The Mean Season

Name: The Mean Season
Director: Phillip Borsos
Released: 1985
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Kurt Russell, Mariel Hemingway, Richard Jordan, Richard Masur, Richard Bradford

1985 · 103 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 5,361 VOTES · DIR. Phillip Borsos

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,544 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:34 [Car radio] WELL, FOLKS

00:05:03 I CAN COUNT ON IT?

00:07:43 I THINK IT'LL BE A GOOD IDEA.

00:12:55 AND YOU WENT RIGHT BY THE PAPER.

00:17:07 ALL RIGHT.

00:20:22 IN HER RIGHT REAR POCKET.

00:23:17 WHY?

00:25:48 THAT'S YOUR OPINION.

00:29:00 ARE YOU GOING TO BE ABLE TO LIVE WITH YOURSELF?

00:32:29 THAT'S O.K.

00:36:29 WELL, YOUR PHONE'S NOT LISTED, BUT

00:39:53 NOBODY SEEMED TO NOTICE ME.

00:46:19 CHRISTINE, THIS IS BETWEEN MALCOLM AND ME.

00:49:50 IN MY YEARS OF REPORTING

00:52:40 AND THERE'S NO RECORD

00:57:13 AS LONG AS HE'S OUT THERE, HE'S DEFINITELY NEWS.

01:01:07 GOT TO HANG ONTO WHAT'S LEFT.

01:04:31 AN EXTRA 60 BUCKS A MONTH.

01:08:40 YOU WERE GETTING BIGGER THAN ME.

01:13:37 WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR THE BAD GUYS.

01:17:43 HE KNOWS WHERE TO REACH YOU. HE ALWAYS HAS.

01:22:29 WE'LL BE OUTSIDE.

01:29:04 MAL, HE'S DEAD!

01:35:14 ALL RIGHT, ALAN. ALL RIGHT.

Cast & Characters

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 John Palmer

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,544

Dialogue density15.0 lines / min

First line00:02:34

Final line01:35:14

Production Record

DirectorPhillip Borsos

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes5,361