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F/X2 (1991)

F/X2 poster
Directed by
Richard Franklin
Genre
action film, crime film, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 303 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A special effects expert and a former detective team up to look into the strange death of their friend. They use his skills with illusions and props to outwit dangerous criminals.

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What happens

F/X2 (also known as F/X2: The Deadly Art of Illusion) is a 1991 American action thriller film directed by Richard Franklin and starring Bryan Brown and Brian Dennehy. It is a sequel to the 1986 film F/X, and follows special effects expert Ronald "Rollie" Tyler and former NYPD detective Leo McCarthy as they investigate the suspicious death of one of Rollie's friends. F/X2 was Franklin's final American film before he returned to his native Australia. It was released to mixed reviews and was a moderate box office success, earning $21.1 million on a budget of $18 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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