Best Seller

BEST SELLER (18)

D: John Flynn

Orion/Hemdale (Carter de Haven)

USA 🇺🇸 1987

110 mins

Crime/Thriller

W: Larry Cohen

DP: Fred Murphy

Ed: David Rosenbloom

Mus: Jay Ferguson

PD: Gene Rudolf

James Woods (Cleve), Brian Dennehy (Dennis Meechum), Victoria Tennant (Roberta Gillian), Allison Balson (Holly Meechum), Paul Shenar (David Madlock), George Coe (Graham)

I've always thought James Woods was a very underrated actor & his performance in this movie is amongst his very best.

He plays a hitman who teams up with cop-turned-author to blow the whistle on his politician former-boss and his company formed with stolen funds.

It's not your typical buddy-buddy picture, in fact, it's the very opposite. Woods is not a pleasant person, whilst his "partner" Brian Dennehy is whiter than white.

A surprisingly good thriller from the pen of Larry Cohen, best known for writing schlock horror movies of the early 80's.

6/10

James Woods & Brian Dennehy in Best Seller

Did You Know:

James Woods had just quit smoking prior to filming. When it came time to shoot the 'cigarette on the palm' scene, Woods suggested he take an already lit cigarette from a patron, that way he wouldn't have to light and smoke a cigarette himself.