The China Lake Murders is a 1990 television film starring Tom Skerritt. It is about a small desert town that experiences a series of murders. The film was rated PG-13 and first aired on the USA Network and for many years held the record for the highest rated basic cable film.
It is an adaptation of the 1983 short film China Lake by Robert Harmon.
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Synopsis
The sheriff of China Lake is confronted with a series of grisly murders that have shocked the small desert town. During the investigation, he befriends a vacationing highway patrolman who is eager to join in the investigation. As facts about the killings surface, the sheriff is forced to put his new friendship to the test.
Cast
Tom Skerritt as Sheriff Sam Brodie
Michael Parks as Officer Jack Donnelly
Lauren Tewes as Kitty
Nancy Everhard as Cindy
Doug Mears as Deputy Bobby
Gary McGurk as Wyler
Bill McKinney as Captain Finney
Hans Howes as Assistant Watch Commander
Tom Dahlgren as Lewis Harrelson
Lara Parker as Helene Harrelson
David L. Crowley as Unknown
Lonny Chapman as Unknown
J.C. Quinn as Unknown
Mary Maldonado as Enid
Jack Kehler as "Germ"
Dennis Rucker as Police Sergeant
Danny Hassel as Highway Patrol Officer
Roger Rook as Handcuffed Man