Effects (Death's Director) (1980)

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Directed by

Dusty Nelson

Starring

Joseph Pilato
Dominic

John Harrison
Lacey Bickel

Tom Savini
Nicky

Charles Hoyes
Lobo

Marty Schiff
Bar Extra

Written by

Dusty Nelson
(screenplay)

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Description: Cobbled together by George Romero's friends, EFFECTS is a D.I.Y. frightmare that no one talks about, but everyone should. Tom "DAWN OF THE DEAD" Savini and Joe "DAY OF THE DEAD" Pilato gather in Pittsburgh to make a slasher. But someone has other plans for them. EFFECTS is a meta-enhanced take on the philosophy of horror that doubles as a terrifying movie on its own. ... (more)

Release date: 8 February 1980

Tags: Horror (3), 1980 (2), Thriller (1), Filmmaking (1), Special Effects (1), Gore (1), Meta (1), Snuff (1), Tom Savini (1)

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"First viewing - Oct. 7th I first heard of Effects years ago, but couldn't tell you now exactly when or where that happened. I want to say there was a documentary that discussed it, because I remember seeing brief clips from it, but whether it was a doc I watched or something added as pre-show entertainment at Drafthouse I couldn't say. What I recalled was the film has something to do with a snuff film and Tom Savini was involved, plus that it wasn't easy to find. So when I heard earlier this ye"