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Effects

"Making movies can be MURDER!"

49
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R 1980 · 1h 24m
Horror, Thriller
Starring Joseph Pilato · Susan Chapek · John Harrison
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Some crew members of a company shooting a horror film begin to suspect that the "killings" in the movie are real, and that they are actually making a "snuff" film.

Theatrical
Jun 1, 1980
DVD / Blu-ray
Oct 25, 2005
Budget
$55K
Director
Dusty Nelson
Producers
Pasquale Buba, John Harrison
Music
John Harrison
Studio
Image Works, International Harmony
Keywords
cocaine snuff inspiration drug use director voyeurism crowbar bar fight film production film crew film within a film
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Cast

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J
Joseph Pilato
Dominic
S
Susan Chapek
Celeste
J
John Harrison
Lacey Bickel
B
Bernard McKenna
Barney
D
Debra Gordon
Rita / Mona
T
Tom Savini
Nicky
C
Charles Hoyes
Lobo
J
John Sutton
TV Sound Man
D
Dave Balko
TV Video Man
C
Cindy Sebastiani
Dancer
B
Bobbi Van Eman
Campfire Extra
M
Marty Schiff
Bar Extra

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