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1984

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Directed by Larry Cohen
Mary Jean is just dying to get in the movies… She's about to get her wish.

After murdering a young would-be actress, megalomaniacal movie director Chris Neville sets about making a feature based on the murder, casting the dead woman's clueless husband as the patsy, and finding a dead ringer to play the part of the dead actress.

Duration

1h 46m

Released

November 16, 1984

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4.6

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Cast13

  • Zoë Lund
  • Eric Bogosian
  • Brad Rijn
  • Kevin O'Connor
  • Bill Oland
  • H. Richard Greene
  • Steven Pudenz
  • Heidi Bassett
  • John Woehrle

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