Nancy Drew Dossier: Lights, Camera, Curses!

Lights, Camera, Curses! was the first Nancy Drew Dossier game. It started a new sub-series and had a different style of gameplay.

Game Description

Seek the source of sabotage on a Hollywood set!
You, as Nancy Drew, are on the set of a controversial remake of the famous 1930’s film “Pharaoh!” The studio original movie released with an alternate ending due to the untimely death of Lois Manson, the film’s star, and became a box office smash. Now, Nancy Drew is undercover on the set to get to the bottom of suspicious press leaks and uncanny accidents that have the production schedule in jeopardy. Is someone trying to sabotage the movie or is it a curse of the fallen film star in Nancy Drew Dossier: Lights, Camera, Curses!

Game Information

Available on: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10
ESRB: E for Everyone
PC Digital Release Date: November 11, 2008
PC Physical Release Date: May 2009
Release MSRP: $19.99 USD
Current MSRP: $19.99 USD
Number of Discs: 1
Game Abbreviation: LCC
Inspired by/Based on: N/A, original story

Game Specs

PC System Requirements:

1 GHz or greater Pentium or equivalent class CPU
256 MB of RAM
300MB or more of hard drive space
32MB DirectX 9.0 compatible graphics video card
16-bit DirectX compatible sound card
24x CD-ROM drive
Mouse and Speakers

Fun Facts:

This is the first game in the Dossier series.
Instead of the classic point-and-click adventure games, this was a hidden object Nancy Drew game.
The game was broken into 25 chapters that moved the story along and assisted in changing locations.
When the game first released, it was only available as a digital download. It was released as a physical product the following year.
This game hasn't had a price decrease since it launched.
All the cinematic cut scenes were 2D comic-style animations.
This game series introduced a new Nancy Drew logo.
Lani Minella still voiced Nancy for this game despite the fact that this is a different Nancy Drew game series by the same developers.
This game had two different cover arts: the original for when it first launched on disc and the revamped cover for when Resorting to Danger was launched.
This is the first Nancy Drew game to not have a strategy guide.
HeR Interactive offers this game in Deutsch and English on their online store.
Some past voice actors such as Scott Carty (Ned Nickerson) were brought in to play assorted background voices in the game.
There are multiple endings in this game which can be triggered by what you do while you're playing.
This game introduced a brand-new theme song exclusive to the Dossier series.
This is the first Nancy Drew game soundtrack Kevin Manthei didn't get credited for. Instead, Matt Sayre wrote the soundtrack.

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Characters

Molly McKenna

Molly McKenna is the hard-nosed producer of “Pharaoh.” She is the modern, high-tech multi-tasker who likes others to believe she’s in complete control. But with the production flailing in chaos, could she hate the director enough to ensure he never makes another movie?

Eda Brookes

Eda Brookes is an up and coming actress, and she might be a mega-star if she pulls off her first staring role. Eda is quite a talent and will make a stunning Nefertiti. But is she saving her best performance for the big screen or sabotaging the set so it will gain more publicity?

Jorge Jackson

Jorge Jackson is the newest, flashiest, big blockbuster director. No one seems to like his vision for the movie and he feels under-appreciated. Would he go so far as to sabotage his own movie just so he can get his revenge on everyone for “ruining” his movie?

Arthur Hitchens

Arthur Hitchens is the financier for “Pharaoh!” and plans on releasing the epic feature along with the original ‘director’s cut’ and new theme park. With all the disasters, he’s smartly taken out insurance for the movie and receiving money for the damages, but was this all part of the plan?