Ambition
movie
To write the perfect thriller I had to get into the mind of a murderer. Now I can't get out.
Released June 02, 1991
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.
Cast

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

