Effects (film)

Effects

Synapse Films DVD cover
Directed by Dusty Nelson
Produced by Pasquale Buba
John Harrison (as John S. Harrison Jr.)
Screenplay by Dusty Nelson
Based on Snuff by William H. Mooney
Starring Joseph Pilato (as Joseph F. Pilato)
Susan Chapek
John Harrison
Bernard McKenna
Debra Gordon
Tom Savini
Music by John Harrison
Cinematography Carl Augenstein (as Carl E. Augenstein)
Toni Semple (as Toni Semple-Nelson)
Edited by Pasquale Buba
Production
company
Image Works
International Harmony
Distributed by Synapse Films (DVD)
Release dates
October 2005
Running time
84 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $55,000 (estimated)

Effects (also released as The Manipulator) is an American horror film. It was filmed in 1978 but wasn't released until October 2005, when it received an official DVD release by Synapse Films.[1] It features make-up effects by horror FX legend Tom Savini, who also appears in the film. It is about an insane filmmaker who is making a snuff documentary with an unwilling cast and crew.

History

According to director Dusty Nelson, the film purportedly screened at the Sundance Film Festival, which at the time was known as US Film Festival.[2][3] Effects screened at Three Rivers Film Festival in 2011.[4]

References

  1. "Effects (1980) - Trivia - IMDb". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  2. 2005 Synapse Films DVD commentary.
  3. "Dusty Nelson - Historical Commercial Reel". dustynelson.com. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  4. "pittsburgharts.org/sites/pdf/20113RFF_sm.pdf" (PDF). pittsburgharts.org. Retrieved 21 July 2012.

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