What is The Mean Season?
The Mean Season is a film first released in 1985. Catalogued under Mystery, Thriller.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1985
- Release date
- Feb 15, 1985
- Genres
- Mystery, Thriller
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.2/10
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The Mean Season is a film first released in 1985. Catalogued under Mystery, Thriller.
Should you watch it?
“A reporter becomes the unwilling mouthpiece for a killer in a tense cat‑and‑mouse chase.”
- Unusual premise of a killer hiring a journalist as spokesperson
- Compact 1h 43m runtime maintains tension
- Story stays tightly focused on a single investigation, limiting broader scope
Watch it if you enjoy tense mysteries where a journalist is drawn into a killer’s game.
Features suspenseful murder investigation and intense phone confrontations, suited for mature viewers.
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When was The Mean Season released?
It was released in the United States on February 15, 1985.
What is the film’s genre?
The Mean Season is classified as a mystery thriller.
How long is the movie?
The runtime is 1 hour 43 minutes.
Who wrote the screenplay?
Christopher Crowe wrote it under the pseudonym Leon Piedmont, adapting John Katzenbach’s novel.
What is the source material?
The screenplay is based on the 1982 novel In the Heat of the Summer by John Katzenbach.
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