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Also known as F/X: Murder by Illusion
F/X (also known as or subtitled Murder by Illusion) is a 1986 American action thriller film directed by Robert Mandel, written by Gregory Fleeman and Robert T. Megginson, and starring Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Diane Venora, Cliff De Young, and Angela Bassett in her film debut. The film follows a special effects expert who is hired by the U.S. Department of Justice to stage the murder of a mobster about to enter the Witness Protection Program, but complications arise when he is targeted for murder himself; meanwhile, an NYPD detective becomes suspicious of the circumstances of the case.
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6.6A 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.
Cast
- Bryan Brown as Roland 'Rollie' Tyler
- Brian Dennehy as Lt. Leo McCarthy
- Diane Venora as Ellen
- Cliff DeYoung as Lipton
- Mason Adams as Col. Mason
- Jerry Orbach as Nicholas DeFranco
Themes
- new york city
- assassin
- showdown
- corruption
- police
- detective
- fbi
- mission of murder
- witness protection
- stuntman
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Key facts
- Film.name
- F/X
- Film.image
- FX 1986.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Robert Mandel
- Film.music
- Bill Conti
- Film.cinematography
- Miroslav Ondrícek
- Film.editing
- Terry Rawlings
- Film.distributor
- Orion Pictures
- Film.runtime
- 108 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $10 million
- Film.gross
- $20.6 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 104
- FilmAffinity ID
- 641118
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- publication date
- 1986-01-01
- title
- F/X
- review score
- 88%
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F/X (also known as or subtitled Murder by Illusion) is a 1986 American action thriller film directed by Robert Mandel, written by Gregory Fleeman and Robert T. Megginson, and starring Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Diane Venora, Cliff De Young, and Angela Bassett in her film debut. The film follows a special effects expert who is hired by the U.S. Department of Justice to stage the murder of a mobster about to enter the Witness Protection Program, but complications arise when he is targeted for murder himself; meanwhile, an NYPD detective becomes suspicious of the circumstances of the case.
The film was released to positive reviews from critics and was a box office success, earning $20.6 million on a $10 million budget. A sequel, F/X2: The Deadly Art of Illusion, was released in 1991. A spinoff television series, F/X: The Series, was produced from 1996 to 1998.