Best Seller

Best Seller

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

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Release Date

9/25/1987

Runtime

95 mins

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$4,278,150

Homepage

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A writer and hitman form an uneasy alliance to expose corruption, with shadowy forces hunting them across America. It's a taut thriller about the cost of speaking truth to power, told through the friction between two men with opposed moralities.

Mood

TenseParanoidDefiant

Themes

CorruptionPowerArt and creationBetrayal

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Brisk

Look

NaturalisticHandheld

Structure

Road movie

Heads up

Graphic violence

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