"A time between summer... and murder."

1985

1h 43m

6.3(108 votes)

Mystery

Thriller

Overview

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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Cast & Crew

38 members

Acting

Kurt Russell

Malcolm Anderson

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Mariel Hemingway

Christine Connelly

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Richard Jordan

Alan Delour

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Richard Masur

Bill Nolan

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Richard Bradford

Phil Wilson

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Joe Pantoliano

Andy Porter

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Andy García

Ray Martinez

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Rose Portillo

Kathy Vasquez

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William Smith

Albert O'Shaughnessy

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Lee Sandman

Harold Jacoby

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Dan Fitzgerald

Carl Mason

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Cynthia Caquelin

Ruth Lowenstein

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Fred Ornstein

Warren Phillips

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Fritz Bronner

Peter Peterson

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Mike DeRienzo

Everett Durfee

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Michael Clay

Ray Sloane

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Fred Buch

John Burrows

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Bruce McLaughlin

Leonard Pridmore

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Marshall B. Gage

SWAT Commander

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Jill Beach

Channel 7 Anchorwoman

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Peter Lundquist

Channel 7 Reporter

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Connie Hicks

Channel 10 Reporter

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Bill Rutherford

Channel 6 Reporter

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Robert Small

Bill Crawford

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Nancy Duerr

TV Newswoman

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Mary Lou Simo

Reporter

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Tamara Jones

Sarah Hooks

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Joan Murphy

Mrs. Hooks

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Richard Liberty

Mr. Hooks

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Directing

Paul Nagel Jr.

Jogger

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Morris Zuckerman

Mr. Stein

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Lillian Zuckerman

Mrs. Stein

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Anne Browning

Victim in Matheson Hammock Park

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Robert Gwaltney

Psychiatrist

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Christine Page

Elementary School Teacher

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Raymond Forchion

Newsroom Reporter (uncredited)

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Bobby Harwell

Man in Office (uncredited)

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David Joseph Martinez

Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

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