F/X

F/X

1986

Rollie Tyler (Bryan Brown) is a special-effects expert for low-budget Hollywood movies. As gangster Nicholas DeFranco (Jerry Orbach) prepares to testify in court against his former bosses, FBI agents, fearing Nicholas will be killed by the mob before he can take the stand, decide to fake his assassination. The agents hire Rollie to use his special-effects skills to make the murder look believable. Leo McCarthy (Brian Dennehy), a detective, steps in to investigate the murder.

Murder by Illusion

JBscale
74
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Action - Thriller
Length
1 hr. 49 mins.
US Theatrical Release
February 7, 1986
US Box Office
$20,603,715 (#3366 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Kino Video
Released
June 9, 2015
Acquired Date
August 18, 2017
Times Seen
2 Times
Last Watched
Watched without a recoreded date.

Actors

Bryan Brown
Bryan Brown
Brian Dennehy
Brian Dennehy
Diane Venora
Diane Venora
Cliff De Young
Cliff De Young
Mason Adams
Mason Adams
Jerry Orbach
Jerry Orbach
Joe Grifasi
Joe Grifasi
Martha Gehman
Martha Gehman
Roscoe Orman
Roscoe Orman
Trey Wilson
Trey Wilson
Tom Noonan
Tom Noonan
Paul D'Amato
Paul D'Amato

Directors

Robert Mandel
Robert Mandel

Producers

Dodi Fayed
Dodi Fayed
Jack Wiener
Jack Wiener

Writers

Robert T. Megginson
Robert T. Megginson
Gregory Fleeman
Gregory Fleeman

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh
89%
Tomatometer
27 votes
RT Stale
54%
Popcornmeter
205 votes
METASCORE
71
8 votes
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
23,354 votes

Tags

  1. F/X

Additional Info

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  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media