"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.
Released in 1984, Special Effects is a thriller and crime film from Hemdale (United States of America). It was directed by Larry Cohen and written by Larry Cohen. The cast is led by Zoë Lund, Eric Bogosian, Brad Rijn, Kevin O'Connor and Bill Oland. With a runtime of 1h 46m, the film averages 4.9/10 across 51 TMDB ratings.
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