''Cave-In!'' (sometimes listed as ''Cave In!'') is a 1983 American

made-for-television A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie, telefilm, telemovie or TV film/movie, is a film with a running time similar to a feature film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a Terrestr ...

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starring

Dennis Cole Dennis Lee Cole (July 19, 1940 – November 15, 2009) was an American actor in film and television. Cole worked mostly on television, with numerous guest appearances in the 1960s and '70s. After the 1991 murder of his only son, Joe Cole, he ...

Leslie Nielsen Leslie William Nielsen (February 11, 1926November 28, 2010) was a Canadian actor and comedian. With a career spanning 60 years, he appeared in more than 100 films and 150 television programs, portraying more than 220 characters. He made his a ...

and James Olson. The movie was produced by

Irwin Allen Irwin Allen (born Irwin O. Cohen; June 12, 1916 – November 2, 1991) was an American film and television producer and director, known for his work in science fiction, then later as the "Master of Disaster" for his work in the disaster film genr ...

in 1979 in association with

Warner Bros. Television Warner Bros. Television Studios, operating under the name Warner Bros. Television (abbreviated as WBTV; formerly known as Warner Bros. Television Division), is an American television production and distribution studio and the flagship studio o ...

for

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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 Susan Sullivan (born 1942) is an American actress known for her roles as Lenore Curtin Delaney on the NBC daytime soap opera '' Another World'' (1971–76), as Lois Adams on the ABC sitcom ''It's a Living'' (1980–81), as Maggie Gioberti Chan ...

as Senator Kate Lassiter *

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. He is often remembered for his portrayal of an alcoholic writer in Billy Wilder's ''The Lost Weekend'' (1945), which wo ...

as Professor Harrison Soames * James Olson as Tom Arlen *

Julie Sommars Julie Sommars (born April 15, 1940) is an American actress. She won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy for her role in '' The Governor & J.J.'' in 1970, and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for ...

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

External links

* 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 original films 1980s English-language films Films directed by Georg Fenady Films scored by Richard LaSalle 1980s American films English-language action films {{1980s-US-film-stub