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1980, Movie, R, 87 mins

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More than a little self-reflexive, this low-budget horror movie is about a wacko film director who is shooting a low-budget horror movie. Little does the cast and crew know that the director is really making a film about the making of a film during which its cast and crew are murdered. Shot in Pittsburgh, EFFECTS benefits from the participation of some of George Romero's regular crew, including Tom Savini, who did the special make-up effects and has a small acting role. leave a comment
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Joe Pilato (DAY OF THE DEAD) stars as Dominic, a young and enterprising cinematographer who has ventured to a remote mountain retreat to provide camerawork and special effects on a low-budget horror movie. What he finds there is a skeleton crew made up of eccentric and unpredictable talents. Even worse, the director Lacey Bickle (John Harrison) is a humorless dictator who likes to shoot at all hours of the night. Despite the hardships, Dominic's time on the set is lightened by the presence of Celeste (Susan Chapek), the beautiful young gaffer who also appears to be at odds with the rest of the crew. But as their relationship intensifies, it becomes clear that all is not as it seems. While the director orchestrates his scenes of terror and fright, behind the walls of the mountain lodge, another film is being made. Secret cameras follow Dominic and Celeste everywhere they go. No one is who they seem to be. Lacey Bickle is about to make the most horrifying movie of all time, and it may ve
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Length: 01:24:00
Posted: 1/24/2008
Full Episode
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Joe Pilato (DAY OF THE DEAD) stars as Dominic, a young and enterprising cinematographer who has ventured to a remote mountain retreat to provide camerawork and special effects on a low-budget horror movie. What he finds there is a skeleton crew made up of eccentric and unpredictable talents. Even worse, the director Lacey Bickle (John Harrison) is a humorless dictator who likes to shoot at all hours of the night. Despite the hardships, Dominic's time on the set is lightened by the presence of Celeste (Susan Chapek), the beautiful young gaffer who also appears to be at odds with the rest of the crew. But as their relationship intensifies, it becomes clear that all is not as it seems. While the director orchestrates his scenes of terror and fright, behind the walls of the mountain lodge, another film is being made. Secret cameras follow Dominic and Celeste everywhere they go. No one is who they seem to be. Lacey Bickle is about to make the most horrifying movie of all time, and it may ve
Paid | Amazon Video on Demand
Length: 01:24:00
Posted: 1/24/2008
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Year: 1980
Rated R

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Cast
John Harrison: Lacy
Susan Chapek: Celeste
Joseph Pilato: Dom
Bernard McKenna: Barney
Debra Gordon: Rita
Tom Savini: Nicky

 

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