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Plot

Brian Dennehy plays a Wambaugh-type cop who has flourished as a novelist. At the moment, however, Dennehy is suffering from a profound case of writer's block. Coming to the rescue, as it were, is professional hit man James Woods. Recently dumped by his boss, above-suspicion business executive Paul Shenar, Woods is anxious to tell his life story to Dennehy, in hopes of striking it rich with a tell-all bestseller. Shenar, however, takes a dim view of Woods' indiscretions, and for a while it looks as though it's curtains for both Dennehy and his teenaged daughter Allison Balson. Screenwriter Larry Cohen has claimed that Best Seller was based on Strangers on a Train.
MPAA Rating:
R
Genre(s):
Drama,Thriller
Run Time:
112min.
Theatrical Release Date:
09/25/1987
DVD Release Date:
06/04/2002
Distributor(s):
Orion
Director(s):
John Flynn
Starring:
James Woods , Brian Dennehy , Victoria Tennant , Allison Balson , Paul Shenar
Themes:
Mind Games,Writer's Life
Tone:
Disturbing,Menacing,Tense
Keywords:
Witness-Protection-Program,assassination,cat-and-mouse,creative-block,enemy,hidden,hitman,injustice,police,protection,revenge,writing
Country of Origin:
USA (09-25-1987)
Language:
English