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

1984 en 106 minutes

Rating: 4.8

Plot

After murdering a young would-be actress, megalomaniacal movie director Chris Neville sets about making a feature based on the murder, casting the dead woman's clueless husband as the patsy, and finding a dead ringer to play the part of the dead actress.

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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

Bill Oland

Det. Vickers

H. Richard Greene

H. Richard Greene

Leon Gruskin

Steven Pudenz

Steven Pudenz

Wiesanthal

Heidi Bassett

Heidi Bassett

Neville's Asst. Director

John Woehrle

John Woehrle

Studio Executive

Kitty Summerall

Kitty Summerall

Andrea's Roomate

Kris Evans

Kris Evans

Cosmetician

Mike Alpert

Mike Alpert

Taxi Driver

Larry Cohen

Larry Cohen

Journalist (uncredited)

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