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IMDb 4.6 1984 • 106 min • DramaHorrorThriller

Director

Larry Cohen

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Zoë Lund
Zoë Lund Andrea Wilcox / Elaine Bernstein
Eric Bogosian
Eric Bogosian Chris Neville
Brad Rijn
Brad Rijn Keefe Waterman
Kevin O'Connor
Kevin O'Connor Det. Lt. Philip Delroy
Bill Oland
Bill Oland Det. Vickers