Special Effects (1984)

Special Effects (1984)

Mary Jean is just dying to get in the movies… She's about to get her wish. 1984-11-16 United States of America 106 Min. PG-13
4.593 43 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Zoë Lund is Andrea Wilcox / Elaine Bernstein
Andrea Wilcox / Elaine Bernstein
Eric Bogosian is Chris Neville
Chris Neville
Brad Rijn is Keefe Waterman
Keefe Waterman
Kevin O'Connor is Det. Lt. Philip Delroy
Det. Lt. Philip Delroy
Bill Oland is Det. Vickers
Det. Vickers
H. Richard Greene is Leon Gruskin
Leon Gruskin
Steven Pudenz is Wiesanthal
Wiesanthal
Heidi Bassett is Neville's Asst. Director
Neville's Asst. Director
John Woehrle is Studio Executive
Studio Executive
Kitty Summerall is Andrea's Roomate
Andrea's Roomate
Kris Evans is Cosmetician
Cosmetician
Mike Alpert is Taxi Driver
Taxi Driver