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Best Seller (1987)

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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

R, 1 hr. 52 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense

Directed By: John Flynn

In Theaters: Sep 25, 1987 Wide

On DVD: Jun 4, 2002

Vestron Video

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Cast

James Woods
Cleve
Brian Dennehy
Detective Lieutenant De...
Victoria Tennant
Roberta Gillian
Allison Balson
Holly Meechum
Paul Shenar
David Madlock
George Coe
Graham Madlock's Lawyer
Anne Pitoniak
Mrs. Foster
Mary Carver
Cleve's mother
Sully Boyar
Monk
Kathleen Lloyd
Annie
Harold Tyner
Cleve's Father
Edward Blackoff
Thorn
William Bronder
Foley
J.P. Bumstead
Rothman
Wally Burr
Talk Show Host
Seymour Cassel
Michael Crabtree
Man in Bar
E. Brian Dean
Taxi Driver
Jenny Gago
Woman in Laundry
Phil Hoover
Roud
Jay Ingram
Turner
Jeffrey Josephson
Pearlman
Ted Markland
Man in Bar
Loyda Ramos
Female Officer
Jeff Ramsey
4th Bodyguard
Branscombe Richmond
1st Longshoreman
Peter T. Stader
Dock Worker
Claudia Stenke
Woman at Bar
David Ursin
Meechum's Lawyer
Martin West
Mature Cop
Hank Woessner
Man
David Cass Sr.
Cop in Depository
Bill Mitchell
El Paso TV Anchor
Dean Abston
Cabot
Dennis Acree
1st Bodyguard
Obaka Adedunyo
Man in Car
Samuel V. Baldoni
Man
David Blackwood
Senator
David Byrd
Quentin
Clare Fields
Bartender
Brian Gaffikin
Waiter
Sands Hall
Teacher
Larry Holt
3rd Bodyguard
Gary Kirk
Jason
Arlin Miller
News Reporter
John Howard Swain
Man at Airport
Daniel Trent
Jarvis
Mark Venturini
Bodyguard #2
Michael White (I)
Young Cop
James Winburn
Supervisor
Sydney Urshan
Drug Kingpin
Michael White (X)

Critic Reviews for Best Seller

All Critics (16) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (4) | DVD (2)

A knockout. An intense, imaginative and exciting multilayered thriller. Woods and Dennehy are both outstanding. One of the unsung great movies of the 1980s.

October 8, 2005 Comment

Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

One of the edgiest, most suspenseful thrillers of the 1980's....Woods is amazing

March 31, 2005 Comment

Clint Morris

Moviehole

This Best Seller is a fabulous read...slick, taut, and involving. Woods and Dennehy make for an unconventional crime-chasing pair.

May 31, 2003 Comment

Frank Ochieng

TheWorldJournal.com

The two leads make Best Seller easy to sit through, but the wandering script by Larry Cohen and the dreary pacing offered by director John Flynn sink what could have been a can't-miss b-movie hoot.

February 21, 2003 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide

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Scott Weinberg

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Another underrated gem from the 80s.

June 19, 2006

Wu Chouin

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Above Avgerage Movie, But the Ending Was Pretty Weak

November 9, 2011

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