

Special Effects(1984)
Mary Jean is just dying to get in the movies… She's about to get her wish.
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.


Movie: Special Effects
Top 10 Billed Cast
Det. Vickers
Wiesanthal
Neville's Asst. Director
Studio Executive
Andrea's Roomate
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