''Terror in the Night'' (working title ''The Hunter'') is a 1994 American

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starring

Joe Penny Joseph Edward Penny Jr. (born 24 June 1956) is an English-born American actor best known for his roles as Nick Ryder on the detective series ''Riptide'' from 1984 to 1986, and as Jake Styles in the CBS television series ''Jake and the Fatman'' ...

Justine Bateman Justine Tanya Bateman (born February 19, 1966) is an American writer, director and producer. Her former acting work includes ''Family Ties'', '' Satisfaction'', '' Men Behaving Badly'', ''The TV Set'', ''Desperate Housewives'', and '' Californ ...

Matt Mulhern Matt Mulhern (born July 21, 1960) is an American actor and historian who has starred in such films as '' One Crazy Summer'' and '' Biloxi Blues'', and such television series such as '' Major Dad'', '' JAG'', and '' Rescue Me'' (playing Lt. John ...

and

Valerie Landsburg Valerie Landsburg (born August 12, 1958) is an American actress, television and film director, screenwriter, and singer-songwriter.Hoey, Michael A. ''Inside Fame on Television: A Behind-The-Scenes History''. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2010. 3 ...

. Directed by

Colin Bucksey Colin Bucksey is a British-born American film and television director. Career Since the 1970s, Bucksey has accumulated a number of credits in British TV, directing episodes of '' Crown Court'', ''Armchair Thriller'', ''Educating Marmalade'' an ...

and based on actual events, the film was originally broadcast on

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on January 11, 1994.

Plot

Based on a true story. Tom Cross and his girlfriend, Robin Andrews, are enjoying a camping trip in the mountain region of

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. One night, the couple is awakened by a "police officer" who claims that he is taking them to police headquarters. Instead, they are kidnapped and terrorized by Lonnie Carter, a psychotic brutal murderer on-the-loose with his girlfriend Tina and her two children.

Cast

as Lonnie Carter *

as Robin Andrews *

as Tom Cross *

as Tina *Al Wiggins as Detective Jack Waters *John Bennes as Earl Womack *

Barry Bell Barry Bell (born June 22, 1951) is an American film, television, stage and voice actor. He is best known for portraying Steve Gayton from Stephen King's 1986 film ''Maximum Overdrive'', Barnett Gibons from '' This World, Then the Fireworks'' 19 ...

as Ronnie Barnes

Production

The film was shot at various locations in

Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populo ...

from March 15, 1993 to April 8, 1993.

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* * 1994 films 1994 television films 1990s thriller films American thriller television films American films based on actual events Thriller films based on actual events Films shot in North Carolina Films set in forests Films about criminals Films about rape American survival films CBS network films Alan Landsburg Productions films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films {{US-tv-thriller-film-stub