Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann

  • TV Movie
  • Drama
  • Thriller
5/6/1991
95

She screamed but nobody heard.

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

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  • Wuchak

    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 doesnt have the budget of the first two, but that doesnt pre...

    February 27, 2021

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