Ambition (1991)
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Lou Diamond Phillips stars in this contrived but entertaining thriller (which he also wrote) as Mitchell Osgood, an aspiring writer who runs a Los Angeles bookstore. When a heartfelt book about his father Haing S. Ngor fails to win him a publishing deal, Osgood decides to write something more… More Lou Diamond Phillips stars in this contrived but entertaining thriller (which he also wrote) as Mitchell Osgood, an aspiring writer who runs a Los Angeles bookstore. When a heartfelt book about his father Haing S. Ngor fails to win him a publishing deal, Osgood decides to write something more eye-catching -- a book about recently-released serial killer Albert Merrick Clancy Brown. The media beats him to it, so the ruthlessly ambitious Osgood decides to spur Merrick to commit more crimes, hiring him to work at the bookstore and playing cruel mind games in hopes of setting Merrick off. He does, but the results are quite different from what Osgood had anticipated. Phillips' performance is weak, and the screenplay is predictably bland, but the film remains worthwhile thanks to a terrific job by Brown as the killer. Brown has turned in a number of fine psycho performances, but he has rarely been better than he is here, building from understated diffidence to full-blown psychosis in expert fashion. Grace Zabriskie and Willard E. Pugh co-star with Cecilia Peck. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi
- Directed By
- Scott Goldstein
- Written By
- Lou Diamond Phillips
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense
R,
- In Theaters
- May 31, 1991 Wide
- Studio
- Media Home Entertainment
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Cast
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Clancy Brown
as Albert Merrick
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Cecilia Peck
as Julie
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Richard Bradford
as Jordan
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Willard E. Pugh
as Freddie
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Grace Zabriskie
as Mrs. Merrick
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Katherine Armstrong
as Roseanne
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Dr. Haing S. Ngor
as Tatay
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Maria Rangel
as Female Dancer
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Teresa Bowman
as 1st Media Reporter
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Karen Landry
as Woman in Bookstore
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Chris Mulkey
as Man in Bookstore
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David Allyn
as Nondescript Man
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Bert Conway
as Gruff Man
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JD Cullum
as Jack
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Maggie Egan
as Anchor
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Wayne Federman
as Wiseass
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Randy Hall
as Male Dancer
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Robert Harvey
as Merrick's Attorney
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Ken Kerman
as 2nd Prison Gaurd
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Diana Michelle
as Long-Haired Hooker
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Michelle Milantoni
as Middle-Aged Woman
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David Burton Morris
as Man in Corvette
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Anita Ortega
as Hispanic Woman
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Daniel Robbins
as Waiter
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Mik Scriba
as 1st Prison Guard
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Aaron Seville
as 3d Media Reporter
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Kevin Shaw
as Co-Worker
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Steve Whiteford
as 4th Media Reporter
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Celeste Yarnall
as Beverly Hills Shopper
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Jake Jacobs
as Suit and Tie Man
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Lou Diamond Phillips
as Mitchell Osgood
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Rick Scarry
as 2nd Media Reporter
- Cathy Sandrich
- Julie Hutchison
- Amanda Mackey-Johnson
