Nightmare in Columbia County

1991
5.6| 1h40m| en
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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.

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CheerupSilver Very Cool!!!
Orla Zuniga It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review
Sabah Hensley This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama
Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
ashleywolf This is one of the better made-for-TV films based on a true story. William Devane is always convincing as either a good guy or a bad one. He does a great job playing the former, town Sheriff, in this one. I also want to add that I've heard from several people that have worked on films with Devane that he is a really nice guy in person as well (just a note).Netflix has this film in it's database right now and it's listed as 'Victim of Beauty.' I have no idea why names for TV films are so interchanged, but it's irritating. Also, for some strange reason, they have Sally Kellerman on the cover image, who isn't even cast in the film.The movie is pretty entertaining. As with most films of this nature, some details have been changed, but nothing that compromises the story. If the real story interests you, you can find some harrowing commentary from the search participants on the web. Thank you.
Bryce-5 I am from Lexington South Carolina where this story takes place. The movie is inaccurate by calling it Columbia County because it is not Columbia County it is Lexington County.. Columbia is just the largest city near by. This movie is a true story.. and its funny because it almost happened 20 years ago and it still is talked about and known today.. Kinda scary how things can be shaken up in a small town.
Michel Couzijn Kitsch of the worst kind. They don't make 'em like this anymore.Bad acting by virtually the whole cast. Typically your now-i-am-gonna- play-someone-angry-just-watch-me kind of acting.Highly predictable. If you cannot predict the movie's end, you are either dead or have fallen asleep.Beauty of the lead actress is corrupted by her overacting. Overacting is not sexy but repulsive. An overacting woman is usually on the verge of depression and marriage dissolution.Cannot be saved by William - Marathon Man - Devane's method acting too. The man can act so why doesn't he?
Phantasm WoW!! My drama teacher is Larry Gene Bell!! (Butch Slade) Well, Mr. Slade let us view this movie in drama, and I must say, he did a very good job, along with the rest of the crew. I especially like the scene in the court where he jumped out at the crowd. That was pretty cool. I recommend this movie because of its ability to touch something inside of you. If you ever get a chance, see it!!!!