Ambition
1991Mitchell 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.
Acted in
Lou Diamond Phillips
as Mitchell Osgood
Clancy Brown
as Albert Merrick
Cecilia Peck
as Julie
Willard E. Pugh
as Freddie
Richard Bradford
as Jordan
Grace Zabriskie
as Mrs. Merrick
Katherine Armstrong
as Roseanne
JD Cullum
as Jack
Haing S. Ngor
as Tatay
Mik Scriba
as Prison Guard #1
Maria Rangel
as Female Dancer
Robert Harvey
as Merrick's Attorney
Teresa Bowman
as Media Reporter #1
Rick Scarry
as Media Reporter #2
Randy Hall
as Male Dancer
Celeste Yarnall
as Beverly Hills Shopper
Karen Landry
as Woman in Bookstore
Chris Mulkey
as Man in Bookstore