The Mean Season (1985)

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Thanks for the memories!

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

This is way above similar crime-dramas made in the 80's. Kurt Russell gives his usual stellar leading man performance, this time as a Newspaper crime reporter. All the actors give a good account of themselves and it's great to see Andy Garcia and Joe Pantoliano in their earlier roles. The movie was made in the real locations of the Miami Herald, the Miami Police Station and the Florida Everglades. An all-round decent mid-80's crime drama well worth watching.

This is a movie called " The Mean Season " and stars one of the best action actors of today's cinema. Kurt Russell is Malcolm Anderson a Miami reporter working for a Florida newspaper called the Journal. He is suppose to be an experienced hard hitting journalist who's immediate future is to retire his position, get married and move to a small town and settle down. His girlfriend's idea, not his. Unfortunately, a serial killer appears and calls him with the shocking details of a recent murder. Thereafter he is hooked into covering the macabre story for national coverage and that does not sit well with his girlfriend Christine (mariel Hemingway) who is stunning in her role. Richard Jordan is Alan Delour a mad killer out to prove he is not mad at all, but desires some half witted attention from the reading public. Andy Garcia in his debut appearance is Ray Martinez, a police detective. William Smith is Albert O'Shaughnessy, a veteran counselor and is surprisingly good in the small role. But it is Russell who despite his best with his character is less than convincing. The story line is clear cut and chasing Jordon proves elusive. For Russell fans, there is much to be desired and waiting for the finale is disappointing. Still, I like to see Kurt Russell and so the film is sadly relegated to his second string. ****

Like any good writer, I have no hesitation in admitting my biases. Any hero that drives around in a Mustang convertible gets extra points. Any film that occurs in the Florida hurricane season gets points for atmosphere.There, that's the biases, and they don't take away from a good crime story that also has a lot to say about the newspaper business. Like his boss says, "We're not manufacturing, we're retail." Sometimes, you forget that and become part of the process instead of just reporting the results. I like those blurry lines, as they really make you think about what you are watching.The story starts off really good, but it doesn't live up to the potential. "Seven" shows how it should be done. But, hey, this was way before that and it did a fair job of sucking you in and presenting some good surprises.And, we did after all, get to see Mariel's hemingways as she stepped out of the shower. Certainly, that's worth the price of admission. Richard Jordan as the serial killer was also excellent.

A man writing for the newspaper get a phone call by a murderer that wants him to write about the murderer and make him famous with his killings. To make that happen, he gives the reporter clues about his next killings. The problem is the reporter turns out to be a bigger star than the murderer, and the murderer doesn't like that.It's suppose to be his big breakthrough. He has to do something about it to turn it the other way, by chasing the girlfriend of the reporter.This is nothing new. A killer chasing someone's girlfriend to get even. How many times haven't we seen that? You won't get surprised and you'll guess how the whole thing is gonna end. I'm sure the book is better.