Film • Nov 16, 1984
Special Effects


After murdering a young aspiring actress, megalomaniacal movie director Chris Neville decides to make a feature film based on the crime. He casts the dead woman’s unsuspecting husband as the fall guy and finds a lookalike to play the part of the deceased actress.
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- Status
- Released
- Release
- November 16, 1984 (40 years ago)
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Rating
- R
- Themes
- Psychological Horror
- Origin
- United States
- Companies
- Hemdale, Larco Productions
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
Scores
- Average Score
- 50.5%
FilmAffinity
- 54%
IMDb
- 54%
Letterboxd
- 65%
Rotten Tomatoes
- 29%
Levels
- Sex & Nudity
- Moderate >
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