The Mean Season
(1985)
★ 6.2 IMDb · 120 votes
Year: 1985
Runtime: 103 мин
Country: United States of America
Director: Phillip Borsos
Cast: Курт Рассел, Мэриел Хемингуэй, Richard Jordan, Richard Masur, Ричард Брэдфорд, Джо Пантолиано, Энди Гарсиа, Роуз Портильо, William Smith, Lee Sandman
Plot
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.
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.