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16 October 1987 (USA) moreTagline:
If the killer isn't really a killer... and his victim isn't really a victim... why do people keep turning up dead? morePlot Keywords:
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Before the Oscars, They Belonged to Us, Part 3(From Dread Central. 26 February 2009, 2:51 AM, PST)
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It's deadly, because you'll die of boredom. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Billy Dee Williams | ... | Hamberger | |
| Vanity | ... | Rina | |
| Morgan Fairchild | ... | Jane Mallory / Sharon Burton | |
| John Beck | ... | Alex Burton | |
| Joseph Cortese | ... | Detective Paul Lefferts | |
| Michael Wilding Jr. | ... | Costillion | |
| Dennis Hallahan | ... | Burton Impostor | |
| Jenny Cornuelle | ... | Gloria Reid | |
| Allison Woodward | ... | Nancy Costillion | |
| Joe Spinell | ... | Crazy Man in Gun Bureau (as Joe Spinnel) | |
| Harriet Rogers | ... | Mrs. Bains | |
| George Loros | ... | Levante | |
| Charlie Malcolm | ... | Assistant District Attorney | |
| Thom Curley | ... | Wexler | |
| Richard Triggs | ... | Toll Booth Attendant |
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Director Larry Cohen started the film, was fired halfway through it and replaced by William Tannen. moreFAQ
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Those of you who remember Morgan Fairchild in "Paper Dolls" as "Racine" will note how similar she is in this role. She's a beautiful model agency owner. Imagine that? What a stretch. She looks lovely behind the desk contemplating sexy bad girl deeds while tapping her glamour length nails on the fancy desk. It's been done before, many times. Vanity plays, lets face it, herself. She walks about in dazzling hot outfits, she looks beautiful, she's sassy in her double-entendre way. Unfortunately, those things aren't enough to invest a movie's worth of time to watch this stinker. I saw this movie at the Mann Chinese theatre in Hollywood. Even so, the theatre's historic aura wasn't enough to keep me happy to be there. I wanted to leave, but I stayed, hoping for something original to happen. I waited, and waited... There is no Vanity song performance in this movie, sadly. There is an illusion referred to in this movie, thus the title. I wasn't deceived, and I wasn't surprised. I remember the luster of Morgan Fairchild's image during the 80's. If you are a die hard Vanity or Morgan Fairchild fan, rent the movie to say you have. If not, don't bother with DUD-ly Illusion.