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4.8Reality 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.
Released: 1984-11-16106 minDir: Larry CohenDrama, Horror, Thriller
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Cast
- Zoë Lund as Andrea Wilcox / Elaine Bernstein
- Eric Bogosian as Chris Neville
- Brad Rijn as Keefe Waterman
- Kevin O'Connor as Det. Lt. Philip Delroy
- Bill Oland as Det. Vickers
- H. Richard Greene as Leon Gruskin
Themes
- movie business
- snuff
- model
- acting
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Ratings
IMDb
5.4/10
1,307 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
43%
- Year
- 1984
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Rated
- R
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 93
- FilmAffinity ID
- 172055
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- publication date
- 1984-11-16
- title
- Special Effects
- review score
- 5.1/10
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1980s horror thriller films1984 English-language films1984 films1984 horror films1984 thriller filmsAmerican psychological horror filmsAmerican psychological thriller filmsEnglish-language horror thriller filmsFilms about actorsFilms about filmmakingFilms about lookalikesFilms about security and surveillanceFilms about snuff filmsFilms directed by Larry CohenFilms set in New York CityFilms set in Washington, D.C.Films shot in New York CityFilms with screenplays by Larry CohenNew Line Cinema filmsTemplate film date with 1 release date