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The Mean Season (1985) [R]

Release Date:
February 15, 1985

Original Title:
The Mean Season

Alternate Titles:
A Última Reportagem
Acımasız Sezon
Cinayet Mevsimi
Het linje
Hőhullám
In het heetst van de zomer
Llamada a un reportero
Maledetta estate
Morderen ringer
Niebezpieczna aura
Noticias escritas con sangre
Noticias escritas en sangre
Signal fra en morder
Telefonul mortii
Temporada Sangrenta
Un été pourri
Viimeinen puhelu
Vreme zla
Šesta žrtev
Η ώρα του δολοφόνου
Φονικό καλοκαίρι
Поганий сезон
Сезонът на убийствата
Скверный сезон
独家报道

Genres:
Mystery | Thriller

Production Companies:
David Foster Productions
Orion Pictures
The Turman-Foster Company

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 16  GR: 16  IE: PG  US: R 

Runtime: 103

A time between summer... and murder.

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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.

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Production

ADR Editor:
Laurel Ladevich

Associate Producer:
Steve Perry

Boom Operator:
Joseph Geisinger

Camera Operator:
Mike McGowan

Casting:
Janet Hirshenson
Jane Jenkins

Casting Associate:
Ed Arenas

Costume Design:
Julie Weiss

Director:
Phillip Borsos

Director of Photography:
Frank Tidy

Dolly Grip:
Edward Knott III

Editor:
Duwayne Dunham

First Assistant Camera:
William D. Barber

First Assistant Director:
Tom Seidman

First Assistant Editor:
Jay Ignaszewski

Foley Artist:
Dennie Thorpe

Hair Designer:
Diane Johnson

Key Grip:
Ed Knott Jr.

Makeup Designer:
Craig Reardon

Novel:
John Katzenbach

Original Music Composer:
Lalo Schifrin

Producer:
David Foster
Lawrence Turman

Production Design:
Philip M. Jefferies

Production Sound Mixer:
Bill Nelson

Property Master:
Richard Helfritz

Scenic Artist:
Jose Duarte

Screenplay:
Leon Piedmont

Second Assistant Camera:
Robert Heine

Second Assistant Director:
Michelle Marx

Set Decoration:
Don K. Ivey

Sound:
Ron Scelza

Sound Effects Editor:
Richard Hymns
Victor Livingston
Rob Fruchtman

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Gary Summers
Randy Thom

Sound Supervisor:
Gary Summers

Stunt Coordinator:
Dick Warlock

Supervising Dialogue Editor:
Gloria S. Borders

Supervising Music Editor:
Daniel Allan Carlin

Transportation Coordinator:
Michael McDuffee

Unit Production Manager:
Steve Perry

Unit Publicist:
Carol Green

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