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Best Seller
Best Seller

Best Seller

Writing A Book Is Easy. Writing A Best Seller Is Murder.

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$4278150

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

25 September 1987

Country

United States of America

Cast

James Woods

James Woods

Cleve

Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy

Dennis Meechum

Victoria Tennant

Victoria Tennant

Roberta Gillian

Allison Balson

Allison Balson

Holly Meechum

Paul Shenar

Paul Shenar

David Madlock

George Coe

George Coe

Graham

Anne Pitoniak

Anne Pitoniak

Mrs. Foster

Mary Carver

Mary Carver

Cleve's mother

Kathleen Lloyd

Kathleen Lloyd

Annie

Sully Boyar

Sully Boyar

Monks

Charles Tyner

Charles Tyner

Harold, Cleve's father

E. Brian Dean

E. Brian Dean

Taxi Driver

Jeffrey Josephson

Jeffrey Josephson

Pearlman

Edward Blackoff

Edward Blackoff

Thorn

Seymour Cassel

Seymour Cassel

Carter

Branscombe Richmond

Branscombe Richmond

Longshoreman #1

James Winburn

James Winburn

Supervisor

Mark Venturini

Mark Venturini

Bodyguard

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