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Dennis Meechum (Brian Dennehy) is a cop who has supplemented his meager policeman's salary by writing a succession of lurid crime novels, including one based on an episode from his own life. But his imagination fails him after his wife's tragic, premature death from cancer. Lonely, burned-out, and unable to write, Meechum is shaken from his doldrums by his "chance" meeting with a former hit man named Cleve (James Woods). Cleve drags the writer around the country presenting him with details and evidence of an outlandish national murder spree orchestrated by a wealthy man considered to be a pillar of Los Angeles society. It is Meechum's job to put it all down in a book and make his informer the hero of the expose, but he soon realizes that he and the mysterious Cleve share a past -- and, worse yet, that the hit man has by no means given up his murderous ways. A crackling suspense thriller with a plot like a Pachinko machine.
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| Also Known As: |
Bestseller
Hard Cover
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| Production Status: |
Released |
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| Genres: |
Action/Adventure and Thriller |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 50 min. |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R |
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| Distributors: |
Orion Pictures
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| Production Co.: |
Hemdale Film Corporation
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$2,870,374 |
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| Filming Locations: |
Boyle Heights in Los Angeles, San Pedro, Valencia, and Malibu, California
New York, New York, USA
New York City, New York, USA
New York, New York
Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, USA
San Pedro, California, USA
Valencia, California, USA
Malibu, California, USA
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United States |
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