
Blue Velvet(1986)
The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.


“A time between summer... and murder.”
A routine investigation of a shocking murder takes a bizarre twist when the killer contacts the reporter and appoints him his personal spokesman. As the killer's calls and clues increase, the reporter is lured into a deadly trap.

Kurt Russell
Malcolm Anderson

Mariel Hemingway
Christine Connelly

Richard Jordan
Alan Delour

Richard Masur
Bill Nolan

Richard Bradford
Phil Wilson

Joe Pantoliano
Andy Porter

Andy Garcia
Ray Martinez

Rose Portillo
Kathy Vasquez

William Smith
Albert O'Shaughnessy

Lee Sandman
Harold Jacoby
The Mean Season is a mystery, thriller film released in 1985. Directed by Phillip Borsos, it stars Kurt Russell, Mariel Hemingway, Richard Jordan. A routine investigation of a shocking murder takes a bizarre twist when the killer contacts the reporter and appoints him his personal spokesman. As the killer's calls and clues increase, the reporter is lured into a deadly trap.
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