Nov 16, 1984
106 min
Full-HD

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.

Category

Drama Horror Thriller

Country

United States of America

Companies

Hemdale New Line Cinema Larco Productions

Zoë Lund

Andrea Wilcox / Elaine Bernstein

Eric Bogosian

Chris Neville

Brad Rijn

Keefe Waterman

Kevin O'Connor

Det. Lt. Philip Delroy

Bill Oland

Det. Vickers

H. Richard Greene

Leon Gruskin

Steven Pudenz

Wiesanthal

Heidi Bassett

Neville's Asst. Director

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