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Mary Jean is just dying to get in the movies… She's about to get her wish.
Rating: 4.8 out of 10TMDB(50 votes)
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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Setting
Set in Washington, D.C.
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Larry CohenWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 16, 1984
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Zoë LundAndrea Wilcox / Elaine Bernstein
Eric BogosianChris Neville
Brad RijnKeefe Waterman
Kevin O'ConnorDet. Lt. Philip Delroy- Bill OlandDet. Vickers
H. Richard GreeneLeon Gruskin- Steven PudenzWiesanthal
- Heidi BassettNeville's Asst. Director
- John WoehrleStudio Executive
- Kitty SummerallAndrea's Roomate
- Kris EvansCosmetician
- Mike AlpertTaxi Driver
Larry CohenJournalist (uncredited)
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