Effects (1979) - Credits and Details

Effects Credits and Details

Directed by
	Dusty Nelson
Written by
	William H. Mooney
	Dusty Nelson
Cast
	Joseph Pilato	...	Dominic (as Joseph F. Pilato)
	Susan Chapek	...	Celeste
	John Harrison	...	Lacey Bickel
	Bernard McKenna	...	Barney
	Debra Gordon	...	Rita / Mona
	Tom Savini	...	Nicky
	Charles Hoyes	...	Lobo (as Chuck Hoyes)
	Blay Bahnsen	...	Scratch (as Blay Bahnson)
	Joe Wittkofski	...	TV Director
	John Sutton	...	TV Sound Man
	Dave Balko	...	TV Video Man (as Dave Belko)
	Jackie Lahane	...	Murdered Girl (as Jackie Lehane)
	Cindy Sebastian	...	Dancer
	Bobbi Van Eman	...	Campfire Extra
	Duke Snyder	...	Campfire Extra
	Kim Snyder	...	Campfire Extra
	Doug Harrison	...	Bar Extra
	Dave Andrews	...	Bar Extra
	Ramona Zini	...	Bar Extra
	Marty Schiff	...	Bar Extra (as Martin Schiff)
	Nancy Allen	...	Bar Extra
	Tom Turich	...	Bar Extra
	David Belko	...	TV Video Man (as Dave Belko)
Produced by
	Pasquale Buba
	John Harrison
Original Music by
	John Harrison

Ratings
5.0 / 10	5.3 / 10

Alternate Titles
Death's Director
The Manipulator

Production Companies
Image Works

Distributors
International Harmony (1980) (United States) (theatrical)
American Genre Film Archive (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Synapse Films (2005) (United States) (DVD)
Tubi TV (United States) (streaming) (video)

Filming Locations
Ligonier, Pennsylvania, USA (Pittsburgh Film History by John Tiech)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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