FX2 - The Deadly Art of Illusion
Brief Synopsis
Special effects expert Rollie Tyler comes out of retirement to help his girlfriend's ex-husband, a police officer, track down a psychopathic criminal, but after witnessing an officer's brutal murder he discovers that he's become entangled in an elaborate police double-cross.
Cast & Crew
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Gary Davis
Director
Shane Cardwell
Cynthia Quinn
Dee Mccafferty
Philip Bosco
Jack Orend
Film Details
Also Known As
F/X 2 - effets tres speciaux, F/X II, F/X2, F/x 2, FX2 - livsfarlig illusion
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Sequel
Thriller
Release Date
1991
Distribution Company
Orion Pictures
Location
New York City, New York, USA; Rome, Italy; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Universal Studios, Universal City, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 47m
Synopsis
Special effects expert Rollie Tyler comes out of retirement to help his girlfriend's ex-husband, a police officer, track down a psychopathic criminal, but after witnessing an officer's brutal murder he discovers that he's become entangled in an elaborate police double-cross.
Directors
Gary Davis
Director
Andrew London
Director
Eric Allard
Director
Vic Armstrong
Director
Richard Franklin
Director
Cast
Shane Cardwell
Cynthia Quinn
Dee Mccafferty
Philip Bosco
Jack Orend
Damir Andrei
Richard Sali
Harry Booker
John Walsh
Foster Fell
Gene Mack
Jenifer Chatfield
Ross Petty
Charles Ivey
Jack Newman
Gerry Quigley
Phillip Jarrett
Tony Katsaras
Joanna Gleason
Karie Stone
Tom Mason
Leland Crooke
Dennis R. Scott
Peter Boretski
Larry Boyd
Lead Man
Michael Woods
Bryan Brown
Jeri Craden
Brian Dennehy
Neil Elliot
Walker Boone
Lisa Fallon
James Stacy
Biff Yeager
Tony De Santis
Rachel Ticotin
Bob Clout
Dominic Zamprogna
Matt Birman
Josie Deguzman
Harvey Chao
Kurt Reis
Robert Kennedy
Dwayne Mclean
Lee Broker
Caroline Yeager
Arlene Duncan
Michael Rhoades
Philip Akin
Karl Bauman
Kevin O'connor
Crew
Brenda Adams
Stunts
Lloyd Adams
Stunts
Richard Alarian
Gaffer
Jane Alden
Adr
Eric Allard
Special Effects
Tony Allard
Props
James Allen
Art Director
James F Allen
Art Director
Jerry Allen
Wardrobe Assistant
Piero Amati
Production Supervisor
David Ambrosia
Production Assistant
Ed Anders
Stand-In
Alberto Anzellotti
Key Grip
Carolyn J Bahr
Music
Verena Baldero
Production Coordinator
Gregg Barbanell
Foley Artist
Guy Barnes
Set Decorator
Philip D Bartko
Production
Joe Barzo
Assistant Location Manager
Jean Beazell
Other
Martin Beazell
Assistant Camera Operator
Debra Beers
Location Manager
John Berger
Stunts
Marcel Berube
Stunts
Frank Bianco
Hair Stylist
Marco Bianco
Stunts
Gary Bierend
Other
Toni Blay
Production Coordinator
Joe Boccia
Location Manager
Carol D Bonnefil
Assistant Director
Andrea Borella
Location Manager
Deirdre Bowen
Casting
Larry Bowman
Props
Tony Brandt
Assistant Director
Cameron Brooke
Other
Bryan Brown
Executive Producer
G Mac Brown
Production Manager
John Burnett
Assistant Camera Operator
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutting
Frank Capp
Music Coordinator
Jon Carpenter
Transportation Coordinator
Bruce Carwardine
Sound Mixer
Andrew Casey
Assistant Camera Operator
Cliff Cassidy
Wardrobe
Peter Chan
Adr
Scott Chandler
Foley Recordist
Scott Chandler
Sound
Joseph Chapman
Adr
Jenifer Chatfield
Production Assistant
Andy Chmura
Camera Operator
Mike Cobos
Props
Ralph Cobos
Props
Arlene Coffey
Wardrobe
Bill Condon
Screenplay
Brian Cook
Assistant Director
Erik Cord
Stand-In
Linda Covello
Scenic Artist
James Craig
Storyboard Artist
Lynne Cripe-kaser
Post-Production Accountant
Bob Crone
Steadicam Operator
Richard Crowder
Driver
Piero Cucchi
Hair Stylist
Janet E Cuddy
Production Manager
Gary Charles Davis
Stunt Coordinator
John Davis
Production Assistant
Ricky Del Mistro
Carpenter
Tonino Delli Colli
Dp/Cinematographer
Tonino Delli Colli
Director Of Photography
Aldo Demartino
Boom Operator
Karen Demontbrun
Accounting Assistant
Ken Diaz
Makeup
Luba Dmytryk
Production Coordinator
James E Dolan
Gaffer
John Dondertman
Assistant Art Director
Stephen P Dunn
Assistant Director
Steve Dunne
Consultant
Judi Durand
Adr
Teresa Eckton
Sound Editor
Brad Edmiston
