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6.6/10 • 425

1986-02-07 • 1h 49m

ActionThriller

Murder by illusion.

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.

Directors
Robert Mandel
Writters
Gregory Fleeman, Robert T. Megginson
Editors
Terry Rawlings

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Bryan Brown

    Bryan Brown

    Roland 'Rollie' Tyler

  2. Brian Dennehy

    Brian Dennehy

    Lt. Leo McCarthy

  3. Diane Venora

    Diane Venora

    Ellen

  4. Cliff DeYoung

    Cliff DeYoung

    Lipton

  5. Mason Adams

    Mason Adams

    Col. Mason

  6. Jerry Orbach

    Jerry Orbach

    Nicholas DeFranco

  7. Joe Grifasi

    Joe Grifasi

    Mickey

  8. Martha Gehman

    Martha Gehman

    Andy

  9. Trey Wilson

    Trey Wilson

    Lt. Murdoch

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JPV852

Jan 30, 2022

7/10

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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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$10,000,000.00
Revenue
$20,603,715.00
Keywords
new york cityassassinshowdowncorruptionpolicedetectivefbimission of murderwitness protectionstuntmanmafia bossdeceptionspecial effectsgunfightdisguisefederal agentmakeup artistmanhuntjustice department