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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.

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Release date

16 Nov 1984

Runtime

1 h 46 min

• TMDB 4.9

Genres

• Thriller
• Crime

Director

Larry Cohen

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Countries

• US

Cast

Zoë Lundas Andrea Wilcox / Elaine BernsteinEric Bogosianas Chris NevilleBrad Rijnas Keefe WatermanKevin O'Connoras Det. Lt. Philip DelroyBOBill Olandas Det. VickersH. Richard Greeneas Leon GruskinSPSteven Pudenzas WiesanthalHBHeidi Bassettas Neville's Asst. DirectorJWJohn Woehrleas Studio ExecutiveKSKitty Summerallas Andrea's Roomate

Writers

Larry Cohen

Composer

MDMichael D. Minard

Cinematography

PGPaul Glickman

Studios

HemdaleNew Line CinemaLPLarco Productions

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