mean Season (1985)
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.
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Kurt Russell
as Malcolm Anderson
as Malcolm Anderson
Mariel Hemingway
as Christine Connelly
as Christine Connelly
Richard Jordan
as Alan Delour
as Alan Delour
Richard Masur
as Bill Nolan
as Bill Nolan
Richard Bradford
as Phil Wilson
as Phil Wilson
Joe Pantoliano
as Andy Porter
as Andy Porter
Andy García
as Ray Martinez
as Ray Martinez
Rose Portillo
as Kathy Vasquez
as Kathy Vasquez
William Smith
as Albert O'Shaughnessy
as Albert O'Shaughnessy
Lee Sandman
as Harold Jacoby
as Harold Jacoby
Dan Fitzgerald
as Carl Mason
as Carl Mason
Cynthia Caquelin
as Ruth Lowenstein
as Ruth Lowenstein
Fred Ornstein
as Warren Phillips
as Warren Phillips
Fritz Bronner
as Peter Peterson
as Peter Peterson
Mike DeRienzo
as Everett Durfee
as Everett Durfee
Michael Clay
as Ray Sloane
as Ray Sloane
Fred Buch
as John Burrows
as John Burrows
Bruce McLaughlin
as Leonard Pridmore
as Leonard Pridmore
Marshall B. Gage
as SWAT Commander
as SWAT Commander
Jill Beach
as Channel 7 Anchorwoman
as Channel 7 Anchorwoman
Peter Lundquist
as Channel 7 Reporter
as Channel 7 Reporter
Connie Hicks
as Channel 10 Reporter
as Channel 10 Reporter
Bill Rutherford
as Channel 6 Reporter
as Channel 6 Reporter
Robert Small
as Bill Crawford
as Bill Crawford
Nancy Duerr
as TV Newswoman
as TV Newswoman
Mary Lou Simo
as Reporter
as Reporter
Tamara Jones
as Sarah Hooks
as Sarah Hooks
Joan Murphy
as Mrs. Hooks
as Mrs. Hooks
Richard Liberty
as Mr. Hooks
as Mr. Hooks
Paul Nagel Jr.
as Jogger
as Jogger
Morris Zuckerman
as Mr. Stein
as Mr. Stein
Lillian Zuckerman
as Mrs. Stein
as Mrs. Stein
Anne Browning
as Victim in Matheson Hammock Park
as Victim in Matheson Hammock Park
Robert Gwaltney
as Psychiatrist
as Psychiatrist
Christine Page
as Elementary School Teacher
as Elementary School Teacher
Raymond Forchion
as Newsroom Reporter (uncredited)
as Newsroom Reporter (uncredited)
Bobby Harwell
as Man in Office (uncredited)
as Man in Office (uncredited)
David Joseph Martinez
as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
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Phillip Borsos
Director
Director
Don K. Ivey
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Gary Summers
Sound Supervisor
Sound Supervisor
Gary Summers
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bill Nelson
Production Sound Mixer
Production Sound Mixer
Steve Perry
Unit Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Mike McGowan
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Daniel Allan Carlin
Supervising Music Editor
Supervising Music Editor
Richard Hymns
Sound Effects Editor
Sound Effects Editor
Craig Reardon
Makeup Designer
Makeup Designer
Richard Helfritz
Property Master
Property Master
Dick Warlock
Stunt Coordinator
Stunt Coordinator
Michelle Marx
Second Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Randy Thom
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
William D. Barber
First Assistant Camera
First Assistant Camera
Jay Ignaszewski
First Assistant Editor
First Assistant Editor
Diane Johnson
Hair Designer
Hair Designer
Robert Heine
Second Assistant Camera
Second Assistant Camera
Jose Duarte
Scenic Artist
Scenic Artist
Gloria S. Borders
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Edward Knott III
Dolly Grip
Dolly Grip
Carol Green
Unit Publicist
Unit Publicist
Laurel Ladevich
ADR Editor
ADR Editor
Victor Livingston
Sound Effects Editor
Sound Effects Editor
Michael McDuffee
Transportation Coordinator
Transportation Coordinator
Rob Fruchtman
Sound Effects Editor
Sound Effects Editor
Ed Knott Jr.
Key Grip
Key Grip
John Katzenbach
Novel
Novel
Lalo Schifrin
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Frank Tidy
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Leon Piedmont
Screenplay
Screenplay
Jane Jenkins
Casting
Casting
Julie Weiss
Costume Design
Costume Design
Lawrence Turman
Producer
Producer
David Foster
Producer
Producer
Janet Hirshenson
Casting
Casting
Steve Perry
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Duwayne Dunham
Editor
Editor
Ed Arenas
Casting Associate
Casting Associate
Philip M. Jefferies
Production Design
Production Design
Dennie Thorpe
Foley Artist
Foley Artist
Ron Scelza
Sound
Sound
Joseph Geisinger
Boom Operator
Boom Operator
Tom Seidman
First Assistant Director
First Assistant Director
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