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A Nightmare Come True

  • TV Movie
  • 1997
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
245
YOUR RATING
A Nightmare Come True (1997)
Thriller

Dreams gradually tell a woman the truth about her abused mother's disappearance.Dreams gradually tell a woman the truth about her abused mother's disappearance.Dreams gradually tell a woman the truth about her abused mother's disappearance.

  • Director
    • Christopher Leitch
  • Writers
    • Gerald Di Pego
    • Nevin Schreiner
  • Stars
    • Gerald McRaney
    • Katy Boyer
    • Joel Bissonnette
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    245
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Christopher Leitch
    • Writers
      • Gerald Di Pego
      • Nevin Schreiner
    • Stars
      • Gerald McRaney
      • Katy Boyer
      • Joel Bissonnette
    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast17

    Gerald McRaney
    Gerald McRaney
    • Don Zarn
    Katy Boyer
    Katy Boyer
    • Sarah Zarn
    Joel Bissonnette
    Joel Bissonnette
    • Paul Chaney
    Jeremy Renner
    Jeremy Renner
    • Steven Zarn
    Dann Florek
    Dann Florek
    • Detective Ron Shaye
    Judith Scott
    Judith Scott
    • Gretchen
    Mark Kiely
    Mark Kiely
    • Detective Peter Henrickson
    Shelley Fabares
    Shelley Fabares
    • Lily Zarn
    Mark Benninghoffen
    Mark Benninghoffen
    • David
    • (as Mark Benninghofen)
    Claire Malis
    • Ellen
    • (as Claire Malis Calloway)
    Jocko Marcellino
    Jocko Marcellino
    • Holdreith
    Steven Marcus Gibbs
    • Alan
    David Bickford
    David Bickford
    • Anesthesiologist
    • (as David H. Bickford)
    Colette O'Connell
    Colette O'Connell
    • Resident
    Rick Fitts
    Rick Fitts
    • Chief Surgeon
    Clive Rosengren
    Clive Rosengren
      William Utay
      William Utay
      • Jerry
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Christopher Leitch
      • Writers
        • Gerald Di Pego
        • Nevin Schreiner
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      User reviews3

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      • Trivia
        This movie appears to have been based on the 1985 disappearance of Dorothy Tyburski, whose body was discovered in 1989 the same way as the wife's body in this movie. Tyburski's husband, Leonard, was convicted of her murder.

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      Details

      • Release date
        • February 12, 1997 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • A Dream of Murder
      • Filming locations
        • Los Angeles County, California, USA(stand-in for Englewood, New Jersey)
      • Production companies
        • Hallmark Entertainment
        • Longbow Productions
        • Nasser Entertainment
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      Tech specs

      • Runtime
        • 1h 40m(100 min)
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Stereo
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.33 : 1

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