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Mary Jean is just dying to get in the movies… She's about to get her wish.
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After murdering a young would-be actress, megalomaniacal movie director Chris Neville sets about making a feature based on the murder, casting the dead woman's clueless husband as the patsy, and finding a dead ringer to play the part of the dead actress.
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Directed by: Larry Cohen, Jenny Fitzgibbons, Paul Glickman
Written by: Larry Cohen
Produced by: Barry Shils, Paul Kurta, Carter DeHaven
Composed by: Michael D. Minard
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