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"Mary Jean is just dying to get in the movies… She's about to get her wish."

1984

1h 46m

4.8(47 votes)

Drama

Horror

Thriller

Overview

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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Production Companies

Hemdale

New Line Cinema

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Det. Vickers

H. Richard Greene

H. Richard Greene

Leon Gruskin

Steven Pudenz

Wiesanthal

Heidi Bassett

Neville's Asst. Director

John Woehrle

Studio Executive

Kitty Summerall

Andrea's Roomate

Creative team

Directed by: Larry Cohen
Written by: Larry Cohen
Produced by: Paul Kurta

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