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

★ 4.8/10 TMDB 1984-11-16 106 min

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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Billed Cast
Zoë Lund
Zoë Lund
Andrea Wilcox / Elaine Bernstein
Eric Bogosian
Eric Bogosian
Chris Neville
Brad Rijn
Brad Rijn
Keefe Waterman
Kevin O'Connor
Kevin O'Connor
Det. Lt. Philip Delroy
Bill Oland
Det. Vickers
H. Richard Greene
H. Richard Greene
Leon Gruskin
Steven Pudenz
Wiesanthal
Heidi Bassett
Neville's Asst. Director
John Woehrle
Studio Executive
Kitty Summerall
Andrea's Roomate
Kris Evans
Cosmetician
Mike Alpert
Taxi Driver
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