''The Sleepwalker Killing'' also known as ''From the Files of Unsolved Mysteries: The Sleepwalker Killing'', is a 1997 TV movie based on a popular real-life case from the ''

Unsolved Mysteries ''Unsolved Mysteries'' is an American mystery documentary television series, created by John Cosgrove and Terry Dunn Meurer. Documenting cold cases and paranormal phenomena, it began as a series of seven specials, presented by Raymond Burr, Kar ...

'' television series. The film was written by

June Callwood June Rose Callwood, (June 2, 1924 – April 14, 2007) was a Canadian journalist, author and social activist. She garnered fame for her articles and columns written for national newspapers and magazines, including Maclean's and Chatelaine. S ...

and Lyle Slack and directed by John Cosgrove. Cosgrove also served as executive producer on the TV series.

Plot

A segment from the ''

'' TV series inspired this story, in which Mark Schall kills his mother-in-law and wounds his father-in-law in the middle of the night, then turns himself in. He claims, however, that he cannot remember the crime itself. His defense team finds evidence that suggests the crimes were committed while Mark was sleep walking. They build their defense around this theory.

Cast

Hilary Swank Hilary Ann Swank (born July 30, 1974) is an American actress and film producer. She first became known in 1992 for her role on the television series '' Camp Wilder'' and made her film debut with a minor role in ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (19 ...

as Lauren Schall *

Jeffrey Nordling Jeffrey Richard Nordling (born March 11, 1962) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Jake Manning in ''Once and Again'', Larry Moss in '' 24'', Nick Bolen in ''Desperate Housewives'', and Gordon Klein in '' Big Little Lies'', as wel ...

as Det. Lloyd Boyko *

Charles Esten Charles Esten Puskar III (born September 9, 1965), also known professionally as Charles Esten, and (when appearing as himself on improvisation shows or hosting) as Chip Esten, is an American actor, musician, singer-songwriter, and comedian. Es ...

as Mark Schall *

Natalija Nogulich Natalia Nogulich is an American film and television actress and author. Nogulich was born Natalija Nogulich in Chicago, Illinois, of Serbian descent. She has been credited under both variations of her given name throughout her career. Her bes ...

as Atty. Brooke McAdam *

Lisa Darr Lisa Darr (born April 21, 1963) is an American actress. Life and career Darr was born Lisa Darr Grabemann in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Mollie, an actress, and Karl Grabemann, a lawyer. She attended Stanford University and graduated in ...

as D.A. Mary Ellen Matulus * Sean Murray as Christopher Lane *

Victor Love Victor Love is an American actor, best known for the role of Bigger Thomas in the 1986 movie adaptation of the Richard Wright novel ''Native Son'', for which he was nominated the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead. Filmography Film * ...

as Det. Ike Nolan *

Marisa Coughlan Marisa Coughlan ( ; born March 17, 1974) is an American actress and writer. Her first prominent role was a lead in Kevin Williamson's '' Teaching Mrs. Tingle'' (1999), followed by a role as Officer Ursula Hanson in the comedy '' Super Troopers'' ...

as Tanya Lane *

Sam Anderson Sam Anderson (born c. 1946/1947) is an American actor. He is best known for his character roles such as Sam Gorpley on '' Perfect Strangers'', Principal Willis DeWitt on '' Growing Pains'', Holland Manners on ''Angel'', dentist Bernard Nadler o ...

as Roth Lane * Julianna McCarthy as Eileen Hunter *

Joel Polis Joel Polis (born October 3, 1951) is an American television, film and stage actor. Polis has appeared in over one hundred television programs and films during his career. Career Polis' first film role was the character Fuchs in the 1982 scien ...

as Asst. Atty. Jimmy *

John Rubinstein John Rubinstein (born December 8, 1946) is an American actor, composer and director. Early life Rubinstein is the son of Polish parents. His mother, Aniela (née Młynarska), a dancer and writer, was a Roman Catholic native of Warsaw, the da ...

as Dr. Frank Corrigan

Releases

The TV movie was originally aired

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on April 28, 1997 and was released later released on

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on May 24, 2005.

References

1997 television films 1997 films 1997 crime drama films American crime drama films American television films Crime films based on actual events 1990s English-language films 1990s American films English-language crime drama films {{US-tv-film-stub