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

1984 1 hour 46 minutes
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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.

Released

16th November 1984

41 years ago

Runtime

1 hour 46 minutes

Finishes at 4:31am

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Directed by

Larry Cohen

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Written by

Larry Cohen

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    5.4/10

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    43%

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    49%

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    48%

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