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F/X (1986) 6.6
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6.6/10 from 12,665 users
Metascore: 71/100
Reviews: 45 user | 32 critic | 8 from Metacritic.com A movie special effects man is hired to fake a real-life mob killing for a witness protection plan, but finds his own life in danger. Director:Robert Mandel |
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Martin Lipton
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Col. Mason
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Mickey
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Andy
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Marisa Velez
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Joyce Lehman (Miss Lehman)
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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 crosses him, he uses his special effects to trap the gangster and the corrupt agents. Written by Rob Hartill
Plot Keywords:
fake assassination | faked death | film within a film | special effects | u.s. justice department |Taglines:
Murder by Illusion See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
7 February 1986 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
F/X - Murder by Illusion See more »Box Office
Budget:
$10,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$20,603,715 (USA)Company Credits
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Andy: The big ones!
Rollie Tyler: I said Hellraisers, not Killer Smoke!
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Performed by Huey Lewis & The News (as Huey Lewis and The News)
Written by J. Colla/Huey Lewis
Courtesy of Chrysalis Records Inc.
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When Rollie is ambushed in the back seat of a car, the vehicle crashes through a billboard that has posters for the 1985 Chuck Norris action movie "Code of Silence". Orion Pictures, who made "F/X" also made that film. See more »Goofs
(at around 1h 6 mins) Reflections of camera and operator in car window when Lipton leaves the parking garage. See more »Quotes
Rollie Tyler: [Andy has used movie smoke bombs to help break Rollie's truck out of the police impound lot] Jesus! What pots did you use?Andy: The big ones!
Rollie Tyler: I said Hellraisers, not Killer Smoke!
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Crazy Credits
Just at the start of the end credits, the camera flashes briefly through out-take type shots of the eight principal players (Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Diane Venora, Cliff De Young, Mason Adams, Jerry Orbach, Martha Gehman, and Joe Grifasi). Each actor smiles out-of-character at the camera as though in appreciation to the audience of their performances. See more »Soundtracks
THE HEART OF ROCK AND ROLLPerformed by Huey Lewis & The News (as Huey Lewis and The News)
Written by J. Colla/Huey Lewis
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F/X is a movie I had been hearing about for years, so I finally buckled down and rented it, and I was pretty surprised. It's a good, suspenseful movie with nice effects, a decent story, and some good performances (except for the girl who plays the effects assistant, though she's not on-screen a lot). Bryan Brown plays Roland Tyler, a freelance special effects artist who seeks revenge after some shady Justice Department guys set him up to be the fall guy in a staged execution they had hired him to pull off. Brian Dennehy doesn't enter the film until nearly forty minutes into the picture, but once he does, he's as good as always, even if his character just sort of moves from place to place and effortlessly picks up clues along the way. I would have liked to seen the two stars have more scenes together, but they never even meet up until the final scene of the movie. Cliff DeYoung does his usual weasel villain, though he mysteriously vanishes from the film without explanation, and Jerry Orbach is good in a supporting role as the mobster whose execution is staged. The effects used by Tyler aren't as spectacular as I had thought they would be (disguises to avoid police, smoke bombs, fake blood, etc.), but they're used effectively. F/X is an entertaining little movie with a fair amount of suspense and some good action. Oh, and what I wouldn't give to have that home security system Tyler has inside his front door. The sequel's not bad either.