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16 November 1984 (USA) moreTagline:
Mary Jean is just dying to get into the movies... She's about to get her wish.NewsDesk:
Before the Oscars, They Belonged to Us, Part 2(From Dread Central. 25 February 2009, 2:52 AM, PST)
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Hitchcockian film, as done by Cohen... moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Zoë Lund | ... | Andrea Wilcox / Elaine (as Zoe Tamerlis) | |
| Eric Bogosian | ... | Christopher 'Chris' Neville | |
| Brad Rijn | ... | Keefe Waterman | |
| Kevin O'Connor | ... | Det. Lt. Phillip Delroy (N.Y.P.D.) | |
| Bill Oland | ... | Det. Vickers | |
| Richard Greene | ... | Leon Grushkin | |
| Steven Pudenz | ... | Thomas Wiesenthal | |
| Heidi Bassett | ... | Neville's Asst. Director | |
| John Woehrle | ... | Studio Executive | |
| Kitty Summerall | ... | Andrea's Roommate | |
| Kris Evans | ... | Cosmetician | |
| Mike Alpert | ... | Taxi Driver |
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Reporter: What is your greatest influence?Neville: Abraham Zapruder.
Reporter: Who?
Neville: Honest Abe never lies.
Reporter: How do you spell that?
Neville: J-F-K.
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Nicely twisted and rather unpredictable thriller, with a very interesting character played by Bogosian. Worth a check...