![]() ![]() The last time we saw Rollie Tyler (Brown) and Leo McCarthy (Dennehy), they had just snuck off with $15 million in mob money and supposedly would spend the rest of their lives both rich and in hiding. Still, as sequels go, 'F/X 2' is a pretty entertaining one, although that has less to do with the storyline and more to do with the return of actors Bryan Brown and Brian Dennehy in the lead roles. The ploy worked, as the film opened in the number one spot its opening weekend, but soon floundered at the box office thereafter, and wound up being considered one of that year's theatrical disappointments. ![]() Instead of trying to make the second story as gritty as the first, the follow-up was toned down to aim for a PG-13 rating and designed to be one of the first big summer movie releases of 1991. The original F/X was one of those movies that did just okay during its theatrical run, but thanks to the world of home video in late 1980s became popular enough to warrant a sequel. but only if he can stay alive! Cult filmmaker Richard Franklin (Psycho II, Road Games) directed this top-notch sequel that features a strong cast including Rachel Ticotin (Total Recall), Joanna Gleason (Boogie Nights), Philip Bosco (The Dream Team) and Kevin J. And soon, he finds himself trapped in a murderous maze of deceit and treachery in which he must depend on his ingenious tricks and his friendship with detective Leo McCarthy (Dennehy) to expose a terrifying underworld conspiracy. But when his girlfriend's ex-husband, a police detective, persuades him to devise an illusion to capture a serial killer, Rollie is once again lured into the lethal world of make-believe. Five years after his first deadly adventure, Rollie Tyler (Brown) has left the special effects business and now designs sophisticated electronic toys for a living. ![]() The Deadly Art of Illusion! Bryan Brown (Far East) and Brian Dennehy (Gorky Park) are back as Rollie and Leo in an all-new action-thriller that continues the F/X saga with stylish wit, unrelenting suspense and amazing high-tech action. ![]()
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