F/X (1986)
F/X (1986)
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Bryan Brown
Roland Tyler
Brian Dennehy
Leo McCarthy
Diane Venora
Ellen
Cliff DeYoung
Lipton
Mason Adams
Colonel Mason
Jerry Orbach
Nicholas DeFranco
Joe Grifasi
Mickey
Martha Gehman
Andy
Roscoe Orman
Captain Wallenger
Tom Noonan
Varrick
Trey Wilson
Lt. Murdoch
Paul D'Amato
Gallagher
Robert Mandel
Director
Robert T. Megginson
Writer
Jossie DeGuzman
Marisa Velez
Jean De Baer
Whitemore
Gregory Fleeman
Writer
M'el Dowd
Joyce Lehman
Dodi Fayed
Producer
John Doumanian
The director
Jack Wiener
Producer
Ray Iannicelli
Charlie
Bill Conti
Composer
Miroslav Ondříček
Cinematographer
Tim Gallin
Adams
Terry Rawlings
Editor
Angela Bassett
TV reporter
Jim Lovelett
McCoy
Alixe Gordin
CastingDirector
Mel Bourne
ProductionDesigner
Julie Weiss
Costume Design
Buddy Joe Hooker
Stunts
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 7, 1986
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 49m
Content RatingR
Budget$10,000,000
Box Office$20,603,715
Filming LocationsGeneva, Switzerland · New Jersey, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
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.