The sadistic tale of a lonely, mentally handicapped boy who befriends his reflection in an antique mirror. This demonic creature orders him to go on a murderous rampage to kill the people he loves most.
Practical Effects
Bizarre animatronic creatures built by a billionaire heir-turned-filmmaker.
Production
One man spent his entire fortune turning his mansion into a soundstage.
Direction
Truly singular vision — no studio would ever greenlight this.
Director
Andrew Getty
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Andrew Getty was heir to the Getty oil fortune and spent $6 million of his own money filming in his San Francisco mansion. He died in 2015 from a meth overdose before completing post-production.
The film became a cult object of 'outsider art' discourse — debated whether Getty's mental health struggles and substance abuse make this exploitation cinema or raw autobiography.
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