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"Making movies can be MURDER!"

1979

1h 24m

5.0(34 votes)

Thriller

Horror

Overview

Some crew members of a company shooting a horror film begin to suspect that the "killings" in the movie are real, and that they are actually making a "snuff" film.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Joseph Pilato

Joseph Pilato

Dominic

Susan Chapek

Celeste

John Harrison

Lacey Bickel

Bernard McKenna

Bernard McKenna

Barney

Debra Gordon

Debra Gordon

Rita / Mona

Tom Savini

Tom Savini

Nicky

Charles Hoyes

Charles Hoyes

Lobo

Blay Bahnsen

Scratch

Jackie Lahane

Murdered Girl

Joe Wittkofski

TV Director

Creative team

Directed by: Dusty Nelson
Written by: Dusty Nelson
Produced by: Pasquale Buba
John Harrison

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