The Abduction of Kari Swenson
Brief Synopsis
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A television movie, based on fact, about Olympic athlete Kari Swenson who, while training, was abducted and imprisoned by mountain men. After being captured by Don Nichols and his son Dan, with the intent of making her the younger man's wife, Kari Swenson is chained to a tree. During a rescue attemp
Cast & Crew
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Stephen Gyllenhaal
Director
Brent William Brown
Jana R Mccall
Ronald Wesley Hall
Richard Holgate
Gene Roberts
Film Details
Also Known As
Abduction of Kari Swenson, Innocent Prey, Open Season
Genre
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1987
Production Company
Michael Merritt
Location
La Plata County, Colorado, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A television movie, based on fact, about Olympic athlete Kari Swenson who, while training, was abducted and imprisoned by mountain men. After being captured by Don Nichols and his son Dan, with the intent of making her the younger man's wife, Kari Swenson is chained to a tree. During a rescue attempt that results in the death of one man, Dan shoots Kari in the chest, and he and his father flee, leaving her there to die. Sheriff John Onstad coordinates a full-scale search to find Kari and bring the Nichols to justice.
Director
Stephen Gyllenhaal
Director
Cast
Brent William Brown
Jana R Mccall
Ronald Wesley Hall
Richard Holgate
Gene Roberts
Dorothy Fielding
Liana Dicus
Robert B Saunders
M. Emmet Walsh
Tracy Pollan
Dennis Johnson
Alan Fudge
Geoffrey Blake
Timothy Scott
Sanford Jensen
Bob Seagren
Kenneth E Bordner
Tony Cleveland
Joe Don Baker
Lee H Hickerson
James L Jackson
Vern Porter
Michael Bowen
Tony Frank
Daril Alder
Lead Person
Franklin A Fisher
Mary Allison Powell
Levern Hanstedt
Dennis R Medill
Jessica Zeller
A Russell Haigh
Joseph E Craddock
Cyril C Scarborough
Jana Lee Dare
Kevin P O'neill
Rand David Kennedy
Ronny Cox
Crew
Nick Alphin
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Andre Bacha
Assistant Editor
Dorothy J Bailey
Post-Production Supervisor
Robert Barbosa
Craft Service
Alexandra Maria Baum
Assistant
John M Best
Assistant
Carl Biddiscombe
Set Decorator
Robert Bonino
Construction Coordinator
Jim Briere
Dolly Grip
Carla Brand Brietner
Assistant Director
Scott Buttfield
Lighting
Sherry Caudle
Makeup
James Cook
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Lynn Del Kail
Hair
Scott Dore
Production Assistant
Exa Durham
Production Coordinator
Candace Franklin
Assistant
Jamie Gelb
Music Editor
Robert Gravenor
Sound Mixer
William Gray
Screenplay
Andre Guttfreund
Producer
Robert L Harman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Hal Hoff
Costumes
Susan Holgate
Other
Edward L Jeffers
Location Manager
Dennis Johnson
Casting
Stan Jolley
Production Designer
Jack S Knight
Production Accountant
Sylvester Levay
Music
Paul Lohmann
Director Of Photography
Michael Manheim
Executive Producer
Michael Marquette
Assistant Camera Operator
Steve Mathis
Lighting Technician
Melvyn Matis
Consultant
Keith Mccallin
Assistant
Keri Mcintyre
Dga Trainee
Chris Mclaughlin
Boom Operator
Michael Merritt
Cable Operator
Marvin Miller
Unit Production Manager
Marvin Miller
Coproducer
David Moll
Property Master
Leo Napolitano
Camera Operator
Chase Newhart
Assistant Director
C Timothy O'meara
Editor
Edwin Perez
Accounting Assistant
Anna Price
Casting
Mike Riba
Assistant Camera Operator
Mark Rich
Assistant Property Master
Dell Ross
Script Supervisor
Tony Schweikle
Assistant Location Manager
Howard Small
Transportation Coordinator
Bill Spenser
Consultant
Robert F Stein
Makeup
Aida Swenson
Costumes
Kari Swenson
Consultant
Dorothy Vitale
Other
Dick Wallace
Swing Gang
Glenn T Wright
Wardrobe Supervisor
Film Details
Also Known As
Abduction of Kari Swenson, Innocent Prey, Open Season
Genre
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1987
Production Company
Michael Merritt
Location
La Plata County, Colorado, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States March 8, 1987
Released in United States on Video August 9, 1989
Previous titles: "Open Season" and "Innocent Prey."
