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Nightmare on the 13th Floor
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Nightmare on the 13th Floor

1990-10-31 · 90 min · ★ 5.4

Horror · Thriller · Mystery · TV Movie

In this made-for-cable television horror thriller, a travel writer visits a historic hotel to write a story about it and inadvertently finds herself on the 13th floor where she witnesses a Satanic rite and tangles with an axe-wielding killer. She escapes, but no one believes her story because the hotel has no 13th floor.

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Directors
Walter Grauman
Production companies
Wilshire Court Productions, G.C. Group, Paramount Television
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Michele GreeneMichele GreeneElaine Kalisher
John KarlenJohn KarlenSgt. Madden
Louise FletcherLouise FletcherLetti Gordon
James BrolinJames BrolinDr. Alan Lanier
Alan FudgeAlan FudgeMr. Rogas
Terri TreasTerri TreasJudith
Alan HaufrectAlan HaufrectHotel Clerk
Juliana DonaldJuliana DonaldHotel Waitress
Kerry NoonanKerry NoonanGail Myers
Steve EastinSteve EastinHotel Doorman
James R. SweeneyExecutive
Norma MacMillanNorma MacMillanMrs. Beecher
Jeffrey MarcusHotel Porter
Harvey VernonThomas Bergen
Molly MorganMolly MorganWendy
Michael MelvinPeddler
Chip HipkinsArtist
David James AlexanderMan 1
Charles BazalduaPatrolman
Tony AuerMan 2

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