F/X2 (1991)

Director:

Richard Franklin

Writers (WGA):

Robert T. Megginson (characters) &
Gregory Fleeman (characters) ...

Release Date:

10 May 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Outgunned by the mob, outmanned by the cops..... their effects had _better_ be special!

Plot:

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 him catch a killer...

Plot Keywords:

Special Effects | Plastic Over Face | Sequel | Person On Fire | Murder

Cast

Bryan Brown	...	Roland 'Rollie' Tyler
Brian Dennehy	...	Leo McCarthy
Rachel Ticotin	...	Kim Brandon
Joanna Gleason	...	Liz Kennedy, Assistant DA
Philip Bosco	...	Lt. Ray Silak, NYPD
Kevin J. O'Connor	...	Matt Neely
Tom Mason	...	Mike Brandon, NYPD
Dominic Zamprogna	...	Chris Brandon, Mike's Son
Jossie DeGuzman	...	Marisa Velez, Police Computer Expert
John Walsh	...	Rado
Peter Boretski	...	Carl Becker, Medallion Thief
Lisa Fallon	...	Kylie, Model for Decoy
Lee Broker	...	DeMarco
Philip Akin	...	Det. McQuay
Tony De Santis	...	Det. Santoni (as Tony de Santis)

Also Known As:

F/X 2: The Deadly Art of Illusion
FX2

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Finland:K-14 | Germany:16 | New Zealand:R13 | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Dodi Fayed - Jack Wiener

Trivia:

When Rollie calls young Chris on the phone, the movie Chris is watching on television is the original F/X (1986).

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Rollie is telling Mike about his hidden camera, while he's talking he's reflected in a mirror and his mouth clearly isn't moving.

Quotes:

Leo McCarthy: The words "double cross" definitely come to my mind.
Lt. Ray Silak, NYPD: The word "dead man" comes to my mind.
Leo McCarthy: That's two words.

Movie Connections:

Features F/X (1986)

Guilty Pleasure

Everyone has one or two films which they know in their heart of hearts isn't a great film, maybe not even an average one but for whatever reason it crawls inside your head and wont let go. You just can't help but love it and this is one of mine. The acting is OK, the story idea is kind of cool if a little un-believable, the bad guys are inept (why doesn't anyone just shoot the guy!) but none of it matters I love this film.

Bryan Brown is excellent as the FX Man on the run and Brian Denehhey is up to his usual standards as good backup. It's a fun run from start to finish if you sit back and let it go this is a great way to pass 95mins. The FX tricks employed are clever and gosh darn it there's a happy ending maybe i'm just sentimental!! I hope more people see this film I highly recommend it, now i'm off to write a review of my other guilty pleasure the Secret of My Success.....

8/10