Special Effects

Special Effects (1984)

Mary Jean is just dying to get in the movies… She's about to get her wish.

  • Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
  • Release Date: 1984-11-16
  • User Rating: 4.6/10 from 44 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 46min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Hemdale
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Larry Cohen
star 4.6/10
From 44 Ratings

Summary

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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  • 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)
Directing Larry Cohen Director
Writing Larry Cohen Writer
Production Barry Shils Associate Producer
Costume & Make-Up Kris Evans Makeup Artist
Production Paul Kurta Production Manager
Directing Jenny Fitzgibbons Assistant Director
Art George Stoll Prop Designer
Sound Wendy Caplin Sound Effects Editor
Sound Stuart Deutsch Boom Operator
Sound Edmund Ferrell Sound Effects Editor
Sound Hughes Winborne Sound Effects Editor
Sound Rolf Pardula Sound Mixer
Editing Armond Lebowitz Editor
Production Paul Kurta Producer
Production Carter DeHaven Executive Producer
Art Teri Kane Production Design
Art Marleen Marta Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Joanne Malkanthene Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up H. Richard Greene Makeup & Hair
Camera Paul Glickman Director of Photography
Sound Michael D. Minard Original Music Composer

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