Ambition (1991)

  • NR
  • 06/02/1991 (US)
  • Horror, Thriller, Drama
  • 1h 34m

To write the perfect thriller I had to get into the mind of a murderer. Now I can't get out.

Overview

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.

Lou Diamond Phillips

Screenplay

Scott D. Goldstein

Director

Cast

Lou Diamond Phillips's headshot

Lou Diamond Phillips

Mitchell Osgood
Clancy Brown's headshot

Clancy Brown

Albert Merrick
Cecilia Peck's headshot

Cecilia Peck

Julie
Willard E. Pugh's headshot

Willard E. Pugh

Freddie
Richard Bradford's headshot

Richard Bradford

Jordan
Grace Zabriskie's headshot

Grace Zabriskie

Mrs. Merrick
Katherine Armstrong's headshot

Katherine Armstrong

Roseanne
JD Cullum's headshot

JD Cullum

Jack

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