Needs an ending.

Description: A hitman approaches a writer to help him create his next best seller, but the violent world he was a part of has other plans.

Cast:
Cleve: James Woods
Dennis Meechum: Brian Dennehy
Roberta Gillian: Victoria Tennant
Holly Meechum: Allison Balson
David Madlock: Paul Shenar
Graham: George Coe
Mrs. Foster: Anne Pitoniak
Cleve's Mother: Mary Carver
Monks: Sully Boyar
Annie: Kathleen Lloyd
Cleve's Father: Charles Tyner
Taxi Driver: E. Brian Dean
Pearlman: Jeffrey Josephson
Thorn: Edward Blackoff
Longshoreman #1: Branscombe Richmond
Rothman: J.P. Bumstead
Foley: William Bronder
Woman in Laundry: Jenny Gago
Man in Bar: Ted Markland
Bartender: Clare Fields
Woman at Bar: Claudia Stenke
Quentin: David Byrd
Female Officer: Loyda Ramos
Man in Car: Obaka Adedunyo
Roud: Phil Hoover
Senator: David Blackwood
Meechum's Lawyer: David Ursin
Turner: Jay Ingram
Jarvis: Daniel Trent
Jason: Gary Kirk
Cabot: Dean Abston
Cop in Depository: David S. Cass Sr.
El Paso TV Anchor: Bill R. Mitchell
Man at Airport: John Howard Swain
Bodyguard #1: Dennis Acree
Bodyguard #2: Mark Venturini
Bodyguard #3: Larry Holt
Bodyguard #4: Jeff Ramsey
Supervisor: James Winburn
Dock Worker: Peter Stader
Man #2: Hank Stone
Waiter: Brian Gaffikin
Young Cop: Michael White
Mature Cop: Martin West
Talk Show Host: Wally Burr
News Reporter: Arlin Miller
Teacher: Sands Hall
Man #1: Sam Baldoni
Carter: Seymour Cassel
Drug Kingpin: Sydney Urshan

Written by: Larry Cohen

Director: John Flynn

Production: Orion Pictures, Hemdale

Release date: 25 Sep 1987

Box Office: $4,278,150