Special Effects
Summary:
Unlike other films by this title, the subject matter of Larry Cohen's murder mystery is a dastardly film director whose last movie plummeted at the box office in spite of flashy special effects. He wants to climb back up from this failure, so when he murders an aspiring actress in a Soho apartment, in a twist of his already twisted mind, he throws himself into a scheme to film a re-cr... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Zoe Tamerlis - (Andrea/Elaine)
Eric Bogosian - (Neville)
Brad Rijn - (Keefe)
Kevin O'Connor - (Det. Delroy)
Bill Oland - (Det. Vickers)
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Review:
Special Effects is an example of writer/director Larry Cohen at his most conceptually audacious. His script for this film touches on Hollywood egotism, the cruelty of showbiz, snuff films, the corrupting allure that moviemaking holds for neophytes and even works in a few allusions to Hitchcock (a key plot device is lifted from Vertigo).... Continue >>
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