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F/X2

F/X2

The Deadly Art of Illusion

Part of F/X Collection

1991•1h 48m•6.3/10
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6.3/10(289)

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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Production

Orion Pictures, Dodi Fayed - Jack Wiener

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Bryan Brown

Bryan Brown

Roland 'Rollie' Tyler

Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy

Leo McCarthy

Rachel Ticotin

Rachel Ticotin

Kim Brandon

Joanna Gleason

Joanna Gleason

Liz Kennedy, Assistant DA

Philip Bosco

Philip Bosco

Lt. Ray Silak, NYPD

Kevin J. O'Connor

Kevin J. O'Connor

Matt Neely

Tom Mason

Tom Mason

Mike Brandon, NYPD

Caroline Yeager

Caroline Yeager

Desk Sergeant

Dwayne McLean

Dwayne McLean

Mall Guard

Damir Andrei

Damir Andrei

Defense Attorney

Dominic Zamprogna

Dominic Zamprogna

Chris Brandon

Jossie DeGuzman

Jossie DeGuzman

Velez

John Walsh

Rado

Peter Boretski

Carl Becker

Lisa Fallon

Kylie

Lee Broker

DeMarco

Philip Akin

Philip Akin

Detective McQuay

Tony De Santis

Tony De Santis

Detective Santoni

Ross Petty

Consigliere

Dee McCafferty

Dee McCafferty

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