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The Mean Season (1985) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details
- Overall Score: ☆ 6.00/10
IMDB: ☆ 6.1/10
Metascore: ☆ 5.5/10
Tomatometer: ☆ 6.4/10
The Mean Season Plot Synopsis:
Synopsis / Plot Summary: Malcolm Anderson is a reporter for a Miami newspaper. He"s had enough of reporting the local murders and so promises his school teacher girlfriend (Christine), they"ll move away soon. Before Malcolm can hand in his notice, the murderer from his latest article phones him. The murderer tells Malcolm that he"s going to kill again. The phone calls and murders continue, soon Malcolm finds that he"s not just reporting the story, he is the story.
Tagline: The best story he"ll ever write...The worst nightmare he"ll ever live...Is just a phone-call away.
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The Mean Season Movie Information:
Type: MovieYear: 1985 (more 1985 movies)
Box Office: $4,349,446
Production Co.: HBO Video
Language: English
Country: United States
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / The Mean Season Release Dates In Theaters: Feb 15, 1985, DVD: May 22, 2001
Writers: John Katzenbach, Christopher Crowe
Producers: David Foster, Steve Perry, Lawrence Turman
Musicians: Lalo Schifrin
Cinematographers: Frank Tidy
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The Mean Season Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | Character(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| John Palmer | ... | Self |
| 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 |
| Fred Buch | ... | John Burrows |
| Bruce McLaughlin | ... | Leonard Pridmore |
| Robert Apte | ... | SWAT Commander |
Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast
- Kurt Russell (b. March 17, 1951) – Malcolm Anderson
Sign: Pisces, Height: 5' 9¼" (1.76 m)
Also known as: Kurt Russel - Mariel Hemingway (b. November 22, 1961) – Christine Connelly
Sign: Sagittarius, Height: 5' 11" (1.8 m) - Richard Jordan, as Alan Delour, passed away at age 56 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Sign: Cancer, Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Also known as: Richard Jordon - Richard Masur (b. November 20, 1948) – Bill Nolan
Sign: Scorpio, Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m)
Also known as: Richard D. Masur - Richard Bradford, as Phil Wilson, passed away at age 81 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Sign: Scorpio, Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m) - Joe Pantoliano (b. September 12, 1951) – Andy Porter
Sign: Virgo, Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Also known as: Joe Pantiliano | Joe Peter Pantoliano | Joseph Pantoliano - Andy Garcia (b. April 12, 1956) – Ray Martinez
Sign: Aries, Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Also known as: Andy Arthur | Tommy Bahama | Andres Garcia - Rose Portillo (b. November 7, 1953) – Kathy Vasquez
Sign: Scorpio - William Smith (b. March 24, 1933) – Albert O''Shaughnessy
Sign: Aries, Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Also known as: William Smith II | Big Bill Smith | Bill Smith | William E. Smith - John Palmer – Self
- Lee Sandman – Harold Jacoby
- Dan Fitzgerald, as Carl Mason, passed away at age 88 in Miami, Florida, USA.
Sign: Capricorn
Also known as: Don Fitzgerald - Cynthia Caquelin – Ruth Lowenstein
- Fred Ornstein – Warren Phillips
- Fritz Bronner – Peter Peterson
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