Reality and illusion collide in this thriller about a megalomaniacal movie director who murders a young would-be actress, then sets about making a feature about the deed, casting the dead woman’s clueless husband as the patsy, and finding a dead ringer to play the part of the dead actress. Awesome scene of a beautiful, naked blonde being strangled on silk sheets. The actress’ wide-eyed fear is perfect. Once she’s dead, her killer washes her body in a Roman bath and then we see her body propped up in a car with her eyes still fixed in a haunting death stare. This is one of the most graphic strangles of a beautiful woman that I’ve found, filmed with good lighting.
Special Effects (1984) – Sexy blonde is strangled in bed, body washed, and put in car
