Special Effects (1984)

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Reality and illusion collide in this thriller about a megalomaniacal movie director who murders a young would-be actress, then sets about making a feature about the deed, casting the dead woman's clueless husband as the patsy, and finding a dead ringer to play the part of the dead actress. Movie Tagline: Mary Jean is just dying to get into the movies... She's about to get her wish. Also Known As: Cutting Room Title: Special Effects Release Date: November 16, 1984 Runtime: 93 mins Genre: Drama All Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller Languages: English Country: USA Colors: Color Sound: Mono IMDB Rating: 5.0 Buried.com Rating: 6 - (Rate This Horror Movie at Buried.com) Category: Horror Movies Starting With S MPAA Rating: R Director(s): Larry Cohen Cast: Zoe Lund ...Andrea Wilcox / Elaine (as Zoe Tamerlis) Eric Bogosian ...Christopher 'Chris' Neville Brad Rijn ...Keefe Waterman Kevin O'Connor ...Det. Lt. Phillip Delroy (N.y.P.D.) Bill Oland ...Det. Vickers Richard Greene ...Leon Grushkin Steven Pudenz ...Thomas Wiesenthal Heidi Bassett ...Neville's Asst. Director John Woehrle ...Studio Executive Kitty Summerall ...Andrea's Roommate Kris Evans ...Cosmetician Mike Alpert ...Taxi Driver Remaining Cast: Producer(s): Carter DeHaven Paul Kurta Barry Shils Writer(s): Larry Cohen Composer(s): Michael Minard More Photos from Special Effects More Movie Taglines: Mary Jean is just dying to get into the movies... She's about to get her wish. A Shocking, Sensual Thriller! Andrea was dying to get in the movies ... Movie Quote(s): Reporter: What is your greatest influence? Neville: Abraham Zapruder. Reporter: Who? Neville: Honest Abe never lies. Reporter: How do you spell that? Neville: J-F-K. IMDB Links: » User Comments at imdb.com » More information at imdb.com Keywords: Murder, Director, Actress, Snuff Film, Detective  ...[more] Keywords All: Film Making, Nude Woman Murdered, Independent Film Seen it? Rate it Currently 6.00/10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rating: 6.0 out of 10.0 - 72 votes cast total buy movie on dvd del.icio.us  |  digg  |  reddit Enter your zipcode for movie listings: » BACK TO HORROR MOVIES LIST