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Director:
Writer:
Larry Cohen (writer)
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Release Date:
16 November 1984 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Mary Jean is just dying to get into the movies... She's about to get her wish. more
Plot:
A director makes a movie based on a murder he committed. full summary | add synopsis
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Before the Oscars, They Belonged to Us, Part 2
 (From Dread Central. 25 February 2009, 2:52 AM, PST)

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Bogosian rules. more (7 total)

Cast

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Zoë Lund ... Andrea Wilcox / Elaine (as Zoe Tamerlis)

Eric Bogosian ... Christopher 'Chris' Neville
Brad Rijn ... Keefe Waterman
Kevin O'Connor ... Det. Lt. Phillip Delroy (N.Y.P.D.)
Bill Oland ... Det. Vickers
Richard Greene ... Leon Grushkin
Steven Pudenz ... Thomas Wiesenthal
Heidi Bassett ... Neville's Asst. Director
John Woehrle ... Studio Executive
Kitty Summerall ... Andrea's Roommate
Kris Evans ... Cosmetician
Mike Alpert ... Taxi Driver
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Cutting Room (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
USA:93 min | West Germany:101 min
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Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Reporter: What is your greatest influence?
Neville: Abraham Zapruder.
Reporter: Who?
Neville: Honest Abe never lies.
Reporter: How do you spell that?
Neville: J-F-K.
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Movie Connections:
References Tootsie (1982) more

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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Bogosian rules., 22 August 2000
Author: mrseldomseen (mrseldomseen@aol.com) from New York, NY

After making a disastrous, special-effects laden film, a movie director decides to make a low budget biography of a murdered actress. To make her murder look as real as possible the director murders the actress himself. Could have been a very good film about snuff films, but the film's direction is a letdown. Zoe (Ms. 45) Lund (in a dual role) and particularly Eric Bogosian are very good in their respective roles of the murdered actress and the actress playing her, and the Cecil B. Demented director. Brian DePalma would have had a field day with this film.

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