Directed by:
Larry CohenScreenplay:
Larry CohenCinematography:
Paul GlickmanComposer:
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From the mind of Larry Cohen (Phone Booth) springs this "kinky" (Chicago Reader) thriller about voyeurism, filmmaking...and murder. Starring Zoe Tamerlis (Bad Lieutenant) and Eric Bogosian (Wonderland), Special Effects is a searing exploration of human nature's darkest depths! She was young. She was beautiful. She was primed to be a star. But now she's dead, and the morally bankrupt director who strangled her is intent on covering up his crime by shrouding its details in the plot of his next movie! By convincing the homicide investigators to "consult" on his film, director Chris Neville (Bogosian) successfully alters the course of the investigation. But when the movie make-believe becomes too hauntingly similar to reality, Neville finds his plot unraveling in the final reel. (Olive Films)
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The American movie Special Effects is a great example of 80s horror, and although there is a series of murders, it is not exactly a slasher movie first and foremost. It is about a disturbed male protagonist who goes after what he wants regardless of the body count, even if people are killed by his hand. The conclusion is quite predictable, although it is more about how they get to the ending, which is really good.
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