Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini

Oct 16, 2015

1h 31m

★ 6.6

Overview

Tom Savini is one of the greatest special effects legends in the history of cinema, but little is known about his personal life until now. For the first time ever a feature length film has covered not only Tom's amazing career spanning over four decades, but his personal life as well.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Allegheny Image Factory

Cyfuno Ventures

Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini Trailers

Cast

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Tom Savini

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George A. Romero

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Doug Bradley

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Robert Rodriguez

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Alice Cooper

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Corey Feldman

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Sid Haig

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Danny McBride

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Bill Moseley

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Greg Nicotero

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Tony Todd

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Debbie Rochon

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