Murder a la Mod
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Murder a la Mod is a 1968 film directed by Brian De Palma. The film was released in one cinema in New York City. It quickly disappeared not long after and was thought lost. However, the film was released by Criterion on Blu-ray in April 2011, as bonus feature to Blow Out.
It was the first film for which Brian De Palma served as both writer and director.
In De Palma's 1981 film Blow Out, Dennis Franz's character watches the film on TV.
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Plot synopsis
Karen is a naive young lady who wants to help her boyfriend Chris, who is a struggling amateur filmmaker, to raise money to divorce his wife. Meanwhile, a jolly psycho prankster named Otto is stalking the building where Chris is shooting a low-budget adult movie to make ends meet.
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Cast
- Andra Akers as Tracy
- William Finley as Otto
- Margo Norton as Karen
- Jared Martin as Chris
- Ken Burrows as Wiley
- Jennifer Salt as a 'Bird'
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