Special Effects 39 years old

Andrea is just dying to get in the movies… She’s about to get her wish.

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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.

Credits

Special Effects Cast

Name Character
Zoë Lund She was 22, 37 years old when she died as Andrea / Elaine
Eric Bogosian He was 31, now 71 years old as Neville
H. Richard Greene as Gruskin
Heidi Bassett as Neville's Asst. Director
Steven Pudenz as Wiesanthal
Kris Evans He was 1, now 38 years old as Cosmetician
John Woehrle as Studio Exec
Bill Oland as Det. Vickers
Kitty Summerall as Andrea's Roomate
Brad Rijn as Keefe
Mike Alpert as Taxi Driver
Kevin O'Connor He was 0, 5 years old when he died as Det. Lt. Delroy

Special Effects Crew

Name Department
Paul Glickman as Cinematography. Crew
Paul Kurta as Producer. Production
Larry Cohen as Director. He was 43 (77) years old when He died Directing
Larry Cohen as Writer. He was 43 (77) years old when He died Writing
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Special Effects (39 years)

Andrea is just dying to get in the movies… She’s about to get her wish.

  • Release day: Friday, November 16, 1984
  • Runtime: 106 minutes