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.
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Studio
Orion Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Best Seller performed
Budget
N/A
Worldwide Gross
$4.3M
Gross Profit
N/A
Return
N/A
Opening Wknd (est.)
$569K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~35/65, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (38% of the domestic run, typical for Action) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Cleve
James Woods
Cleve
Dennis Meechum
Brian Dennehy
Dennis Meechum
Roberta Gillian
Victoria Tennant
Roberta Gillian
Holly Meechum
Allison Balson
Holly Meechum
David Madlock
Paul Shenar
David Madlock
Graham
George Coe
Graham
Mrs. Foster
Anne Pitoniak
Mrs. Foster
Cleve's mother
Mary Carver
Cleve's mother
Annie
Kathleen Lloyd
Annie
Monks
Sully Boyar
Monks
Harold, Cleve's father
Charles Tyner
Harold, Cleve's father
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E. Brian Dean
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