Mary Jean is just dying to get in the movies… She's about to get her wish.
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.
Leon Gruskin
The film's tagline is: "Mary Jean is just dying to get in the movies… She's about to get her wish."
The runtime is 106 minutes (1h 46m).
The film was directed by Larry Cohen.
The screenplay was written by Larry Cohen.
The score was composed by Michael D. Minard.
Cinematography was handled by Paul Glickman.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0088157.
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English
United States of America
