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Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann

  • TV Movie
  • 19911991
  • MM
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann (1991)
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The true story of a young woman's abduction by a deranged loner that led to the largest manhunt in the history of Pennsylvania, USA. A mountain man kidnaps the 17-year-old, his chilling plan... Read allThe true story of a young woman's abduction by a deranged loner that led to the largest manhunt in the history of Pennsylvania, USA. A mountain man kidnaps the 17-year-old, his chilling plan to get himself a woman--and keep her forever. Thus begins the ordeal.The true story of a young woman's abduction by a deranged loner that led to the largest manhunt in the history of Pennsylvania, USA. A mountain man kidnaps the 17-year-old, his chilling plan to get himself a woman--and keep her forever. Thus begins the ordeal.
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456
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  • Director
    • Charles Correll
  • Writer
    • Durrell Royce Crays
  • Stars
    • David Morse
    • Megan Follows
    • Dion Anderson
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  • Director
    • Charles Correll
  • Writer
    • Durrell Royce Crays
  • Stars
    • David Morse
    • Megan Follows
    • Dion Anderson
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    • 17User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    David Morse
    David Morse
    • Bicycle Peteas Bicycle Pete
    Megan Follows
    Megan Follows
    • Peggy Ann Bradnickas Peggy Ann Bradnick
    Dion Anderson
    Dion Anderson
    • Rueggas Ruegg
    Tom Atkins
    Tom Atkins
    • Jamiesonas Jamieson
    Travis Swords
    • Mitulskias Mitulski
    David Soul
    David Soul
    • Terry Andersonas Terry Anderson
    Jack Kehler
    Jack Kehler
    • Eugene Bradnickas Eugene Bradnick
    Taylor Fry
    Taylor Fry
    • Carol Jean Bradnickas Carol Jean Bradnick
    James Cranna
    • Lt. Mitarnowskias Lt. Mitarnowski
    • (as Jim Cranna)
    Michael Girardin
    • Mixellas Mixell
    Ronnie Dee Blaire
    • Bodineas Bodine
    Kathryn Howell
    Kathryn Howell
    • Mildred Bradnickas Mildred Bradnick
    Michelle Leaman
    • Mary-Louise Bradnickas Mary-Louise Bradnick
    Jason Rojek
    • Daryl Koontzas Daryl Koontz
    Zachary Barton
    Zachary Barton
    • Marthaas Martha
    Gregory Fortescue
    • Martha's Husbandas Martha's Husband
    Stacy Sadurni
    • Martha's Friendas Martha's Friend
    Robert Zameroski
    Robert Zameroski
    • James Bradnickas James Bradnick
    • (as Bobby Zameroski)
    • Director
      • Charles Correll
    • Writer
      • Durrell Royce Crays
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    • Trivia
      To prepare for the role of Bicycle Pete the abductor, actor David Morse spent time in an institution for the criminally insane.
    • Goofs
      In the opening scene, shot across the bridge into the village, across the bottom of the screen are the words "Shade Gap, PA, 1966." Right above those words is a grey pickup truck parked in a driveway - a 1968 Ford F100. To the right, almost totally obscured by bushes, you can see the tail lights of a Chevy Blazer.

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    8/10
    A First Rate TV Movie that's Exciting And Engrossing And Very Accurate
    Peggy Ann Bradnick was 17 years old when she was abducted on her way home from school in the small town of Shady Gap, Pennsylvania by a deranged mountain man looking for "a woman" of his own. There have been a lot of stories over the years of young girls being kidnapped, but this was one I was not familiar with this incident. To be honest, I wasn't even sure if it was a true story or not, and had to do some research afterward to confirm that it was. I generally take the words "true story" with a large grain of salt, but after doing that supplemental research after the fact I became even more impressed wit this TV movie than I already was. It is very faithful to the details of the actual story, and it is both exciting and engrossing almost from the very start, as we're first introduced to Peggy Ann and her large and loving family, then to the kidnapper, who's already wanted for variety of offences, and then see the kidnapping and the search for Peggy, which takes up the bulk of the movie as the Pennsylvania State Police and the FBI co-operate.

    The strongest part of the movie were the performances of the two main actors. David Morse (a very familiar face) played the kidnapper - known to locals as "Bicycle Pete," and whose real name was Bill Hollenbaugh. Morse, I thought, truly captured the mind and the persona of the kidnapper ans was quite convincing in the role. Megan Follows (a Canadian actress best known at the time for her portrayals of Anne of Green Gables) was also impressive in demonstrating a range of emotions as she sought to survive her ordeal and even developed a sort of sympathy for her kidnapper - who actually didn't physically harm her. The supporting case was very good. There really weren't any performances that detracted from the movie's quality.

    There were, I suppose a couple of points that weakened this a little bit. I thought that at the very beginning of the kidnapping ordeal, Follows seemed a bit too calm given what had happened - although she could have been portraying the shock that Peggy must have felt at what had happened, and Peggy's written statement that she read to the media at the end after she was rescued was a bit too heavy on trying to explain Hollenbaugh's actions and get into his mind. But that didn't detract too much from the overall quality of the movie. As TV movies go, this was first rate. (8/10)
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    • Release date
      • May 6, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Un grito en el bosque
    • Filming locations
      • Cupertino, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Leonard Hill Films
      • Ron Gilbert Associates
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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