In the Deep Woods

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In the Deep Woods
Genre
  • Crime
  • Thriller
Based onIn the Deep Woods
by Nicholas Condé
Written by Robert Nathan
Robert Rosenblum
Directed by Charles Correll [1]
Starring Rosanna Arquette
Anthony Perkins
Will Patton
D.W. Moffett
Music by Sylvester Levay
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersJoel Fields
Ron Gilbert
ProducerFrederic Golchan
Production location San Diego
Cinematography James Glennon
EditorMark W. Rosenbaum
Running time95 minutes
Production companiesFrederic Golchan Productions
Leonard Hill Films
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseOctober 26, 1992 (1992-10-26)

In the Deep Woods is a 1992 American made-for-television crime thriller film starring Rosanna Arquette, Anthony Perkins, Will Patton and D.W. Moffett. It was directed by Charles Correll and premiered on NBC on October 26, 1992. The film marked the final film role of Perkins, who died a month before its release. [2]

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Plot

Joanna Warren is a children's book author whose life unravels when a childhood friend is brutally murdered by the vicious Deep Woods Killer, a serial murderer preying upon successful career women. As Joanna is drawn deeper in a tangled web of violence and deceit, she becomes an unwitting pawn in a deadly game between the elusive killer and Paul Miller, an eerie private investigator with his own motives for solving the case. [3]

Cast

Production

The film was shot on location in San Diego, California in March 1992. [3]

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References

  1. "In the Deep Woods Director". rottentomatoes.com. May 2003.
  2. In the Deep Woods at IMDb
  3. 1 2 "TV Reviews: Perkins Overshadowed in Final Film, 'Woods'". Los Angeles Times . 26 October 1992. Retrieved September 16, 2018.