The China Lake Murders

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The China Lake Murders is a 1990 American made-for-television crime thriller film centered on a small-town sheriff investigating a series of murders near a desert naval weapons base.

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instanceOf American film
crime thriller film
television film
basedOn short film "China Lake"
characterPlayedByMichaelParks Donny
characterPlayedByTomSkerritt Sheriff Sam Brodie
cinematographyBy Tom Neuwirth
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Alan Metzger NERFINISHED
distributor CBS
editor Peter V. White
executiveProducer Frank von Zerneck NERFINISHED
Robert M. Sertner
filmingLocation California, United States
surface form: California
firstBroadcastDecade 1990s
genre crime thriller
mystery film
hasNavalBaseInPlot true
hasTheme abuse of authority
psychological suspense
serial murders in a small town
isTelevisionFilm true
mainCharacter Sheriff Sam Brodie
medium television
musicBy Mark Snow
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork CBS
plotSummary A small-town sheriff investigates a series of murders near a desert naval weapons base.
producer Frank von Zerneck NERFINISHED
Robert M. Sertner
productionCompany Von Zerneck Sertner Films
protagonistOccupation small-town sheriff
releaseYear 1990
runtimeMinutes 100
settingLocation California deserts
surface form: California desert

near a naval weapons base
stars Michael Parks
Nancy Everhard
Stephen Tobolowsky
Tom Skerritt
writer Michael Seitzman
William T. Conway NERFINISHED

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Russell Carpenter workedOn The China Lake Murders