Special Effects

4.6

106 minutes

11/16/1984

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 List

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
Larry Cohen
as Journalist (uncredited)