UK import. Blu-ray disc is region B and requires a region-free or region B Blu-ray player.

Special Effects Limited Edition Blu-ray delivers a sleazy, self-reflexive thriller from Larry Cohen, blending voyeurism, obsession and filmmaking itself into a dark and provocative cult oddity.

An aspiring actress arrives in New York chasing stardom, only to fall victim to a manipulative filmmaker whose camera captures a brutal crime. As suspicion falls elsewhere, the director twists the situation into creative opportunity, pulling an unsuspecting accomplice into a dangerous game where reality and fiction blur. What follows is a grim, meta-cinematic spiral that echoes the psychological tension of films like Vertigo and Peeping Tom.

With its grimy New York atmosphere and unsettling premise, Special Effects stands as one of Cohen’s most daring and morally twisted explorations of cinema and control.

directed by: Larry Cohen
starring: Zoë Tamerlis Lund, Eric Bogosian, Brad Rijn
1984 / English

Special Effects Limited Edition (UK Import) [Region B Blu-ray]

Name: Special Effects Limited Edition (UK Import) [Region B Blu-ray]
Brand: Radiance

$39.99

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BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES

• UK Blu-ray premiere
• High definition digital transfer
• Uncompressed mono audio
• Newly recorded interview with star Eric Bogosian (2025, 22 mins)
• New audio commentary with director of King Cohen, Steve Mitchell
• Cohen on Cohen - feature length interview with Larry Cohen (2017, 71 mins)
• Archival director's commentary with Larry Cohen, moderated by Steve Mitchell
• New interview with critic Christina Newland on Zoë Tamerlis Lund (2025, 13 mins)
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Includes O-card featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Eric Adrian Lee
• Limited edition 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
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