Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker (Hunt for the Night Stalker ) (1989)

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Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker was a made-for-TV factual drama about the elusive killer who terrorized Southern California in the summer of 1985. Richard Jordan and A. Martinez star as the two LA detectives heading up the investigation. So much time is taken up with police procedure that the… More Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker was a made-for-TV factual drama about the elusive killer who terrorized Southern California in the summer of 1985. Richard Jordan and A. Martinez star as the two LA detectives heading up the investigation. So much time is taken up with police procedure that the Night Stalker himself is virtually a bit player in his own movie. The suspect, one Richard Ramirez (watch the film to find out who plays him), makes up for his long absences with a bravura closing scene. The film utilizes the clever (and tasteful) approach of showing the victims going about their everyday activities just before the murderer strikes, without resorting to re-enacting the murders themselves. By accident or design, Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker was telecast November 12, 1989--the very day that Richard Ramirez was sentenced to the gas chamber. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 36 min.
Directed By: Bruce Seth Green
Genres: Mystery & Suspense, Drama

In Theaters: Nov 12, 1989 Wide
On DVD: Dec 26, 2006

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Cast

            Gerry Bamman as Phil Thomas

            Julie Carmen
            
            James J. Casino as Faustino Pinon

            Eddie Castrodad as Joe Romero

            Ed Corbett as Liquor Store Owner

            Jake Dengel as Jessie

            Lisa Eilbacher as Anne Clark

            Alan Feinstein
            
            Tony Genaro as Manuel De La Torre

            Bill Gratton as Sheriff Gates

            James Harper as Det. Orsini

            Richmond Hoxie as Technician

            Tiiu Leek as Sherry Washington

            Blas Lorenzo as Juan Gallo

            A Martinez
            
            Alan McRae as Chris Peterson

            Virginia Morris as Female Crowd Member

            Soon-Teck Oh as Dr. Chow

            Angela Paton as Mrs. Webster

            Gustavo Miguel Gil Pérez as Roman Martinez

            Jack Rader as Capt. R. Grimm

            Marisol R. Reyes as Maria Hernandez

            Tanya Russell as Angelina De La Torre

            Jenny Sullivan as Jane Salerno

            Scott Utley as Det. Johnson

            Martin West as Chief Daryl Gates

            B.J. Davis as Police Officer

            Richard Jordan
            
            Dawn Arnemann as Virginia Peterson

            Alma Beltran as Lupe Ybarra

            Scott Allan Campbell as Det. Hamilton

            Fabian Escobedo as Octavio Ramos

            Eric Fleeks as Det. Washington

            Roger Hampton as Det. Heller

            Scott Lincoln as Bill Melton

            Burr Middleton as LAPD Rubino

            Max Segar as Sheriff Block

            Jack Gallagher as Rip Rollins
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