---
title: 'Best Seller (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Flynn'
released: '1987-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 92
genres:
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/best-seller-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092641/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Best Seller (1987)

1987 · 92 min · Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Best Seller is a 1987 American neo-noir crime thriller film written by Larry Cohen, directed by John Flynn and starring James Woods and Brian Dennehy. The film tells the story of Cleve (Woods), a career hitman, who wants to turn his life story into a book written by Dennis Meechum (Dennehy), a veteran police officer and best-selling author

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Flynn](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-flynn)
- **Screenplay:** [Larry Cohen](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-cohen)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jay Ferguson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-ferguson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Fred Murphy](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-murphy)
- **Editor:** [David Rosenbloom](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-rosenbloom)

## Cast

- [Brian Dennehy](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-dennehy)
- [Sully Boyar](https://cinepixo.com/people/sully-boyar)
- [George Coe](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-coe)
- [Kathleen Lloyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-lloyd)
- [James Woods](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-woods)
- [Charles Tyner](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-tyner)
- [Allison Balson](https://cinepixo.com/people/allison-balson)
- [Jay Ingram](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-ingram)
- [Anne Pitoniak](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-pitoniak)
- [Victoria Tennant](https://cinepixo.com/people/victoria-tennant)
- [Mary Carver](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-carver)
- [Paul Shenar](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-shenar)
- [William Bronder](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-bronder)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/best-seller-1987
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