Special Effects (1984)
Andrea is just dying to get in the movies… She’s about to get her wish.
After murdering a young would-be actress, megalomaniacal movie director Chris Neville sets about making a feature based on the murder, casting the dead woman's clueless husband as the patsy, and finding a dead ringer to play the part of the dead actress.
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Zoë LundAndrea Wilcox / Elaine Bernstein
Eric BogosianChris NevilleBrad RijnKeefe Waterman
Kevin O'ConnorDet. Lt. Philip DelroyBill OlandDet. Vickers
H. Richard GreeneLeon GruskinSteven PudenzWiesanthalHeidi BassettNeville's Asst. DirectorJohn WoehrleStudio ExecutiveKitty SummerallAndrea's RoomateKris EvansCosmeticianMike AlpertTaxi DriverKeywords
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Genre affinityThriller · Drama · HorrorTheme affinityMovie Business · Model · ActingDialogue densityDramaDirector preference201926Actor preference742394 · 742395 · 742396Country preferenceUs
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After murdering a young would-be actress, megalomaniacal movie director Chris Neville sets about making a feature based on the murder, casting the dead woman's clueless husband as the patsy, and finding a dead ringer to play the part of the dead actress.
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Special Effects has a runtime of 106 minutes.
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