Best Seller

Best Seller

95 mins | Drama, Crime, Action, Thriller | Sept. 25, 1987

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.

Best Seller

95 mins | Drama, Crime, Action, Thriller | Sept. 25, 1987

Best Seller
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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Orion Pictures, Hemdale Film
Original title Best Seller
Directors Marilyn Bailey, John Flynn
Writers Larry Cohen

Cast

James Woods

as Cleve

Brian Dennehy

as Dennis Meechum

Victoria Tennant

as Roberta Gillian

Allison Balson

as Holly Meechum

Paul Shenar

as David Madlock

George Coe

as Graham

Anne Pitoniak

as Mrs. Foster

Mary Carver

as Cleve's mother

Kathleen Lloyd

as Annie

Sully Boyar

as Monks

Charles Tyner

as Harold, Cleve's father

E. Brian Dean

as Taxi Driver

Jeffrey Josephson

as Pearlman

Edward Blackoff

as Thorn

Seymour Cassel

as Carter

Branscombe Richmond

as Longshoreman #1

James Winburn

as Supervisor