The Mean Season

Feb 15, 1985

1h 43m

★ 6.3

A time between summer... and murder.

Overview

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.

Genres

Mystery

Thriller

Production Companies

David Foster Productions

The Turman-Foster Company

Orion Pictures

The Mean Season Trailers

Cast

Malcolm Anderson

Kurt Russell

Christine Connelly

Mariel Hemingway

Alan Delour

Richard Jordan

Bill Nolan

Richard Masur

Phil Wilson

Richard Bradford

Andy Porter

Joe Pantoliano

Ray Martinez

Andy García

Kathy Vasquez

Rose Portillo

Albert O'Shaughnessy

William Smith

Harold Jacoby

Lee Sandman

Carl Mason

Dan Fitzgerald

Ruth Lowenstein

Cynthia Caquelin

Kate and her brutish boyfriend Big Al sell handguns on the streets of New York. She's smart, stylish, and self-confident, but all that leaves her when Al, in a jealous and self-indulgent rage, beats her. Three friends encourage her recovery: Vic, a woman who would like to be Kate's lover; Reilly, who runs with Al but also is attracted to Kate and repulsed by Al's violence; and, Liz, the counselor assigned to Kate from a battered-women's program. Vic and Reilly talk about killing Al, Liz gives pep talks; Kate remains frightened. Will Al's menace and Kate's dependency hold sway?

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