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Release, runtime and language
1990 · 97 mins · English
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Directed by
Alan Metzger
Starring
Lonny Chapman, Tom Skerritt, Bill McKinney, David L. Crowley, Michael Parks, Lauren Tewes

Each year Officer Donnelly retreats to the remote China Lake area to relax, fish, and indulge his darker impulses, leaving a trail of bodies. When a string of murders draws the attention of the local sheriff, suspicion quickly falls on the seemingly untouchable cop, revealing a chilling killing spree.

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