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Special Effects (1984)

Directed by Larry Cohen

Drama | Horror | Thriller

Most recently watched by sensoria, paraDylan

Overview

After murdering a young would-be actress, megalomaniacal movie director Chris Neville sets about making a feature based on the murder, casting the dead woman’s clueless husband as the patsy, and finding a dead ringer to play the part of the dead actress.

Rated R | Length 106 minutes

Actors

Zoë Lund | Eric Bogosian | Brad Rijn | Kevin O'Connor | Bill Oland | H. Richard Greene | Steven Pudenz | Heidi Bassett | John Woehrle | Kitty Summerall | Kris Evans | Mike Alpert | Larry Cohen

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
05/26/2011TVStreamingVideo on Demand6.5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Feeling for some more Larry Cohen I picked off Special Effects (1984) from Netflix Instant Watch despite also owning the DVD. While not one of Cohen’s best films it still has some merit as Eric Bogosian as a sleazy director and Zoë Lund as his muse. A few different choices could have improved this movie but it still works as a curiosity piece in Cohen’s catalog. But I still like the look and location.

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