The China Lake Murders (1990)
- Directed by
- Alan Metzger
- Genre
- thriller
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 5.4 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A small desert town is shaken by a string of murders. A sheriff investigates the killings.
tensegrittybleakslow-burnunsettlingatmosphericsuspenseful
What happens
The China Lake Murders is a 1990 television film starring Tom Skerritt. It is about a small desert town that experiences a series of murders. The film was rated PG-13 and first aired on the USA Network and for many years held the record for the highest rated basic cable film. It is an adaptation of the 1983 short film China Lake by Robert Harmon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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