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Human Monsters, Psychological

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1984

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

Directed by Larry Cohen

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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.

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Director
Larry Cohen
Written by
Larry Cohen
Produced by
Paul Kurta
Cinematographer
Paul Glickman
Origin country
United States
Runtime
1h 46m
Language
en
Rating
R
TMDB
4.8/10 (46 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
43% Rotten
IMDb
5.4/10 (1,307 votes)
Released November 16, 1984

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