
The Vanishing(1993)
The boyfriend of an abducted woman never gives up the search as the abductor looks on.


“Someone Out There Is Lisa's Fantasy. Pray She Never Meets Him.”
A teenage girl becomes infatuated with a stranger who is, unbeknownst to her, a serial killer.
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Staci Keanan
Lisa Holland

Cheryl Ladd
Katherine Holland

D.W. Moffett
Richard

Tanya Fenmore
Wendy Marks

Jeffrey Tambor
Mr. Larry Marks

Edan Gross
Ralph Marks

Julie Cobb
Mrs. Marks

Michael Robert Murphy
Scott

Lisa Moncure
Sarah

Tom Dugan
Mr. Adams
Lisa is a thriller, drama, horror, romance film released in 1990. Directed by Gary Sherman, it stars Staci Keanan, Cheryl Ladd, D.W. Moffett. A teenage girl becomes infatuated with a stranger who is, unbeknownst to her, a serial killer.
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