''Cave-In!'' (sometimes listed as ''Cave In!'') is a 1983 American made-for-television action

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starring

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, Leslie Nielsen and James Olson. The movie was produced by Irwin Allen in 1979 in association with Warner Bros. Television for NBC but did not air until 1983.MOVIES OF THE WEEK Gross, Linda. Los Angeles Times 19 June 1983: u5.

Plot

A park ranger must lead a US senator, a disgraced cop, his wife, a manipulative professor and his daughter across five miles of dangerous terrain to escape an unstable cavern, unaware that the seventh member of the group is an armed and violent escaped convict.

Cast

as Gene Pearson * Susan Sullivan as Senator Kate Lassiter * Leslie Nielsen as Joe Johnson *

Ray Milland Ray Milland (born Alfred Reginald Jones; 3 January 1907 – 10 March 1986) was a Welsh-American actor and film director. His screen career ran from 1929 to 1985. He is remembered for his Academy Award and Cannes Film Festival Award-winning ...

as Professor Harrison Soames * James Olson as Tom Arlen * Julie Sommars as Liz Johnson *

Sheila Larken Sheila Larken (born February 24, 1944) is an American television actress, best known for playing the role of Margaret Scully, the mother of Dana Scully, on ''The X-Files''. Early life and career Larken was born in Brooklyn, New York City and ha ...

as Ann Soames *

Lonny Chapman Lon Leonard Chapman (October 1, 1920 – October 12, 2007) was an American actor best known for his numerous guest star appearances on television drama series. Early years Chapman was the son of Elmer and Eunice Chapman, He was born on Oc ...

as Walt Charles

References

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* 1983 television films 1983 films 1983 action films 1980s disaster films American action television films American disaster films Disaster television films Films produced by Irwin Allen NBC network original films 1980s English-language films Films directed by Georg Fenady Films scored by Richard LaSalle 1980s American films {{1980s-action-film-stub