Andrea was dying to get in the movies…
Synopsis
Special Effects (1984) follows a manipulative New York filmmaker who kills an aspiring actress and records the act to serve as material for a new project. As he coerces those connected to the victim into participating in his film, deception deepens and the boundaries between performance and reality begin to collapse under mounting pressure. This horror thriller blends voyeurism, meta-cinema, and urban sleaze in an examination of exploitation, control, and the blurred line between artifice and violence.
Selected disc options for Special Effects
| Extras | Olive BD-A/US/OOP 2016 | Transmission BD-B/UK 2026 | MGM DVD-1/US/OOP 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Director/Writer Larry Cohen, Moderated by Steve Mitchell | has extra | has extra | |
| Audio Commentary by Steve Mitchell | has extra | ||
| Cohen on Cohen - Interview with Director/Writer Larry Cohen | has extra | ||
| Interview with Actor Eric Bogosian | has extra | ||
| Interview with Christina Newland on Actress Zoë Tamerlis Lund | has extra | ||
| Theatrical Trailer | has extra | has extra |
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Notes
- Transmission’s Blu-ray includes a booklet with writing by Juan Barquin.
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