Does Special Effects end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Special Effects scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Special Effects easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Special Effects violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Special Effects sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Special Effects

Name: Special Effects
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Released: 1984
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 4.8
Cast: Zoë Lund, Eric Bogosian, Brad Rijn, Kevin O'Connor, Bill Oland

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

Directed by Larry Cohen

Produced by Hemdale, New Line Cinema

1984106 min4.8 / 10

A dark, meta-thriller about a murderous filmmaker who exploits reality and cinema to cover his crime, blurring the line between art and atrocity.

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.

Clusters

Injury And Mental Breakdown Claustrophobic Paranoid Thrillers Corruption and Distrust Training And Mentorship Urban Crime and Addiction

Genres

Drama Horror Thriller

Keywords

Movie Business Snuff Model Acting

Questions people ask

Does Special Effects end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 98% of films.
Is Special Effects scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is Special Effects easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is Special Effects violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Special Effects sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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