Ambition Movie Review 1991

Scriptwriter/star Phillips gets a bone for chutzpah by taking an unsavory lead role; his character torments a paroled psycho so that the killer will kill again and inspire a true-crime bestseller. The plot looks good on paper, but onscreen it's padded and unconvincing.

Distribution

Anchor Bay Entertainment, 1699 Stutz Dr., Troy, MI 48084, Phone: (248)816-0909, Toll-free: 800-786-8777, Fax: (248)816-3335, URL: http://www.anchorbayentertainment.com

Available on VHS
Running time 99 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Psycho-Thriller, Writers, Serial Killers, Books & Bookstores

Screenplay

Lou Diamond Phillips

Cast

Lou Diamond Phillips, Clancy Brown, Cecilia Peck, Richard Bradford, Willard Pugh, Grace Zabriskie, Katherine Armstrong, John David (J.D.) Cullum, Haing S. Ngor

Director

Scott Goldstein

Music

Leonard Rosenman

Producer

Richard E. Johnson, Spirit Productions, Gwen Field, Diamond Unicorn Productions