Special Effects (1984)

Name: Special Effects
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Released: 1984-11-16
Duration: 106 min
Cast: Zoë Lund, Eric Bogosian, Brad Rijn, Kevin O'Connor, Bill Oland

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.

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Released 1984-11-16 · 106 min · Drama, Horror, Thriller

Directed by Larry Cohen

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
Steven Pudenz as Wiesanthal
Heidi Bassett as Neville's Asst. Director
John Woehrle as Studio Executive
Kitty Summerall as Andrea's Roomate
Kris Evans as Cosmetician
Mike Alpert as Taxi Driver
Larry Cohen as Journalist (uncredited)