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Crew members on the set of a horror film suspect that staged murders for the camera may be real.
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Chris Jackson Starburst Its central idea may well be fairly solid, but any intrigue and tension is pretty much completely eliminated by the unreasonably long amount of time it takes to actually go anywhere. Rated: 2/5 Feb 1, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member An extremely early slasher film, Effects also delves into the faux-snuff-film genre, which experienced a brief heyday in the 70s and has a seen a resurgence with the found footage genre. Ultimately, Effects feels more like a 70s exploitation film than the slasher genre that was about to overtake theaters for the next few years; however, all the basic elements of the slasher genre are basically in place. While not a great film by any means, Effects will delight fans of early slasher films or 70s exploitation cinema who don't mind bad acting, contrived plots, and weak special effects. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Not a particularly great movie, but if you are a fan of 70s independent cinema, particularly thrillers/horror, and especially from Pittsburgh (that is, George Romero!), then this is worth a look. Romero was not involved, but a lot of his alumni were, incl. Tom Savini, Joe Pilato, and the rarely seen John Harrison (composer of the Creephow soundtrack) as the cold-hearted director of the films-within-a-film. Almost everyone pulls double or triple duty behind the camera, incl. composer Harrison with a somewhat Creepshow-esque soundtrack. The film was never distributed theatrically or on VHS, and the DVD has some interesting behind-the-scenes extras. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Sometimes confusing flix but that happens sometimes when you're shooting a movie w/in a movie. Should have been called 'Duped'. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Many familiar names and faces for George Romero fans, but don't expect Romero quality. It's boring and lame. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member So so film that is purposely (I hope!!) slow paced as it introduces a very small film crew creating a film, only to have another film crew filming them in would could potentially be a snuff film. Wires get crossed, confusion sets in alot, but hey, it's got Tom Savini and a bunch of coke. Meh. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Great movie. Period. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Crew members on the set of a horror film suspect that staged murders for the camera may be real.
Director
Dusty Nelson
Producer
Pasquale Buba
Screenwriter
Dusty Nelson
Distributor
International Harmony
Production Co
Image Works
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 8, 1979, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 13, 2019
Runtime
1h 24m
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