Nightmare in Columbia County (1991)
Nightmare in Columbia County was inspired by a true-life crime which occurred in South Carolina in the 1980s. An elusive psychopath is stalking a beauty contest winner. He kidnaps the girl's sister, then murders several people to cover his tracks. The police are at a loss to find the maniac, who remains in contact with the beauty queen via short, untraceable phone calls. William Devane plays the obsessed police detective who burns the midnight oil to put the clues together. Nightmare in Columbia County refuses to insult the intelligence of its audience with a sugarcoating of the events or with any tacked-on happy endings. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- William Devane, Jeri Ryan, (more)
- Director(s):
- Roger Young
Synopsis of Nightmare in Columbia County
Nightmare in Columbia County was inspired by a true-life crime which occurred in South Carolina in the 1980s. An elusive psychopath is stalking a beauty contest winner. He kidnaps the girl's sister, then murders several people to cover his tracks. The police are at a loss to find the maniac, who remains in contact with the beauty queen via short, untraceable phone calls. William Devane plays the obsessed police detective who burns the midnight oil to put the clues together. Nightmare in Columbia County refuses to insult the intelligence of its audience with a sugarcoating of the events or with any tacked-on happy endings. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Nightmare in Columbia County
- William Devane - Sheriff Jim Metts
- Michele Abrams - Shari Smith
- J. Don Ferguson - Bob Smith
- Chuck Kinlaw - Principal
- Linda Pierce - Hilda Smith
- Alan Sader - Prosecutor
- Don Tilley - Man at Door
- Nelson George - Minister
- Dan Cox - Reporter #1
- Stephen Ware - Man at Pageant
- Amy Parrish - Hula Hoop Talent
- Rob Treveiler - Miss Columbia MC
- Jeri Ryan
- John Bennes - Mr. Thornwell
- Bob Hannah - Miss Liberty Emcee
- Mark Miller - Man at Depot
- Robert D. Raiford - Judge
- Nick Searcy - Asst. Sheriff McCarty
- Greg Gault - Janitor
- Joyce Bowden - Carol Metts
- Rick Marshall - Man at Elevator
- James Martin, Jr. - Photographer
- Diana Taylor - TV Reporter
- Director(s):
- Roger Young
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