Ambition 32 years old

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

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.

Credits

Ambition Cast

Name Character
Clancy Brown He was 32, now 65 years old as Albert Merrick
Cecilia Peck She was 33, now 65 years old as Julie
Grace Zabriskie She was 50, now 82 years old as Mrs. Merrick
Lou Diamond Phillips He was 29, now 62 years old as Mitchell Osgood
Haing S. Ngor He was 51, 55 years old when he died as Tatay
Chris Mulkey He was 43, now 75 years old as Man in Bookstore
Richard Bradford He was 56, 81 years old when he died as Jordan
Rick Scarry He was 48, now 81 years old as Media Reporter #2
Randy Hall He was 33, now 65 years old as Male Dancer
Karen Landry She was 40, 65 years old when she died as Woman in Bookstore
Celeste Yarnall She was 46, 74 years old when she died as Beverly Hills Shopper
Maria Rangel She was 26, now 59 years old as Female Dancer
Robert Harvey as Merrick's Attorney
Mik Scriba as Prison Guard #1
Willard E. Pugh He was 31, now 64 years old as Freddie

Ambition Crew

Name Department
Lou Diamond Phillips as Screenplay. He was 29 (now 62) years old Writing
Ambition (32 years)

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

  • Release day: Sunday, June 02, 1991
  • Runtime: 94 minutes