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Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann (1991)

May 06, 1991 TV Movie, Drama, Thriller 1h 35m
51%
User Score
6.2/10

She screamed but nobody heard.

Overview

True story of a young woman's abduction by a deranged loner that led to the largest manhunt in the history of Pennsylvania.

Charles Correll
Director
Durrell Royce Crays
Writer

Top Billed Cast

David Morse
David Morse

Bicycle Pete
Megan Follows
Megan Follows

Peggy Ann Bradnick
Dion Anderson
Dion Anderson

Ruegg
Tom Atkins
Tom Atkins

Jamieson
David Soul
David Soul

Terry Anderson
Travis Swords
Travis Swords

Mitulski
Jack Kehler
Jack Kehler

Eugene Bradnick
Taylor Fry
Taylor Fry

Carol Jean Bradnick
James Cranna
James Cranna

Lt. Mitarnowski

Full Cast & Crew

Media

Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer
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Reviews

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A review by Wuchak
Written on February 27, 2021

_**What do you do when a psycho “mountain man” apprehends you at gunpoint?**_

On May 11, 1966, a 17 year-old school girl from Shade Gap, Pennsylvania (Megan Follows), is kidnapped by some recluse hillbilly (David Morse) and forced to live in the wilds while on the run from authorities. David Soul plays an FBI agent while Dion Anderson is on hand as a Sheriff.

“Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann” (1991) is a TV flick that closely follows the true story with minor alterations. It was the most-watched primetime show of the week.

There are elements of "Deliverance" (1972), "First Blood" (1982) and another well-done TV movie, "Nightmare at Bittercreek” (1988). Of course it doesn’t have the budget of the first two, but that doesn’t prevent it from being a first-ra...

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