Special Effects Blu-ray
'Special Effects' Director: Larry Cohen (1984) Transmission Limited Edition Blu-ray | HD transfer
A pungent, grindhouse-friendly riff on psycho-sexual thriller classics such as Vertigo, Peeping Tom and Blow Out, presented with inimitable style from the king of low-budget NY genre cinema, Larry Cohen (Q: The Winged Serpent, The Stuff).
Reality and illusion collide as megalomaniacal filmmaker Chris Neville murders a young would-be actress, then sets about making a feature about the deed, casting the deceased’s clueless husband as the patsy, and finding a dead ringer to play the late actress.
Starring Zoë Lund, Ms .45) and Eric Bogosian (Uncut Gems).
Limited Edition contents:
- O-card featuring original and newly commissioned artwork
- Booklet featuring new writing from Juan Barquin
- Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented with o-card and full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
Special features include:
- New audio commentary with director of King Cohen, Steve Mitchell
- Archival director's commentary with Larry Cohen, moderated by Steve Mitchell
- Newly recorded interview with star Eric Bogosian (2025, 22 mins)
- Cohen on Cohen - feature length interview with Larry Cohen (2017, 71 mins)
- New interview with critic Christina Newland on Zoë Tamerlis Lund (2025, 13 mins)