Assistant Camera Operator
Sam Eldridge
Generator Operator
Tony Eldridge
Best Boy
Paul Elliot
Hair Stylist
Ray Thomas Esteridge
Assistant Property Master
Stefano Fanivene
Camera Assistant
Dodi Fayed
Producer
Richard Ferbrache
Other
Gunnar Ferdinandsen
Props
Greg Finley
Adr
Ken Fischer
Sound Editor
Nick Fischer
Other
Gregory Fleeman
Characters As Source Material
Scott Forbes
Production
Gina Fowler
Accounting Assistant
Richard Frazell
Assistant Sound Editor
Edward French
Makeup
Edward French
Props
Matt Furginson
On-Set Dresser
Howard Galbraith
Other
Glen Gauthier
Boom Operator
Danny Gill
Other
Linda Gill
Makeup Artist
Ron Gillham
Key Grip
Michael Ginsburg
Photography
Paul Glanzman
Consultant
Ed Gleason
Boom Operator
Carl Goldstein
Assistant Director
David Gonzales
Stunts
Javier Grajeda
Adr
Peter J Granet
Music
Lynda Gurasich
Hair Stylist
Bob Hall
Other
J.d. Hall
Adr
Michael Hall
Assistant Camera Operator
James Halpenny
Other
Robert Hanks
Other
Ted Hanlan
Stunt Coordinator
Ted Hanlan
Stunt Man
Bill Harman
Construction Manager
Brian Harper
Assistant Camera Operator
Barbara Harris
Adr
Kerry Hayes
Photography
Norm Henderson
Driver
Doris Hess
Adr
Don Hewitt
Stunts
Chuck Hicks
Stunt Man
James Hitchcock
Assistant Camera Operator
Chris Holmes
Gaffer
Eric Holmes
Other
David Hughes
Production
Ira Hurvitz
Script Supervisor
Michael Anthony Jackson
Storyboard Artist
Ronald A Jacobs
Sound Editor
Shauna Jamison
Craft Service
Nadia Jarvis
Assistant Costume Designer
Tom Johnson
Rerecording
Anthony Kadak
Assistant Location Manager
Billy Kane
Property Master
Corey Keebles
Advisor
Gregory Keen
Art Director
Bob Kellett
Production Consultant
Douglas Dean Kelley
Assistant
Victor J Kemper
Dp/Cinematographer
Victor J Kemper
Director Of Photography
Florence Kemper-bunzel
Costume Supervisor
Jeff Kennemore
Visual Effects
Bruce Khetian
Production
Hael Kobayashi
Sound Editor
Tony Kono
Consultant
Daamen Krall
Adr
Eryn Krueger
Props
Bob Laden
Makeup
Matthew Lammerich
Other
Erla Lank
Wardrobe
Mary Helen Leasman
Sound Editor
Gordon Lebredt
Assistant Art Director
David Lemmen
Other
Gail Levin
Casting
Joanna Lipari
Adr
Lauren Lloyd
Casting
Andrew London
Editor
Cherie Macneill
Assistant Editor
Joe Madalena
Location Manager
Gianmaria Maiorana
Other
Scott Mansfield
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Linda Matheson
Costume Designer
Doug Maxwell
On-Set Dresser
Lee R Mayes
Unit Production Manager
Lee R Mayes
Executive Producer
Richard Mazzochi
Property Master
Alessandra Mazzola
Script Supervisor
Robert D Mcbride
Camera Operator
Adrian Mccarthy
Assistant
Robo Mccarthy
Gaffer
David Mccharen
Adr
Cory Mccrum-abdo
Post-Production Supervisor
Blanche Mcdermaid
Script Supervisor
Sheralyn Mcgrath
Other
Maureen Mckeon
Production Assistant
Bruce Mclean
Other
Robert T. Megginson
Characters As Source Material
Tom Mertz
Other
Jake Miller
Craft Service
Don Miloyevich
Property Master
Cheryl Mironczuk
Assistant Production Coordinator
Stuart Mitchell
Driver
Bruce Moffitt
Assistant
John J. Moore
Production Designer
Richard Moran
Key Grip
Tim Murton
Scenic Artist
Mike Nash
Camera Operator
Greg Nelson
Makeup
Peter Norman
Photography
Edward O'donnell
Transportation
Robert Odessa
Director Of Photography
Robert Odessa
Dp/Cinematographer
Larry Orlick
Assistant Camera Operator
Ron Oxley
Assistant Director
Wendy Ozols
Production Assistant
Carla Palmer
Makeup Artist
Steve Pears
Assistant Camera Operator
Film Details
Also Known As
F/X 2 - effets tres speciaux, F/X II, F/X2, F/x 2, FX2 - livsfarlig illusion
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Sequel
Thriller
Release Date
1991
Distribution Company
Orion Pictures
Location
New York City, New York, USA; Rome, Italy; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Universal Studios, Universal City, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 47m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video November 21, 1991
Released in United States Spring May 10, 1991
Sequel to the 1986 thriller directed by Robert Mandel and starring Bryan Brown and Brian Dennehy.
Began shooting April 29, 1990.
Completed shooting July 17, 1990.
Released in United States Spring May 10, 1991
Released in United States on Video November 21, 1991
