🎬 Drama, Horror, Thriller

Special Effects

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

⭐ 4.8/10 1984 1h 46m Dir. Larry Cohen

About this movie

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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4.8/10 46 votes

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Year
1984
Runtime
1h 46m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 4.8/10
Votes
46
Genre
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎭 Horror 🎭 Thriller 🎬 Larry Cohen 👤 Zoë Lund 👤 Eric Bogosian 👤 Brad Rijn
movie business snuff model acting

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Questions about Special Effects

Special Effects has a runtime of 1h 46m (1 hour and 46 minutes).
Special Effects was directed by Larry Cohen and released in 1984.
Special Effects is a Drama, Horror, Thriller film (1984).
The cast of Special Effects includes Zoë Lund, Eric Bogosian, Brad Rijn, Kevin O'Connor, Bill Oland.
Special Effects has a TMDB rating of 4.8/10 based on 46 votes.

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