F/X2
5.9
“The Deadly Art of Illusion”
F/X man Rollie Tyler is now a toymaker. Mike, the ex-husband of his girlfriend Kim, is a cop. He asks Rollie to help catch a killer. The operation goes well until some unknown man kills both the killer and Mike. Mike's boss, Silak says it was the killer who killed Mike but Rollie knows it wasn't. Obviously, Silak is involved with Mike's death, so he calls on Leo McCarthy, the cop from the last movie, who is now a P.I., for help and they discover it's not just Silak they have to worry about.
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2 films
Cast
40 people
Bryan Brown
Roland 'Rollie' Tyler
Known for
Cocktail
Australia
Brian Dennehy
Leo McCarthy
Known for
Ratatouille
First Blood
Rachel Ticotin
Kim Brandon
Known for
The Act
Total Recall
Joanna Gleason
Liz Kennedy, Assistant DA
Known for
The Wedding Planner
The Rebound
Philip Bosco
Lt. Ray Silak, NYPD
Known for
My Best Friend's Wedding
Hitch
Kevin J. O'Connor
Matt Neely
Known for
11.22.63
There Will Be Blood
Tom Mason
Mike Brandon, NYPD
Known for
Apocalypse Now
Runaway Bride
Caroline Yeager
Desk Sergeant
Also in
Searching for Bobby Fischer
The Ref
Dwayne McLean
Mall Guard
Known for
A Christmas Story
Dead of Winter
Damir Andrei
Defense Attorney
Known for
Dead Ringers
M. Butterfly
Dominic Zamprogna
Chris Brandon
Known for
General Hospital
Battlestar Galactica
Jossie DeGuzman
Velez
Also in
Miami Vice
The Tenth Month
Richard Franklin Director · Bill Condon Writer Lalo Schifrin Composer
Worldwide gross $21M · Budget $18M · United States release May 10, 1991
Box office
Budget
$18,000,000
Worldwide gross
$21,082,165
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
Orion Pictures
Production · Studio
Dodi Fayed - Jack Wiener
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Czech · English · Russian
Release dates
Australia · April 16, 1991
Theatrical
United States · May 10, 1991
Theatrical
Czechia
October 1, 1993 · Physical
France
July 3, 1991 · Theatrical
Germany
September 5, 1991 · Theatrical
Greece
September 5, 1991 · Theatrical
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