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F/X2

F/X2

The Deadly Art of Illusion

19916.31h 48m

Overview

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.

Directed by Richard Franklin
Written by Bill Condon, Robert T. Megginson, Gregory Fleeman
Produced by Dodi Fayed, Jack Wiener
Box OfficeBudget: $18.0MRevenue: $21.1M

Top 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

Themes & Keywords

computertechnologygangstervatican (holy see)showerclownex-copsequelmurderdirty copspecial effectsgunfightexplosionfilmmaking

About F/X2

F/X2 is a action, thriller film released in 1991 exploring themes of computer, technology, gangster, vatican (holy see), shower, clown. Directed by Richard Franklin, it stars Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Rachel Ticotin. 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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