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

00:05:05 PORTER'S GOING WITH YOU.

00:08:01 THAT SARAH'S REALLY VERY POPULAR.

00:13:04 I KNOW

00:17:35 YOU SHOULD BE SLAPPED.

00:20:45 HE SAYS THE KILLER CALLED HIM.

00:23:52 YOU'RE GOING TO BE MY CONDUIT TO THE PUBLIC.

00:26:14 HOW ABOUT A TAP ON ANDERSON'S PHONE?

00:29:45 APPARENTLY CONFUSED BY THE MEDIA ATTENTION

00:33:31 WAS THAT THE IDEA?

00:37:30 IT'S A LOT EASIER TO FIND A VICTIM

00:42:11 I'M SORRY, HONEY. I'M OUT OF IT.

00:47:21 HE WON'T TALK TO ANYBODY ELSE.

00:51:05 YOU'RE BECOMING MORE IMPORTANT THAN ME.

00:55:35 IT DOESN'T WORK.

00:58:36 "HE SOUNDS LIKE THE ONE I HEARD ABOUT."

01:02:35 ALBERT, I DO BELIEVE.

01:06:22 I'M SORRY.

01:10:36 BUT SOMETIMES I GET LUCKY.

01:16:10 FOR THE MOST PART

01:19:41 UH, YEAH. ALAN DELOUR.

01:27:15 [Ray] NO SHOOTING. HE HAS A HOSTAGE.

01:34:20 IT STILL CAN, ALAN.

01:39:39 I LOVE YOU.

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 line01:39:39

Production Record

DirectorPhillip Borsos

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes5,361