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F/X

Name: F/X
Genre: Action, Thriller
Released: 1986-02-07
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 6.576

★ 6,6 /10 (511 Votes)

1986 EN 109 min

Overview

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.

Stream

Rent

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Release date

07/02/1986

Votes

511

Popularity

3.1

Murder by illusion.

Genres

Action Thriller

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

109 min

Budget

$10,000,000

Revenue

$20,603,715

Bryan Brown

Roland 'Rollie' Tyler

Brian Dennehy

Lt. Leo McCarthy

Diane Venora

Ellen

Cliff DeYoung

Lipton

Mason Adams

Col. Mason

Jerry Orbach

Nicholas DeFranco

Joe Grifasi

Mickey

Martha Gehman

Andy

Trey Wilson

Lt. Murdoch

Roscoe Orman

Captain Wallenger

Tom Noonan

Varrick

Paul D'Amato

Gallagher

Jossie DeGuzman

Marisa Velez

Jean De Baer

Whitemore

No photo

M'el Dowd

Joyce Lehman

John Doumanian

The director

Ray Iannicelli

Charlie

No photo

Tim Gallin

Adams

Angela Bassett

TV reporter

Jim Lovelett

McCoy

No photo

Jim Cordes

Captain Watts

Original Soundtrack

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Seen this one a few times over the years, not great and Bryan Brown is a bit limited with the dramatic stuff but still an all around entertaining suspense-thriller. **3.5/5**

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Have you ever seen the classic that is "I Dismember Momma"? It's a belter - all down to the amazing creative skills of visual effects man "Rollie" (Bryan Brown). At least, the US Government think so and so they engage him to help out faking some evidence of murder for a man they are subsequently going to put into witness protection. Meantime, New York's finest "McCarthy" (Brian Dennehy) is investigating that very crime, but he can't quite get to grips with why his federal colleagues are being less than helpful. As the story develops, it becomes quite clear that none of this is on the level and…

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