Best Seller
“Writing A Book Is Easy. Writing A Best Seller Is Murder.”
Hit man Cleve approaches writer/cop Dennis about a story for his next book: How Cleve made a living, working for one of the most powerful politicians in the country. To get the story right, they travel around the country to gather statements and evidence, while strong forces use any means they can to keep the story untold.
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Cast
19 people
James Woods
Cleve
Known for
Once Upon a Time in America
Videodrome
Brian Dennehy
Dennis Meechum
Known for
Ratatouille
First Blood
Victoria Tennant
Roberta Gillian
Known for
L.A. Story
All of Me
Allison Balson
Holly Meechum
Known for
Little House on the Prairie
The Hearse
Paul Shenar
David Madlock
Known for
Scarface
The Big Blue
George Coe
Graham
Known for
Kramer vs. Kramer
Archer
Anne Pitoniak
Mrs. Foster
Known for
Agnes of God
Where the Money Is
Mary Carver
Cleve's mother
Known for
Simon & Simon
Arachnophobia
Kathleen Lloyd
Annie
Known for
The Car
The Missouri Breaks
Sully Boyar
Monks
Known for
Dog Day Afternoon
Car Wash
Charles Tyner
Harold, Cleve's father
Known for
Harold and Maude
Pete's Dragon
E. Brian Dean
Taxi Driver
Known for
Nighthawks
John Flynn Director · Larry Cohen Writer Jay Ferguson Composer
Worldwide gross $4.3M · United States release September 25, 1987 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$4,278,150
Production
Orion Pictures
Production · Studio
Hemdale
Production
Hemdale Film
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 25, 1987
Theatrical
Australia
May 12, 1988 · Theatrical
France
January 13, 1988 · Theatrical
Germany
February 11, 1988 · Theatrical
Greece
May 26, 1988 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 11, 1990 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 18, 1987 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 27, 1987 · Theatrical
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