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Special Effects (1984) is not currently listed on any UK streaming, rental, or purchase service. Last verified on 5 May 2026 by ScreenSearch.

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

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.

  • Film
  • 1984
  • 106 min
  • 4.8/10 TMDB
  • Drama
  • Horror
  • Thriller

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DirectorLarry Cohen

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