The Mean Season - videos, teasers and stills from filming

All videos, teasers and footage from the filming of the film "The Mean Season"

The Mean Season (1985)

Timing: 1:43 (103 min)

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The film was based on John Katzenbach's 1982 novel, which had not yet been published at the time (he is credited as a screenwriter). The material landed on the desk of producer David Foster, who suggested adapting it into a screenplay. The novel was only published after this.
While preparing for the role of journalist Malcolm Anderson, actor Kurt Russell spoke extensively with Edna Buchanan, a journalist for the Miami Herald, and Tim Chapman, a photographer from the same publication.
Kurt Russell's character is based on John Katzenbach, the author of the novel that served as the screenplay's literary source. Katzenbach himself once worked at the Miami Herald.
In one of the scenes, an actual SWAT team from the Miami Police Department appears on screen. Many scenes were filmed inside the Miami Police Department building.
Robert Wise was originally offered to direct the film, but he left the project shortly before filming began. According to some sources, he intended to make the film in black and white.

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