FX - Murder By Illusion [DVD]

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Rollie Tyler, Hollywood's best special effects man, is commissioned to execute a murder that can only be carried out through the use of his incredible skills. 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.

Also the case in a meta sense, with both films having notable, experienced effects technicians note Conrad 'Connie' Brink and James Bond vet John Steers for the first (with makeup effects by the uncredited duo of John Caglione Jr. Special effects expert Rollie Tyler (Bryan Brown) is widely acknowledged as the best in the business. Justified as the crew behind the film's effects were also responsible for the robotic effects in Short Circuit and Class of 1999, with a skull from the latter being seen among Rollie's belongings as an Easter Egg. These include a robot head from Class of 1999 and a toy robot from a pre- Energizer Bunny Energizer commercial. In the struggle for Lipton's gun, the driver is killed and the car crashes, allowing Rollie to escape.

MacGyvering: Rollie uses his special effects wizardry to survive a number of scrapes throughout the films. s witness protection program to use his special effects skills to fake the death of notorious mob boss Nicholas DeFranco ( Jerry Orbach). The Department of Justice hires him to stage the murder of a gangster about to enter the Witness Protection Program. 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.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. A preview screening in the San Fernando Valley produced some of the best statistics Orion Pictures had seen in some time. In preparation for the film's action sequences, Mandel studied chase scenes from Bullitt and The French Connection.They did not want to hire an action director, [3] but instead wanted a director who would bring a realistic touch to the film and make the audience care about the main character having been impressed with Mandel's direction of actors in Independence Day. Danish ( Subtitles ), Finnish ( Subtitles ), Norwegian ( Subtitles ), Swedish ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1. Principal photography began in the spring of 1985 in New York City, with additional filming taking place in nearby Orange, New Jersey and Rye, New York. The world of movie make-believe meets the gritty New York crime scene in this taut and clever suspense movie.

Wiener admitted that they thought that the two letters together would be "provocative" like MASH and admitted that they had made a mistake.Chekhov's Armory: Any and all special effects equipment that is shown at one point in either movie will come in to play by the end for more than Rollie's work. DeFranco shoots out several windows in Mason's study and Rollie falls through one of the windows, appearing to be dead.