Nightmare in Columbia County

Nightmare in Columbia County

100 mins | Drama, Thriller, TV Movie | Dec. 10, 1991

The recounting of a terrible crime that wracked a family and galvanized police in South Carolina in the 1980's. Southern beauty pageant winner Dawn Smith is targeted by a sadistic stalker whose obsession with her leads him to kidnap her younger sister.

Nightmare in Columbia County

100 mins | Drama, Thriller, TV Movie | Dec. 10, 1991

Nightmare in Columbia County
The recounting of a terrible crime that wracked a family and galvanized police in South Carolina in the 1980's. Southern beauty pageant winner Dawn Smith is targeted by a sadistic stalker whose obsession with her leads him to kidnap her younger sister.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers Landsburg Company
Original title Nightmare in Columbia County
Directors Aaron Barsky, Royer Young
Writers John Robert Bensink

Cast

William Devane

as Sheriff Jim Metts

Jeri Ryan

as Dawn Elizabeth Smith

Michele Abrams

as Shari Smith

Nick Searcy

as Asst. Sheriff McCarty

Linda Pierce

as Hilda Smith

J. Don Ferguson

as Bob Smith

James Slade

as Larry Gene Bell

Joyce Bowden

as Carol Metts

Stephen Preusse

as SLED Officer

Joe Maggard

as Scanlon

Michael Flippo

as Command Post Deputy

Chuck Kinlaw

as Principal

Mark Jeffrey Miller

as Man at Depot

Alan Sader

as Prosecutor

Don Tilley

as Man at Door

John Bennes

as Mr. Thornwell

Stephen Ware

as Man at Pageant

Rick Marshall

as Man at Elevator

Nelson George

as Minister

April Callahan

as Lenore Waters

Bob Hannah

as Miss Liberty Emcee

Dan Cox

as Reporter #1

Greg Gault

as Janitor

Sharyn Greene

as Pageant Singer

George Hasenstaab

as Deputy #2

James Martin Jr.

as Photographer

Amy Parrish

as Hula Hoop Talent

Leon Pridgen

as Reporter #3

Leslie Riley

as Reporter #2

Blair Struble

as Michelle Metts

Diana Taylor

as TV Reporter

Marty Terry

as Mrs. Thornwell