Special Effects (1984)
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
- 1984-11-16
- Genres
- Thriller, Crime
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Larry Cohen
- TMDB rating
- 4.9/10 from 51 votes
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