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“Murder by illusion.”
A movies special effects man is hired by a government agency to help stage the assassination of a well known gangster. When the agency double cross him, he uses his special effects to trap the gangster and the corrupt agents.
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2 films
Cast
21 people
Bryan Brown
Roland 'Rollie' Tyler
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Cocktail
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Brian Dennehy
Lt. Leo McCarthy
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Diane Venora
Ellen
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Heat
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Cliff DeYoung
Lipton
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The Tommyknockers
Wild
Mason Adams
Col. Mason
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The Final Conflict
Toy Soldiers
Jerry Orbach
Nicholas DeFranco
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
Dirty Dancing
Joe Grifasi
Mickey
Known for
Batman Forever
13 Going on 30
Martha Gehman
Andy
Known for
Practical Magic
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Trey Wilson
Lt. Murdoch
Known for
Raising Arizona
Twins
Roscoe Orman
Captain Wallenger
Known for
Sesame Street
The Night Of
Tom Noonan
Varrick
Known for
12 Monkeys
Manhunter
Paul D'Amato
Gallagher
Known for
The Deer Hunter
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Robert Mandel Director · Robert T. Megginson Writer Gregory Fleeman Writer
Worldwide gross $21M · Budget $10M · United States release February 7, 1986
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$20,603,715
Gross vs. budget
2.1×
Production
Orion Pictures
Production · Studio
Dodi Fayed - Jack Wiener
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Brazil · February 7, 1986
Theatrical
United States · February 7, 1986
Theatrical
United States · June 13, 2000
Physical · DVD Release
United States
June 9, 2015 · Physical · Blu-Ray Release
Australia
May 15, 1986 · Theatrical
Canada
February 7, 1986 · Theatrical
Germany
August 7, 1986 · Theatrical
Greece
September 25, 1986 · Theatrical
Hungary
July 30, 1987 · Theatrical
Poland
November 2, 1986 · Theatrical
Portugal
October 10, 1986 · Theatrical
Russia
May 2, 1986 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 19, 1986 · Theatrical
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