Mitchell Osgood dreams of being a famous writer, but the book he has written constantly is rejected by the editors. When the psychopathic killer Albert Merrik is released from prison after 15 years, Osgood believes that writing down the history of his crimes could be his breakthrough. Although he refuses to talk to him at first, Osgood follows him around and offers him a job in his book shop. To get the right impressions for his book, he feels that he has to experience Merrik psychopathic again.
Acting
Clancy Brown doing serial killer cosplay while everyone else struggles.
Direction
Scott D. Goldstein's only feature—now you know why.
Director
Scott D. Goldstein
Lou Diamond Phillips
Mitchell Osgood
Clancy Brown
Albert Merrick
Cecilia Peck
Julie
Willard E. Pugh
Freddie
Richard Bradford
Jordan
Grace Zabriskie
Mrs. Merrick
Katherine Armstrong
Roseanne
JD Cullum
Jack
Haing S. Ngor
Tatay
Mik Scriba
Prison Guard #1
Maria Rangel
Female Dancer
Robert Harvey
Merrick's Attorney
Rick Scarry
Media Reporter #2
Randy Hall
Male Dancer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Clancy Brown's villain era warm-up—he played The Kurgan in Highlander and went on to Shawshank Redemption two years later. This? This was paying rent.
The film accidentally predicts true crime's ethical collapse: Mitchell is basically every podcast host who befriends a murderer for content. The 3.8 TMDB score is generous.
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