Special Effects (1984)
Mary Jean is just dying to get in the movies… She's about to get her wish.
Reality and illusion collide as megalomaniacal filmmaker Chris Neville murders a young would-be actress, then sets about making a feature about the deed, casting the deceased's clueless husband as the patsy, and finding a dead ringer to play the late actress.
Rated
R
Year
1984
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
16 November 1984
TMDB
4.8 (47)
CineVerse
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Ratings
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Zoë Lund
Andrea Wilcox / Elaine Bernstein
Eric Bogosian
Chris Neville
Brad Rijn
Keefe Waterman
Kevin O'Connor
Det. Lt. Philip Delroy
B
Bill Oland
Det. Vickers
H. Richard Greene
Leon Gruskin
S
Steven Pudenz
Wiesanthal
H
Heidi Bassett
Neville's Asst. Director
J
John Woehrle
Studio Executive
K
Kitty Summerall
Andrea's Roomate
K
Kris Evans
Cosmetician
M
Mike Alpert
Taxi Driver
Larry Cohen
Journalist (uncredited)
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