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"The Deadly Art of Illusion"

Duration

1h 48m

Release

16 Apr 1991

Country

United States

Language

English

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.

Plot

A special effects man helps his girlfriend's ex, a cop, with a sting operation, where the ex gets killed. Something's off and he investigates with help from an ex-cop PI friend.

Cast

Bryan BrownBrian DennehyRachel Ticotin

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 5.9/10Rotten Tomatoes: 38%Metacritic: 48/100

Details

Director

Richard Franklin

Writers

Robert T. MegginsonGregory FleemanBill Condon

Revenue

$21,082,165

Budget

$18,000,000

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